| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - Harold McEwen (fresh) C - John Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Albert Quade (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) C - Samuel Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Samuel Snow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Burns | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | VMI | John Patrick comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Snow - foul #1 on Samuel Snow, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | VMI | John Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | VMI | John Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Albert Quade is fouled on the floor by Samuel Stevenson - foul #1 on Samuel Stevenson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee loses the dribble to Samuel Stevenson | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Samuel Snow scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Burns | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | VMI | Moses Marcano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Samuel Stevenson steps in front of the William Curtis pass | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | William Curtis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Harold McEwen grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | VMI | Anthony Burns picks off the pass by Harold McEwen | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | William Curtis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Samuel Snow can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | VMI | John Patrick snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | VMI | Joshua Smith misses badly on a floater from close range | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | William Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Harold McEwen (fresh) C - John Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Quade (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Anthony Burns comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Moses Marcano - foul #1 on Moses Marcano, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SF), Dino Bianchi (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Joshua Smith, Harold McEwen, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Lewis Grady (PF), Frank Sanford (C) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:22 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Lewis Grady is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Chung Wang (SF) Moses Marcano, Samuel Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Anthony Burns | |
| 14:54 | VMI | Earl Moore is called for the reach on Brandon Lawson - foul #1 on Earl Moore, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 14:47 | VMI | Charles Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Dino Bianchi swats the shot by Frank Sanford | 5-6 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Lewis Grady misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 14:23 | VMI | Chung Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Dino Bianchi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Morris Numbers grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:48 | VMI | Chung Wang clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Ellerbee - foul #1 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), Harold McEwen (PF), John Patrick (C) Brandon Lawson, Morris Numbers, Dino Bianchi, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Albert Quade (SG), Samuel Snow (C) Earl Moore, Thomas Pelton, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 13:48 | VMI | Chung Wang makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:48 | VMI | Chung Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:16 | VMI | Lewis Grady swats the shot by John Patrick | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:53 | VMI | Harold McEwen scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chung Wang | 10-9 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Frank Sanford grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | William Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Smith (SF) Chung Wang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Burns (SF) Lewis Grady | |
| 12:01 | VMI | Joshua Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Stevenson | 12-9 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | William Curtis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 11:33 | VMI | The rebound goes to John Patrick | 12-9 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold McEwen (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Quade (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Sanford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | VMI | John Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Anthony Burns pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 10:53 | VMI | Harold McEwen gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Joshua Smith is whistled for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SG), Dino Bianchi (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Samuel Stevenson, Harold McEwen, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF), Lewis Grady (C) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Frank Sanford, Samuel Snow | |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 10:27 | VMI | Charles Thompson grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 10:04 | VMI | Joshua Smith is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burns - foul #1 on Anthony Burns, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG) Moses Marcano | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:43 | VMI | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 09:41 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Bianchi | 12-9 |
| 09:23 | VMI | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Earl Moore | 12-9 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Brandon Lawson picks off the pass by Earl Moore in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 09:05 | VMI | Charles Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Stevenson (SG), John Patrick (C) Joshua Smith, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Samuel Snow (C) Earl Moore, Anthony Burns, Lewis Grady | |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Albert Quade lays it in set up by Frank Sanford and the foul's on Morris Numbers - foul #1 on Morris Numbers, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Harold McEwen (PF) Brandon Lawson, Dino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:24 | VMI | Moses Marcano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Samuel Snow pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Patrick - foul #1 on John Patrick, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG) Thomas Pelton | |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:13 | VMI | John Patrick gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:04 | VMI | Harold McEwen is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ellerbee - foul #2 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Grady (PF) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 07:46 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Lewis Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Lewis Grady is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lewis Grady, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Smith (SF) Morris Numbers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Burns (SF) Frank Sanford | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold McEwen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Albert Quade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Albert Quade - foul #1 on Albert Quade, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| 07:16 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:16 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Joshua Smith takes the ball from Albert Quade | 14-13 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Harold McEwen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 16-13 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Lewis Grady clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 06:43 | VMI | John Patrick gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:30 | VMI | Moses Marcano misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 06:29 | VMI | John Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:09 | VMI | Joshua Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-13 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Albert Quade clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-13 |
| 05:52 | VMI | John Patrick pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 05:32 | VMI | John Patrick is whistled for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Morris Numbers (SG), Chung Wang (SF), Dino Bianchi (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Moses Marcano, Samuel Stevenson, Joshua Smith, Harold McEwen, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Frank Sanford (PF) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Lewis Grady | |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Anthony Burns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Pelton | 19-15 |
| 04:54 | VMI | Dino Bianchi comes up short on the shot from the left side | 19-15 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Samuel Snow grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Earl Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Anthony Burns tips it in | 19-17 |
| 04:12 | VMI | Charles Thompson connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Morris Numbers | 22-17 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Charles Thompson, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG) Brandon Lawson, Chung Wang | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Earl Moore, Anthony Burns | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dino Bianchi - foul #1 on Dino Bianchi, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Smith (SF) Morris Numbers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Lewis Grady (C) Thomas Pelton, Samuel Snow | |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:32 | VMI | Moses Marcano comes up short on the shot in the paint | 22-20 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Lewis Grady snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dino Bianchi (fresh) C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Albert Quade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Grady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | William Curtis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-20 |
| 03:12 | VMI | Dino Bianchi gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 02:49 | VMI | Dino Bianchi misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Arthur Ellerbee - foul #3 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | VMI | John Patrick (C) Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 02:49 | VMI | Dino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:49 | VMI | Dino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Lewis Grady pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Lewis Grady hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dino Bianchi - foul #2 on Dino Bianchi, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SF), Harold McEwen (PF) Joshua Smith, Dino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Lewis Grady makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Lewis Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:19 | VMI | Harold McEwen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Stevenson | 26-22 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade is fouled on the floor by Samuel Stevenson - foul #2 on Samuel Stevenson, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Pelton (PG), Anthony Burns (SF) William Curtis, Samuel Snow | |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:58 | VMI | Albert Quade steals it from Moses Marcano in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Albert Quade misses the turnaround in the paint | 26-24 |
| 01:41 | VMI | John Patrick gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:15 | VMI | Morris Numbers travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Joshua Smith (SF) Moses Marcano, Samuel Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Samuel Snow (C) Albert Quade, Frank Sanford | |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore is fouled on the floor by Harold McEwen - foul #1 on Harold McEwen, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:41 | VMI | Morris Numbers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 00:40 | VMI | Brandon Lawson tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Earl Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Dino Bianchi (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Brandon Lawson, Harold McEwen, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Norman Wiggins (SF) Earl Moore, Anthony Burns | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Moses Marcano drills a 3 from the left corner | 31-26 |