| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Alfredo Silva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dustin Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Selden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-23 |
| 19:43 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden tips it home | 33-25 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Samuel Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| 19:14 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden's layup is rejected by Frank Sanford | 33-25 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ervin | 33-25 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:42 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 18:40 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee's floater is tipped away by Joseph Selden | 33-27 |
| 18:24 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:16 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Silva | 33-30 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Andy Moody hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 17:51 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Samuel Snow gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Andy Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:04 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer loses the ball out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SG), Lewis Grady (C) Andy Moody, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski (PG), Richard Fox (SG), Joseph Kantrowitz (SF), Roy Dell (PF) Alfredo Silva, Harold Boyer, Dustin Hardy, Robert Dorsey | |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Efren Milligan loses the dribble to Richard Fox | 35-30 |
| 16:32 | Sacred Heart | Richard Fox lays it in | 35-32 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Lewis Grady misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Efren Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:01 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Sanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Grady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Omer Pudlinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Kantrowitz (fresh) PF - Roy Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Selden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frank Sanford - foul #2 on Frank Sanford, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Samuel Snow (C) Ronald Ervin, Frank Sanford, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva (PG), Troy Maillet (SG), Dustin Hardy (SF), Robert Dorsey (PF) Omer Pudlinski, Richard Fox, Joseph Kantrowitz, Joseph Selden | |
| 15:48 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:48 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lewis Grady | 35-32 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Efren Milligan knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Litten | 37-32 |
| 15:12 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 15:10 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:01 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Maillet | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Andy Moody can't connect on a runner from the right block | 37-35 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Samuel Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Dustin Hardy takes the ball from Andy Moody | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andy Moody - foul #1 on Andy Moody, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Frank Sanford (SF), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 14:29 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:29 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Silva in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:43 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Frank Sanford gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Samuel Snow tips it in | 42-37 |
| 13:10 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Ellerbee | 42-37 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin's floater is knocked away by Roy Dell | 42-37 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Samuel Snow snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Frank Sanford's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Silva | 42-37 |
| 12:23 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 12:22 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Dell | 42-37 |
| 12:10 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 12:08 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 11:57 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Ellerbee - foul #2 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SG), Lewis Grady (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Andy Moody, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski (PG), Harold Boyer (SG), Richard Fox (SF), Joseph Selden (C) Alfredo Silva, Troy Maillet, Dustin Hardy, Roy Dell | |
| 11:57 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:57 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Omer Pudlinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Selden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Robert Dorsey steps in front of the Ronald Ervin pass | 42-39 |
| 11:08 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer loses the dribble to Efren Milligan | 42-39 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin is hacked by Robert Dorsey - foul #3 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Ronald Ervin, Frank Sanford | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet (SG), Christopher Baker (PF) Richard Fox, Robert Dorsey | |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Lewis Grady buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Efren Milligan | 45-39 |
| 10:14 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Omer Pudlinski | 45-42 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Daniel Litten comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 10:08 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Samuel Snow (C) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan, Lewis Grady, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva (PG), Roy Dell (PF) Omer Pudlinski, Christopher Baker | |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:29 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:08 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Frank Sanford pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Roy Dell - foul #1 on Roy Dell, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Grady (PF) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Richard Fox (SG), Dustin Hardy (SF), Christopher Baker (C) Troy Maillet, Harold Boyer, Joseph Selden | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:25 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Baker | 47-45 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfredo Silva - foul #3 on Alfredo Silva, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SG) Andy Moody | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:17 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:02 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy is fouled on the floor by Frank Sanford - foul #3 on Frank Sanford, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey (PF) Christopher Baker | |
| 07:53 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy makes the floater from the right wing | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Alfredo Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roy Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alfredo Silva - foul #4 on Alfredo Silva, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Frank Sanford | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski (PG), Troy Maillet (SG), Joseph Selden (C) Alfredo Silva, Richard Fox, Roy Dell | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:13 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet is hacked by Efren Milligan - foul #1 on Efren Milligan, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG) Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 07:04 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG) Ronald Ervin | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Lewis Grady knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Andy Moody | 52-47 |
| 06:19 | Sacred Heart | Troy Maillet misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-47 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Daniel Litten grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Troy Maillet is called for the reach on Andy Moody - foul #4 on Troy Maillet, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Frank Sanford (SF), Samuel Snow (C) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva (PG), Harold Boyer (SF), Roy Dell (PF) Omer Pudlinski, Dustin Hardy, Robert Dorsey | |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee makes the shot from the left side set up by Ronald Ervin | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden can't finish the layup but the foul's on Samuel Snow - foul #3 on Samuel Snow, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG) Andy Moody | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 05:25 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:25 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Selden misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Albert Quade is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (PF) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Christopher Baker (C) Joseph Selden | |
| 05:01 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Albert Quade misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Troy Maillet - foul #5 on Troy Maillet, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Grady (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Richard Fox (SF), Robert Dorsey (PF) Troy Maillet, Christopher Baker | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Sacred Heart | Samuel Snow blocks the short jumper by Roy Dell | 56-51 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Albert Quade snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Frank Sanford tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 03:41 | Sacred Heart | Richard Fox misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Samuel Snow gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Quade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Alfredo Silva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Boyer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roy Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Albert Quade drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Sacred Heart | Richard Fox misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-51 |
| 03:05 | Sacred Heart | Robert Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 03:05 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Albert Quade, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dustin Hardy (SF), Joseph Selden (C) Richard Fox, Roy Dell | |
| 02:50 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Frank Sanford grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Andy Moody knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ellerbee | 63-51 |
| 02:08 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Silva misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Andy Moody gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andy Moody and he's fouled by Dustin Hardy - foul #1 on Dustin Hardy, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Efren Milligan (SG), Lewis Grady (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski (PG), Richard Fox (SF), Roy Dell (PF), Christopher Baker (C) Alfredo Silva, Dustin Hardy, Robert Dorsey, Joseph Selden | |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Frank Sanford makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:29 | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-51 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Efren Milligan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Wiggins (SF) Frank Sanford | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell can't throw it down | 66-51 |
| 00:51 | Sacred Heart | Omer Pudlinski snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 00:48 | Sacred Heart | Harold Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Robert Johnson buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Litten | 68-51 |
| 00:15 | Sacred Heart | Roy Dell scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Fox | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Daniel Litten runs out the clock | 68-53 |