| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Duren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ontiveros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Michael Roberts steals it from Michael Hardy | 34-33 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Michael Roberts banks in the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:05 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Roy Shuler picks off the pass by Phillip Gardner | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Phillip Gardner - foul #1 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Hardy | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rufus Feemster - foul #3 on Rufus Feemster, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG) Rufus Feemster | |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Harry Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Harry Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 38-36 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brett Rowell | 38-36 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Gregory Ontiveros steps in front of the Phillip Gardner pass | 38-36 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SG), Darwin Mitchell (PF), Roy Jones (C) Harry Willingham, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Trey Dall (PG), Horace Gebo (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Edward Han (C) Alan Buckley, Gregory Ontiveros, Michael Hardy, Roy Shuler | |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Roy Jones hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Roberts | 40-36 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (SF) Phillip Gardner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | George Andrews snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Roy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG) Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Rufus Feemster (SG) Trey Dall, David Thigpen | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Reid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darwin Mitchell (fresh) C - Roy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mariano (fresh) C - Edward Han (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Nicholls State | Darwin Mitchell is called for the reach on Alan Buckley - foul #2 on Darwin Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Duren (PF) Darwin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Roy Shuler (C) Horace Gebo, Edward Han | |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), Brett Rowell (C) Timothy Reid, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Gregory Ontiveros blocks the short jumper by John Duren | 40-39 |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Gardner - foul #2 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG) George Andrews | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy (PF) Donald Mariano | |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Brett Rowell's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Shuler | 40-41 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | John Duren tips it home | 42-41 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SG), Darwin Mitchell (PF) Harry Willingham, John Duren | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Ontiveros | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Roy Shuler picks off the pass by Brett Rowell | 42-41 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros lays it up and in on a great pass from Rufus Feemster | 42-43 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Andrews | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), John Duren (PF), Roy Jones (C) Michael Roberts, George Andrews, Darwin Mitchell, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Trey Dall (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Edward Han (C) Alan Buckley, Rufus Feemster, Gregory Ontiveros, Michael Hardy, Roy Shuler | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano's floater is tipped away by Roy Jones | 47-46 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Roy Jones | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Trey Dall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mariano (fresh) C - Edward Han (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | Nicholls State | Roy Jones swats the short shot by Donald Mariano | 47-46 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 10:56 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is hacked by Harry Willingham - foul #1 on Harry Willingham, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), George Andrews (SF) Timothy Reid, Phillip Gardner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SG) Trey Dall | |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | George Andrews steals it from Donald Mariano | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Harry Willingham lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Andrews | 49-46 |
| 10:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Han dunks the ball | 49-48 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | John Duren double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Michael Hardy (PF) David Thigpen, Edward Han | |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Duren - foul #1 on John Duren, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell (C) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Roy Shuler (C) Horace Gebo, Donald Mariano | |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), Ben Hunter (C) George Andrews, John Duren | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler hits a jumper from the right side set up by Alan Buckley and the foul's on Ben Hunter - foul #1 on Ben Hunter, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brett Rowell (C) Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Rufus Feemster is called for the reach on Darwin Mitchell - foul #4 on Rufus Feemster, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PG), George Andrews (SG) Michael Roberts, Harry Willingham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG) Rufus Feemster | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | George Andrews pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Buckley | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darwin Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Ontiveros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Timothy Reid misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses the floater in the paint | 49-53 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Timothy Reid buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Andrews | 52-53 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy is hacked by Phillip Gardner - foul #3 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), John Duren (PF), Roy Jones (C) George Andrews, Phillip Gardner, Darwin Mitchell, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Donald Mariano (C) Alan Buckley, Gregory Ontiveros, Roy Shuler | |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Roy Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Mariano - foul #1 on Donald Mariano, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (SF) Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Han (C) Michael Hardy | |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano lays it in on a nice dish by Horace Gebo and he's hacked by Leigh Heberling - foul #1 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | John Duren buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Roberts | 54-58 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Duren | 56-58 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Michael Roberts travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), Brett Rowell (C) Leigh Heberling, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Roy Shuler (C) David Thigpen, Horace Gebo, Edward Han | |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Buckley | 56-61 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Michael Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Duren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Ontiveros (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mariano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Michael Roberts steps in front of the Alan Buckley pass | 56-61 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Michael Roberts lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Harry Willingham is called for the reach on Roy Shuler - foul #2 on Harry Willingham, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SG), Darwin Mitchell (PF) Harry Willingham, John Duren | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SG), Michael Hardy (PF) Rufus Feemster, Donald Mariano | |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | George Andrews misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Buckley - foul #2 on Alan Buckley, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SG) Horace Gebo | |
| 02:52 | Ball State | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | George Andrews is hacked by Michael Hardy - foul #3 on Michael Hardy, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG), John Duren (PF) George Andrews, Darwin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | John Duren hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros lays it up and in | 62-66 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner drills a floater from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Brett Rowell is called for the reach on Rufus Feemster - foul #1 on Brett Rowell, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 67-66 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Buckley | 67-68 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | John Duren's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Shuler | 67-68 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Roy Shuler | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Shuler | 70-73 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-73 |