| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Weitzel (fresh) C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lima (fresh) SF - William Zimick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fresh) C - Carl Pontius (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Sam Manning inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Fenwick, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Daniel Mills hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick comes up short on the runner in the paint | 34-29 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Sam Manning gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Lima | 34-31 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Benjamin Riley (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Benjamin Humphrey (PF), Timothy Sumner (C) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Keith Weitzel, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, William Zimick, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | James Fraser denies the turnaround by James Dycus | 34-31 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr is hacked by Timothy Sumner - foul #1 on Timothy Sumner, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG), Daniel Mills (C) Robert Lindholm, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Raymond Duerr, Frank Moss, James Fraser | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Walter Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) C - Carl Pontius (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Riley is called for the reach on William Sclafani - foul #1 on Benjamin Riley, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF), Eugene Green (PF) Benjamin Riley, Benjamin Humphrey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Walter Bailey pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Walter Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Nichols - foul #2 on Bert Nichols, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Donn Smith (SF) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Walter Bailey makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani hits a floater from the right wing set up by Walter Hancock | 40-33 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Eugene Green connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Manning | 43-33 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 43-35 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Walter Hancock is called for the reach on Walter Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Hancock, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Benjamin Humphrey (PF), Timothy Sumner (C) Walter Bailey, James Dycus, Sam Manning, Eugene Green, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (PF), Frank Moss (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Donn Smith, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Geiger | 45-35 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on James Fraser - foul #3 on James Fraser, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF) Clarence Ghent | |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-35 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Lindholm - foul #1 on Robert Lindholm, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (C) Raymond Duerr, Frank Moss | |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols is denied on a layup by Benjamin Humphrey | 45-36 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Fenwick and the foul's on James Fraser - foul #4 on James Fraser, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Riley (SF), Daniel Mills (C) Robert Lindholm, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Bert Nichols, William Zimick, James Fraser | |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick is hacked by Walter Hancock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Hancock, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG), James Dycus (SG), Keith Weitzel (PF) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger, Benjamin Humphrey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:24 | Ball State | James Dycus buries a shot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Hancock and he's hacked by James Dycus - foul #2 on James Dycus, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF) Walter Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss (C) Carl Pontius | |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Weitzel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lima (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Sam Manning - foul #2 on Sam Manning, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Geiger (SG), Timothy Sumner (PF) Benjamin Riley, Keith Weitzel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Clarence Ghent | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner's pass is intercepted by William Sclafani | 50-42 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Dycus | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick buries a shot in the paint | 53-44 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | James Dycus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Benjamin Riley (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF) James Dycus, Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Carl Pontius (C) Bert Nichols, Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, William Sclafani | |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-44 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses the easy layup but the foul's on Keith Weitzel - foul #1 on Keith Weitzel, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey (C) Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF) Frank Moss | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | William Lima steals the ball from Benjamin Riley | 53-47 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima hits the finger roll | 53-49 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent is hacked by Robert Lindholm - foul #2 on Robert Lindholm, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Geiger (SG), Walter Bailey (SF), Eugene Green (C) Benjamin Riley, Robert Lindholm, Keith Weitzel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (SG), William Sclafani (PF) William Lima, Donn Smith | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Walter Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Ghent - foul #2 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF) Larry Fenwick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), Donn Smith (SF) Walter Hancock, Clarence Ghent | |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Walter Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Walter Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith banks in the layup and he's fouled by Walter Bailey - foul #2 on Walter Bailey, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Daniel Mills (C) Walter Bailey, Eugene Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss (C) Carl Pontius | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | James Dycus scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Humphrey | 57-54 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the runner in the paint | 57-54 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Geiger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Duerr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donn Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Sclafani (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr is fouled on the floor by Sam Manning - foul #3 on Sam Manning, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG), Benjamin Riley (SF), Timothy Sumner (PF) Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Benjamin Humphrey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF), James Fraser (PF) Bert Nichols, Donn Smith, William Sclafani | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley is hacked by Frank Moss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Moss, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG) Walter Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Zimick | 60-56 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lindholm (SF), Eugene Green (PF) James Dycus, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Clarence Ghent (C) Raymond Duerr, Frank Moss | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner is hacked by Clarence Ghent - foul #3 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sumner - foul #2 on Timothy Sumner, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Sam Manning (SF) Larry Fenwick, Benjamin Riley, Robert Lindholm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Eugene Green grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger loses the dribble to Walter Hancock in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock lays it in | 61-59 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Fraser | 61-61 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Fraser - foul #5 on James Fraser, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (SG), Keith Weitzel (PF), Daniel Mills (C) Maurice Geiger, Eugene Green, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, William Zimick, James Fraser, Clarence Ghent | |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sclafani | 63-63 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | James Dycus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bert Nichols - foul #3 on Bert Nichols, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Benjamin Humphrey (PF), Timothy Sumner (C) Walter Bailey, James Dycus, Keith Weitzel, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (PF) Bert Nichols, Raymond Duerr, Donn Smith, William Sclafani | |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Lima | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Manning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Lima (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Pontius (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey is alone and drills a shot in the paint | 67-65 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carl Pontius | 67-68 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses the lay-in | 67-68 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner grabs the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Benjamin Riley (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Eugene Green (PF), Daniel Mills (C) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Benjamin Humphrey, Timothy Sumner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), William Zimick (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Walter Hancock, Frank Moss, Carl Pontius | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Eugene Green grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Keith Weitzel (PF) James Dycus, Benjamin Riley, Eugene Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG) Bert Nichols | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick is hacked by William Sclafani in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Sclafani, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF) Robert Lindholm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius (C) Clarence Ghent | |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock's pass is intercepted by Keith Weitzel | 72-68 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Sam Manning snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Larry Fenwick | 74-68 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius tips it in | 74-70 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Daniel Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sam Manning | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Sam Manning is hacked by William Lima in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lima, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick is fouled in the backcourt by William Lima - foul #4 on William Lima, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Bailey (SF), Eugene Green (PF) Sam Manning, Keith Weitzel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Walter Hancock is called for the reach on Larry Fenwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hancock, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius grabs the board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 79-76 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | William Lima is called for the reach on Maurice Geiger in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Lima, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF) Walter Bailey, Eugene Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (SG) William Lima | |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Fenwick | 81-76 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick is hacked by Walter Hancock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Hancock, team foul #16 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (SG), Walter Bailey (SF), Eugene Green (PF) Maurice Geiger, Sam Manning, Keith Weitzel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols clanks a halfcourt shot | 82-76 |