| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) PF - John Duren (fresh) C - Brett Rowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Victor Davis (fresh) SG - Donnie Dixon (fresh) SF - Rick Bracy (fresh) PF - James Matthews (fresh) C - Morris Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Duren - foul #1 on John Duren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | The jump hook by John Duren is blocked by Morris Mitchell | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Stony Brook | James Matthews grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Stony Brook | Victor Davis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Dixon | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | James Matthews is called for the reach on Glen Zaman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Matthews, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | John Duren buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Willingham | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Matthews | 2-7 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Rick Bracy steals it from Harry Willingham in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brett Rowell - foul #1 on Brett Rowell, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Kantrowitz (C) Morris Mitchell | |
| 17:54 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Glen Zaman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | James Matthews steals the ball from Lyle Fowler | 2-9 |
| 17:03 | Stony Brook | Lyle Fowler picks off the pass by Donnie Dixon | 2-9 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Dixon - foul #1 on Donnie Dixon, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leigh Heberling (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Glen Zaman, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler (PG), Patrick Burson (SG), Robert Crews (SF), Raymond Perrone (C) Victor Davis, Donnie Dixon, Rick Bracy, James Matthews | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:40 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson is hacked by Harry Willingham - foul #1 on Harry Willingham, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG) Lyle Fowler | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 16:18 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:16 | Stony Brook | David Kantrowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG) Harry Willingham | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell (C) David Kantrowitz | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Loyola (fresh) SG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) SF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) C - Ben Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Frank Zahler (fresh) SG - Patrick Burson (fresh) SF - Robert Crews (fresh) PF - Raymond Perrone (fresh) C - Morris Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Raymond Perrone takes the ball from Ben Hunter in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 15:40 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Morris Mitchell | 4-12 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | James Loyola misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Zahler - foul #1 on Frank Zahler, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Zaman (SF), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Leigh Heberling, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | James Loyola misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:20 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson drills a floater from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | John Duren hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Taplin | 7-14 |
| 14:34 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 14:32 | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell tips it but misses | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Glen Zaman gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Brett Rowell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-14 |
| 14:15 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:56 | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 7-14 |
| 13:55 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson can't tip it in | 7-14 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Glen Zaman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:37 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:31 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Zahler | 7-17 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | James Loyola's fadeaway is rejected by Morris Mitchell | 7-17 |
| 13:14 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:50 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Brett Rowell pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | James Loyola is fouled on the floor by Raymond Perrone - foul #1 on Raymond Perrone, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Leigh Heberling (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Ralph Taplin, Glen Zaman, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Victor Davis (PG), Donnie Dixon (SG), Rick Bracy (SF), James Matthews (PF), David Kantrowitz (C) Frank Zahler, Patrick Burson, Robert Crews, Raymond Perrone, Morris Mitchell | |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-17 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling snags the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Harry Willingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) C - Ben Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Victor Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Bracy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Matthews (fresh) C - David Kantrowitz (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon is fouled on the floor by Ben Hunter - foul #1 on Ben Hunter, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| 11:28 | Stony Brook | Victor Davis drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donnie Dixon | 7-20 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Ben Hunter drills a runner from the right block | 9-20 |
| 10:54 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy is denied on a layup by Leigh Heberling | 9-20 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Ben Hunter drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Reid | 11-20 |
| 10:13 | Stony Brook | Timothy Reid is called for the reach on Victor Davis - foul #1 on Timothy Reid, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (PG), Ralph Taplin (SF), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Lyle Fowler, Leigh Heberling, Timothy Reid, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Roy Kron (C) David Kantrowitz | |
| 09:57 | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy misses short on a jumper from close range | 11-20 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | James Matthews blocks the jumper by Ralph Taplin | 11-20 |
| 09:32 | Stony Brook | James Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:19 | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Matthews | 11-23 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Donnie Dixon picks off the pass by Joseph Cackowski in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| 09:00 | Stony Brook | Victor Davis misses long on a shot from the right side | 11-23 |
| 08:59 | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon tips it back up and in | 11-25 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-25 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | John Duren is whistled for traveling | 11-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), James Loyola (SG), Glen Zaman (SF), Timothy Reid (PF), Leigh Heberling (C) Joseph Cackowski, Harry Willingham, Ralph Taplin, John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler (SG), David Kantrowitz (SF), Raymond Perrone (PF), Morris Mitchell (C) Donnie Dixon, Rick Bracy, James Matthews, Roy Kron | |
| 07:47 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Kantrowitz | 11-27 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) PF - Timothy Reid (fresh) C - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Victor Davis (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Frank Zahler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kantrowitz (fresh) PF - Raymond Perrone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Mitchell (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Glen Zaman's pass is intercepted by Morris Mitchell in the backcourt | 11-27 |
| 07:18 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler snags the defensive board | 11-27 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | The jump hook by Lyle Fowler is blocked by David Kantrowitz | 11-27 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling tips it but misses | 11-27 |
| 06:56 | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 06:44 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 06:42 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 06:25 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler misses the jumper from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling snags the defensive board | 11-27 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling banks in the layup on a great pass from Lyle Fowler | 13-27 |
| 06:00 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Loyola - foul #1 on James Loyola, team foul #6 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Ralph Taplin (SF), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, James Loyola, Glen Zaman, Timothy Reid, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson (SG), Robert Crews (SF), James Matthews (PF) Victor Davis, David Kantrowitz, Morris Mitchell | |
| 06:00 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone misses the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:00 | Stony Brook | Raymond Perrone misses the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | John Duren snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-27 |
| 05:54 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 05:38 | Stony Brook | Ben Hunter picks off the pass by Frank Zahler | 13-27 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Frank Zahler steals it from Harry Willingham in the backcourt | 13-27 |
| 05:21 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews is called for traveling | 13-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon (SG), Roy Kron (C) Frank Zahler, Raymond Perrone | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Harry Willingham clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Ben Hunter misses the tip | 13-27 |
| 05:09 | Stony Brook | James Matthews snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 04:46 | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 04:45 | Stony Brook | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Crews | 13-27 |
| 04:35 | Stony Brook | James Matthews misses short on a shot from the right block | 13-27 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Ben Hunter gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Harry Willingham is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Burson - foul #1 on Patrick Burson, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Glen Zaman (SF), Brett Rowell (C) Joseph Cackowski, Ralph Taplin, John Duren | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy (SF) Robert Crews | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Brett Rowell knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Fowler and he's hacked by Roy Kron - foul #1 on Roy Kron, team foul #6 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG), Leigh Heberling (PF) Harry Willingham, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler (PG), Morris Mitchell (C) Patrick Burson, Roy Kron | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Brett Rowell makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:05 | Stony Brook | James Matthews scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Dixon | 16-30 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) PF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Frank Zahler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Bracy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Stony Brook | James Matthews misses the easy layup but the foul's on Leigh Heberling - foul #1 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PF) Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Victor Davis (PG) Frank Zahler | |
| 03:40 | Stony Brook | James Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:40 | Stony Brook | James Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Timothy Reid drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on James Matthews - foul #2 on James Matthews, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG) James Loyola | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Robert Crews (SF), David Kantrowitz (PF) Rick Bracy, James Matthews | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Timothy Reid misses the free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:25 | Stony Brook | Morris Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 03:05 | Stony Brook | Victor Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Leigh Heberling | 21-32 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling double dribbles | 21-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Ralph Taplin (SF), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman, Timothy Reid, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler (PG), Patrick Burson (SG), Roy Kron (C) Victor Davis, Donnie Dixon, Morris Mitchell | |
| 02:28 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 02:27 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:18 | Stony Brook | David Kantrowitz can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Duren - foul #2 on John Duren, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (PG), Brett Rowell (C) Harry Willingham, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Rick Bracy (SF), Raymond Perrone (PF) Frank Zahler, Robert Crews | |
| 02:18 | Stony Brook | David Kantrowitz makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:18 | Stony Brook | David Kantrowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | John Duren grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler (PG) David Kantrowitz | |
| 02:02 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Duren - foul #3 on John Duren, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PF) John Duren | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 02:02 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:02 | Stony Brook | Patrick Burson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | The short jumper by Timothy Reid is denied by Raymond Perrone | 21-34 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | James Loyola snags the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Timothy Reid drills a 3 from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 01:15 | Stony Brook | James Loyola picks off the pass by Roy Kron | 24-34 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Brett Rowell knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Loyola | 26-34 |
| 00:56 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ralph Taplin | 26-34 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | James Loyola connects on the shot from close range set up by Ralph Taplin | 28-34 |
| 00:33 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Burson and he's fouled by Joseph Cackowski - foul #1 on Joseph Cackowski, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Glen Zaman (SF), Leigh Heberling (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Joseph Cackowski, James Loyola, Ralph Taplin, Timothy Reid, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon (SG), Robert Crews (SF), James Matthews (PF), David Kantrowitz (C) Patrick Burson, Rick Bracy, Raymond Perrone, Roy Kron | |
| 00:33 | Stony Brook | Frank Zahler makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling misses the lay-in | 28-37 |
| 00:09 | Stony Brook | Donnie Dixon gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | Stony Brook | Robert Crews buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Zahler | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-40 |