| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Gregory Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Petti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Harold Green inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling is hacked by Paul Wilcox - foul #1 on Paul Wilcox, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Greg Maclin knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Darrell Ebling | 28-25 |
| 19:29 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Greg Maclin tips it but misses | 28-25 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Harold Green grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Petti - foul #1 on George Petti, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:30 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger scores on a 3 from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Greg Maclin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:05 | The Citadel | George Petti pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:48 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson buries a 3 from straight away | 34-26 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Greg Maclin scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Ebling | 34-28 |
| 17:22 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Harold Green grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:05 | The Citadel | George Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 16:56 | The Citadel | George Petti tips it home | 36-28 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is hacked by Gregory Erickson - foul #1 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG), Joseph Thomas (C) Gregory Erickson, George Petti | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm dunks the ball set up by Wade Deleon | 36-30 |
| 15:53 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edmund Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-30 |
| 15:35 | The Citadel | David Sanford pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:22 | The Citadel | Richard Williams misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-30 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Jaime Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:59 | The Citadel | David Sanford snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:53 | The Citadel | David Sanford misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Paul Wilcox is called for the reach on Edmund Bluhm - foul #2 on Paul Wilcox, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Ben Brown (PF), George Petti (C) Kenneth Bellinger, David Sanford, Paul Wilcox, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Robert Weaver, Edmund Bluhm | |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Greg Maclin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Aurek Lazarski - foul #1 on Aurek Lazarski, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:56 | The Citadel | Richard Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler hits the finger roll set up by Greg Maclin and he's fouled by George Petti - foul #2 on George Petti, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox (PF) Ben Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG) Jaime Harris | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:14 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler scores on a floater near the basket set up by Rory Pounds | 39-37 |
| 12:51 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Fessler - foul #2 on Darrell Fessler, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger (SG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG) Rory Pounds | |
| 12:51 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:51 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | George Petti is called for the reach on Wade Deleon - foul #3 on George Petti, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Sanford (SF) Aurek Lazarski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by David Sanford | 43-39 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Harold Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:48 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Gregory Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling's layup is rejected by George Petti | 43-39 |
| 11:13 | The Citadel | George Petti snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 11:07 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Fessler | 43-39 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:59 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:46 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson is fouled on the floor by Darrell Fessler - foul #3 on Darrell Fessler, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG), Ben Brown (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Gregory Erickson, Paul Wilcox, George Petti | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Darrell Ebling, Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| 10:37 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Robert Weaver lays it up and in | 43-41 |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | Ben Brown misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Wade Deleon - foul #2 on Wade Deleon, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jim Aubuchon (SG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Paul Wilcox (PF) Kenneth Bellinger, David Sanford, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG) Rory Pounds | |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | Ben Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Wade Deleon hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edmund Bluhm | 44-44 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Weaver - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), George Petti (C) Jim Aubuchon, Ben Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver, Edmund Bluhm | |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:52 | The Citadel | George Petti pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:38 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger (SG), David Sanford (SF) Richard Williams, Aurek Lazarski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG) Wade Deleon | |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Greg Maclin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rory Pounds | 46-46 |
| 08:06 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 08:05 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 07:44 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Gregory Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | David Sanford is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ben Brown (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Paul Wilcox, George Petti | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Jaime Harris (SF) Darrell Ebling, Harold Green | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jaime Harris and he's fouled by Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG) Gregory Erickson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Weaver (PF) Greg Maclin | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | David Sanford is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm (C) Darrell Fessler | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Robert Weaver hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Rory Pounds | 46-52 |
| 06:20 | The Citadel | David Sanford can't connect on a floater near the basket | 46-52 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Jaime Harris can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Wade Deleon hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rory Pounds - foul #1 on Rory Pounds, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Paul Wilcox (PF), George Petti (C) Richard Williams, David Sanford, Ben Brown, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF) Rory Pounds, Jaime Harris, Edmund Bluhm | |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Greg Maclin snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Harold Green loses the dribble to Aurek Lazarski | 47-54 |
| 05:53 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski lays it in | 49-54 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 05:30 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Aurek Lazarski | 49-54 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Harold Green gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Erickson | 52-57 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Kenneth Bellinger steals the ball from Greg Maclin | 52-57 |
| 03:59 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | George Petti pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG), Jim Aubuchon (SG), David Sanford (SF), Ben Brown (C) Gregory Erickson, Kenneth Bellinger, Aurek Lazarski, George Petti | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Jaime Harris (SF), Edmund Bluhm (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Wade Deleon, Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Robert Weaver | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim Aubuchon (fresh) SF - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Edmund Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Rory Pounds is hacked by Ben Brown - foul #4 on Ben Brown, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Rory Pounds makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Rory Pounds misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 03:04 | The Citadel | Ben Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edmund Bluhm | 52-58 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 02:58 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), Kenneth Bellinger (SG), George Petti (C) Richard Williams, Jim Aubuchon, Ben Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF) Rory Pounds, Jaime Harris, Edmund Bluhm | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:44 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Harold Green misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 02:19 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Erickson and he's fouled by Harold Green - foul #1 on Harold Green, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 02:09 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Greg Maclin drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Deleon | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wilcox | 60-62 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Wade Deleon | 60-64 |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | David Sanford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | George Petti tips it in | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Greg Maclin dunks the ball set up by Darrell Ebling | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | David Sanford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Bellinger | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is hacked by Gregory Erickson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | George Petti gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | David Sanford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Bellinger | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Greg Maclin is hacked by Gregory Erickson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | David Sanford comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-69 |