| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Mark Waring (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eddie McGilberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Ikeda (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Raymond Ward inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Hartford | Raymond Ward misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 19:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brett Rowell | 34-27 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Ward - foul #1 on Raymond Ward, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:05 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie McGilberry | 36-29 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Glen Zaman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Brett Rowell hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Hartford | Raymond Ward clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | John Duren snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie McGilberry - foul #3 on Eddie McGilberry, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Hartford | Levi Nichols (SG) Eddie McGilberry | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:04 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Raymond Ward | 36-31 |
| 17:43 | Hartford | Levi Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda tips it home | 38-31 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | John Duren can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John St. Clair - foul #2 on John St. Clair, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Hartford | Solomon Harp (SG), Vincent Royals (PF), Ross Rossiter (C) Raymond Ward, John St. Clair, Brian Ikeda | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Timothy Reid (SF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman, Brett Rowell | |
| 17:24 | Ball State | John Duren makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | John Duren misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Hartford | Vincent Royals pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | Hartford | Harry Willingham is called for the reach on Solomon Harp - foul #3 on Harry Willingham, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Leigh Heberling (SF) Harry Willingham, John Duren | |
| 16:56 | Hartford | Leigh Heberling is called for the reach on Vincent Royals - foul #2 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 16:34 | Hartford | Levi Nichols is fouled on the floor by Leigh Heberling - foul #3 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (PG) Leigh Heberling | |
| 16:15 | Hartford | Ross Rossiter comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-32 |
| 16:14 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Royals | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | Hartford | Levi Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Ward (SF), John St. Clair (PF), Brian Ikeda (C) Mark Waring, Vincent Royals, Ross Rossiter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Glen Zaman (SF) Joseph Cackowski, Ralph Taplin | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Raymond Ward takes the ball from Ben Hunter | 38-32 |
| 15:39 | Hartford | Raymond Ward lays it in | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Levi Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Solomon Harp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Ikeda (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Glen Zaman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Ikeda - foul #1 on Brian Ikeda, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Waring (PG), Eddie McGilberry (SG) Levi Nichols, Solomon Harp | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) James Loyola, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Glen Zaman makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Glen Zaman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:58 | Hartford | Mark Waring hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John St. Clair | 43-34 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Brian Ikeda is called for the reach on Harry Willingham - foul #2 on Brian Ikeda, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Hartford | Levi Nichols (SF), Vincent Royals (PF) Raymond Ward, John St. Clair | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (SF) Glen Zaman | |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling is denied on a layup by Vincent Royals | 43-34 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Levi Nichols takes the ball from Leigh Heberling | 43-34 |
| 13:53 | Hartford | Levi Nichols knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie McGilberry | 46-34 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 13:42 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Brian Ikeda | 46-34 |
| 13:25 | Hartford | Mark Waring knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | John Duren is hacked by Vincent Royals - foul #2 on Vincent Royals, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Ward (SF), John St. Clair (PF) Mark Waring, Brian Ikeda | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Glen Zaman (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Leigh Heberling, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | John St. Clair is called for the reach on Harry Willingham - foul #3 on John St. Clair, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Hartford | Solomon Harp (PG) Levi Nichols | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Harry Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Harry Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:13 | Hartford | Harry Willingham steals the ball from Vincent Royals | 49-36 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Glen Zaman hits the finger roll set up by Harry Willingham | 49-38 |
| 12:00 | Hartford | Vincent Royals drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John St. Clair | 52-38 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | James Loyola drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Solomon Harp - foul #2 on Solomon Harp, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Waring (PG), Levi Nichols (SG), Ross Rossiter (C) Solomon Harp, Eddie McGilberry, Vincent Royals | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Harry Willingham, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Mark Waring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Levi Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Ross Rossiter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Loyola (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Duren (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Hartford | James Loyola steals the ball from John St. Clair | 52-41 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | James Loyola is fouled on the floor by Ross Rossiter - foul #1 on Ross Rossiter, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Solomon Harp (SG) Raymond Ward | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:11 | Ball State | James Loyola misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Glen Zaman snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin drills a floater from the free throw line set up by John Duren | 52-43 |
| 10:34 | Hartford | Levi Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 10:33 | Hartford | Ross Rossiter tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Brett Rowell makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Loyola | 54-45 |
| 09:56 | Hartford | Levi Nichols connects on the shot in the lane set up by Mark Waring | 56-45 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Solomon Harp steps in front of the Glen Zaman pass | 56-45 |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Mark Waring lays it in set up by Solomon Harp | 58-45 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Brett Rowell misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 09:23 | Hartford | Ross Rossiter pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:56 | Hartford | Solomon Harp misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Brett Rowell grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | James Loyola misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Duren | 58-45 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Solomon Harp - foul #3 on Solomon Harp, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Goebel (PG), Eddie McGilberry (SG), Raymond Ward (SF), Vincent Royals (PF), Brian Ikeda (C) Mark Waring, Solomon Harp, Levi Nichols, John St. Clair, Ross Rossiter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Glen Zaman, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:10 | Hartford | Eddie McGilberry scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:44 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:28 | Hartford | Eddie McGilberry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Ben Hunter pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daryl Goebel (fresh) SG - Eddie McGilberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Royals (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Ikeda (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Taplin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Harry Willingham scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 06:52 | Hartford | Ben Hunter steps in front of the Daryl Goebel pass | 61-50 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Brian Ikeda swats the short shot by Ben Hunter | 61-50 |
| 06:32 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 06:11 | Hartford | Vincent Royals jams it set up by Raymond Ward and he's hacked by Ralph Taplin - foul #1 on Ralph Taplin, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Waring (PG) Daryl Goebel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (SF), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Ralph Taplin, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| 06:11 | Hartford | Vincent Royals misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Brett Rowell gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Harry Willingham connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 05:49 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Brett Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 05:26 | Hartford | Vincent Royals grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 05:07 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda lays it in on a great pass from Mark Waring | 65-53 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Vincent Royals steals it from John Duren | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Hartford | Raymond Ward is fouled on the floor by Harry Willingham - foul #4 on Harry Willingham, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Solomon Harp (SG), Levi Nichols (SF), John St. Clair (PF), Ross Rossiter (C) Eddie McGilberry, Raymond Ward, Vincent Royals, Brian Ikeda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (PG), James Loyola (SG), Glen Zaman (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Harry Willingham, Leigh Heberling, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| 04:08 | Hartford | The jump hook by John St. Clair is blocked by Glen Zaman | 65-53 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Timothy Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Solomon Harp is called for the reach on Timothy Reid - foul #4 on Solomon Harp, team foul #11 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG) Joseph Cackowski | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Timothy Reid makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Timothy Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Hartford | John St. Clair lays it in on a great pass from Solomon Harp | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Ben Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Taplin | 67-55 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John St. Clair - foul #4 on John St. Clair, team foul #12 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Eddie McGilberry (SG) Solomon Harp | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG) James Loyola | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Mark Waring (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eddie McGilberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Levi Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John St. Clair (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. C - Ross Rossiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:46 | Hartford | Eddie McGilberry misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | John St. Clair snags the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Ward (SF), Brian Ikeda (C) Levi Nichols, Ross Rossiter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Ralph Taplin, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| 02:20 | Hartford | Glen Zaman steals the ball from Raymond Ward | 67-56 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glen Zaman | 67-58 |
| 01:48 | Hartford | Brian Ikeda banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Waring | 69-58 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Glen Zaman drills a fadeaway from the right side | 69-60 |
| 01:04 | Hartford | Mark Waring is fouled on the floor by Lyle Fowler - foul #2 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 00:41 | Hartford | Eddie McGilberry hits a floater from the left wing | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Harry Willingham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Hartford | Mark Waring is hacked by Lyle Fowler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 00:34 | Hartford | Mark Waring makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:34 | Hartford | Mark Waring makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Glen Zaman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 00:27 | Hartford | John St. Clair grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Mark Waring runs out the clock | 73-62 |