| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) PF - John Duren (fresh) C - Brett Rowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Ray Webb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brett Rowell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Glen Zaman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | John Duren gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Bradley | Ray Webb pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Berry | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Bradley | Milton Mueller is hacked by Glen Zaman - foul #1 on Glen Zaman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Bradley | Ray Webb connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Depriest | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Glen Zaman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Fowler | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Brett Rowell gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Ray Webb denies the turnaround by John Duren | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Glen Zaman snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Brett Rowell drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Willingham | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Depriest | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Harry Willingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Ralph Taplin (SG), Leigh Heberling (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Harry Willingham, Glen Zaman, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Shaw (C) Ray Webb | |
| 16:04 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG) Milton Mueller | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Loyola (fresh) SG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) SF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) C - Ben Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Richard Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Ben Hunter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Depriest - foul #1 on Douglas Depriest, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Allender (C) Jeremy Roche | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Ben Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Ben Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Joseph Walker connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Allender | 6-6 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | James Loyola hits a driving attempt from the right block | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Ralph Taplin is called for the reach on Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Ralph Taplin, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Glen Zaman (SF) James Loyola, Ralph Taplin, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Ray Webb (C) Douglas Depriest, Joseph Walker, Curtis Berry, Nicholas Allender | |
| 14:33 | Bradley | Howard Marcum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Ben Hunter snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler is hacked by Milton Mueller - foul #1 on Milton Mueller, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 13:53 | Ball State | John Duren is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG), Curtis Berry (PF) Howard Marcum, Richard Shaw | |
| 13:38 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 13:36 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Timothy Reid (SF) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Brett Rowell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Harry Willingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Harry Willingham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brett Rowell | 11-6 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Ray Webb can't finish the layup | 11-6 |
| 12:29 | Bradley | Ray Webb can't tip it in | 11-6 |
| 12:27 | Bradley | Curtis Berry tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | John Duren's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Webb | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roche | 11-8 |
| 11:59 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Depriest and he's hacked by Harry Willingham - foul #1 on Harry Willingham, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Glen Zaman (SF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Timothy Reid, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG), Richard Shaw (C) Milton Mueller, Ray Webb | |
| 11:59 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Duren (fresh) C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Roche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Shaw (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses long on a runner in the lane | 11-11 |
| 11:40 | Bradley | Curtis Berry pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:34 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Willingham | 14-11 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 14-11 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Ben Hunter pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Ben Hunter is whistled for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG), Timothy Reid (PF) Harry Willingham, John Duren | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Douglas Depriest, Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry | |
| 10:29 | Bradley | Joseph Walker knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Marcum | 14-13 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | The short jumper by Timothy Reid is denied by Richard Shaw | 14-13 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Zaman | 14-13 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Glen Zaman can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 09:57 | Bradley | George Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | George Mattson is hacked by Glen Zaman - foul #2 on Glen Zaman, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG), Leigh Heberling (SF), Brett Rowell (C) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Curtis Berry (PF), Ray Webb (C) Howard Marcum, Joseph Walker, George Mattson, Nicholas Allender | |
| 09:18 | Bradley | Milton Mueller scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ray Webb | 14-15 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | The jump hook by Leigh Heberling is blocked by Ray Webb | 14-15 |
| 08:55 | Bradley | Richard Shaw grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:31 | Bradley | Curtis Berry connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Curtis Berry swats the shot by Timothy Reid | 14-17 |
| 08:20 | Bradley | Richard Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:08 | Bradley | Ray Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Duren (PF) Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeremy Roche (SF) Richard Shaw | |
| 07:39 | Ball State | John Duren misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Loyola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) PF - John Duren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Harry Willingham | 16-17 |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brett Rowell - foul #1 on Brett Rowell, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG) James Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Curtis Berry steals it from Brett Rowell | 16-19 |
| 06:35 | Bradley | Curtis Berry connects on the fadeaway from close range | 16-21 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Brett Rowell is fouled on the floor by Ray Webb - foul #1 on Ray Webb, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), Ben Hunter (C) Harry Willingham, Leigh Heberling, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG), Richard Shaw (PF), Nicholas Allender (C) Milton Mueller, Curtis Berry, Ray Webb | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| 05:42 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Depriest | 16-24 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG) Douglas Depriest | |
| 05:01 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Timothy Reid | 16-24 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler is hacked by Howard Marcum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Marcum, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG), Leigh Heberling (SF) James Loyola, John Duren | |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG), Curtis Berry (PF) Joseph Walker, Jeremy Roche | |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Timothy Reid clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Shaw - foul #1 on Richard Shaw, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brett Rowell (C) Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ray Webb (C) Nicholas Allender | |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Timothy Reid makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Timothy Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:25 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lyle Fowler - foul #1 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (SF) Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG) Howard Marcum | |
| 04:25 | Bradley | Curtis Berry makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:25 | Bradley | Curtis Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Harry Willingham and he's fouled by Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeremy Roche (SF) Richard Shaw | |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:44 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Brett Rowell gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Ben Hunter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Ben Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler is hacked by Jeremy Roche - foul #1 on Jeremy Roche, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Zaman (SF), John Duren (PF) Leigh Heberling, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Shaw (C) Ray Webb | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Harry Willingham is hacked by Milton Mueller - foul #2 on Milton Mueller, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Timothy Reid (C) Lyle Fowler, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Harry Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:10 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roche | 23-26 |
| 02:55 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG) Milton Mueller | |
| 02:35 | Ball State | John Duren connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Loyola | 25-26 |
| 02:21 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Glen Zaman - foul #3 on Glen Zaman, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (C) Glen Zaman | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:21 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | John Duren can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-28 |
| 02:03 | Bradley | Richard Shaw grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 01:42 | Bradley | Curtis Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Brett Rowell (C) Harry Willingham, Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Ray Webb (C) Douglas Depriest, Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling is whistled for a carry | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Leigh Heberling is called for the reach on Joseph Walker - foul #1 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ben Hunter (PF) John Duren | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Loyola | 28-30 |
| 00:23 | Bradley | The jump hook by Richard Shaw is blocked by Brett Rowell | 28-30 |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Ray Webb hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Joseph Walker swats the dunk try by Brett Rowell | 28-32 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Richard Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |