| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Harold Green inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler lays it in | 35-26 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Louis Woodward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Harold Green grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Eugene Wallace swats the layup by Greg Maclin | 35-26 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Mark Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | William Beck connects on the shot from close range set up by Mark Griffin | 35-28 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Greg Maclin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Mark Griffin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Rory Pounds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Eugene Wallace steals it from Darrell Fessler | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to William Beck | 35-28 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Kermit Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Mark Griffin grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:02 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is hacked by Mark Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Griffin, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG) Mark Griffin | |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kermit Lee - foul #2 on Kermit Lee, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Wade Deleon is called for the reach on Louis Woodward - foul #1 on Wade Deleon, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (C) Harold Green, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:13 | Montana State | Ralph James clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Robert Weaver clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Louis Woodward grabs the board | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Montana State | Robert Weaver is called for the reach on Robert King - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG), Edmund Bluhm (C) Rory Pounds, Greg Maclin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Brandon Waller (C) Ralph James, Eugene Wallace | |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Louis Woodward double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF), William Beck (C) Louis Woodward, Brandon Waller | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Jaime Harris's fadeaway is rejected by William Beck | 37-31 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | Mark Griffin drills a 3 from the right corner set up by William Beck | 37-34 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Wade Deleon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Robert King misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Weaver | 40-34 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert King | 40-34 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | Robert King misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-34 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Jaime Harris can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-34 |
| 13:35 | Montana State | Robert King gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Jaime Harris picks off the pass by Robert King | 40-34 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Robert Weaver scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jaime Harris | 42-34 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Darrell Ebling steals the ball from Mark Griffin | 42-34 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling lays it in | 44-34 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kermit Lee comes up short on the shot from close range | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Weaver | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaime Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmund Bluhm (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kermit Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm misses long on a shot in the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Wade Deleon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edmund Bluhm | 47-36 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Mark Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wade Deleon - foul #2 on Wade Deleon, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver, Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Ralph James (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Robert King, Kermit Lee, Claude Hutchinson, William Beck | |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Mark Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Mark Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Louis Woodward is called for the reach on Greg Maclin - foul #3 on Louis Woodward, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Mark Griffin | |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Rory Pounds is hacked by Louis Woodward - foul #4 on Louis Woodward, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG) Louis Woodward | |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Rory Pounds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Greg Maclin hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG) William Moller | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Ralph James takes the ball from Greg Maclin | 49-38 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 08:47 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Greg Maclin buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Rory Pounds | 54-41 |
| 08:04 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Waller and the foul's on Greg Maclin - foul #1 on Greg Maclin, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG) Rory Pounds | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SG), William Beck (C) Mark Griffin, Kermit Lee | |
| 08:04 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Harold Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (SG) Darrell Ebling | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG) Brandon Waller | |
| 07:22 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Wade Deleon | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harold Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Louis Woodward picks off the pass by Wade Deleon | 54-43 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Ralph James lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 54-45 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Harold Green is whistled for a carry | 54-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Rory Pounds, Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Claude Hutchinson (PF) Ralph James, Eugene Wallace | |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson is denied on a layup by Robert Weaver | 54-45 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (C) William Beck | |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Robert King buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Woodward | 56-48 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Jaime Harris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Waller - foul #2 on Brandon Waller, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maclin (PF) Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Wallace (PF) Brandon Waller | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Jaime Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Jaime Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Mark Griffin loses the dribble to Wade Deleon in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling jams it on a great pass from Wade Deleon | 60-48 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Mark Griffin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert King | 60-50 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Robert Weaver is hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #2 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF), Darrell Fessler (C) Jaime Harris, Greg Maclin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), William Beck (C) Mark Griffin, Claude Hutchinson | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Robert Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Robert Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | The jumper by Louis Woodward is denied by Robert Weaver | 61-50 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Fessler | 61-50 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Green | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Harold Green | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | William Beck blocks the short jumper by Harold Green | 63-50 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Ralph James pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Harold Green snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Edmund Bluhm (PF), Bradley Emmerich (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Harold Green, Robert Weaver, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Louis Woodward, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Moller (fresh) SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edmund Bluhm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Emmerich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brandon Waller (fresh) PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Brandon Waller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Jaime Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Moller | 66-50 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Brandon Waller is hacked by Jaime Harris - foul #1 on Jaime Harris, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Robert King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson tips it in | 66-52 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Rory Pounds scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Emmerich | 69-52 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | Robert King connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Ralph James | 69-54 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Jaime Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Weaver (PF) Bradley Emmerich | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Ralph James scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Waller | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm buries a shot from the left wing set up by William Moller | 71-56 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Ralph James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-56 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Moller runs out the clock | 71-56 |