| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Cackowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Julian Glomski (fresh) PF - John Duren (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Maurer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Rother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Dull (fresh) C - Joseph Boyden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Julian Glomski inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Julian Glomski is whistled for a carry | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 19:21 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Boyden tips it in | 28-41 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 18:52 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Boyden grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 18:30 | C. Connecticut State | Lester Dull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-41 |
| 18:28 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Jones | 28-41 |
| 18:10 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lester Dull | 28-44 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ben Hunter | 31-44 |
| 17:32 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer buries a driving attempt from the left block | 31-46 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Duren | 34-46 |
| 16:48 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Cackowski - foul #3 on Joseph Cackowski, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Ralph Taplin (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), Leigh Heberling (PF), Wayne Crosby (C) Lyle Fowler, Joseph Cackowski, Julian Glomski, John Duren, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson (PG), Luis Riggleman (PF), Anthony Schiro (C) Jonathan Jones, Lester Dull, Joseph Boyden | |
| 16:48 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:48 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Loyola | 37-48 |
| 16:16 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Timothy Reid tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 15:51 | C. Connecticut State | Luis Riggleman is hacked by Ralph Taplin - foul #1 on Ralph Taplin, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Glen Zaman (SF) Ralph Taplin, Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree (SG), Mark Enos (C) Howard Maurer, Richard Rother | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Victor Hammontree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Riggleman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Schiro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Enos (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree is fouled on the floor by Lyle Fowler - foul #2 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 15:32 | C. Connecticut State | Leigh Heberling steals it from Luis Riggleman | 39-48 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 15:19 | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 15:07 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | James Loyola snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wayne Crosby, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Leigh Heberling, Wayne Crosby | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Richard Rother (SF), Lester Dull (PF), Joseph Boyden (C) Victor Hammontree, Luis Riggleman, Anthony Schiro, Mark Enos | |
| 14:31 | C. Connecticut State | Lester Dull misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:30 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Boyden grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:23 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Jones | 39-51 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Glen Zaman double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG) Lyle Fowler | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 13:37 | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Gibson | 39-53 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Joseph Boyden is called for the reach on Ben Hunter - foul #1 on Joseph Boyden, team foul #1 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG) Joseph Cackowski | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer (SG), Anthony Schiro (PF), Mark Enos (C) Ronald Gibson, Lester Dull, Joseph Boyden | |
| 13:04 | Ball State | John Duren knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 41-53 |
| 12:51 | C. Connecticut State | Mark Enos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | John Duren snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | James Loyola misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Enos - foul #4 on Mark Enos, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree (PG), Luis Riggleman (PF) Jonathan Jones, Mark Enos | |
| 12:35 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:08 | C. Connecticut State | Anthony Schiro is hacked by Ben Hunter - foul #3 on Ben Hunter, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Julian Glomski (SF), Leigh Heberling (PF) Glen Zaman, John Duren | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson (PG), Lester Dull (PF), Joseph Boyden (C) Richard Rother, Luis Riggleman, Anthony Schiro | |
| 11:43 | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Glomski (fresh) PF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Maurer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Hammontree (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Dull (fresh) C - Joseph Boyden (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | James Loyola hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Boyden - foul #2 on Joseph Boyden, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG), Timothy Reid (SF) Lyle Fowler, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:09 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Boyden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-53 |
| 11:07 | C. Connecticut State | Lester Dull grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | C. Connecticut State | Lester Dull connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Maurer | 45-55 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Timothy Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 10:38 | C. Connecticut State | Lester Dull pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:33 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer connects on the runner in the lane | 45-57 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Julian Glomski lays it in on a nice dish by Leigh Heberling and he's hacked by Victor Hammontree - foul #1 on Victor Hammontree, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Timothy Reid, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Richard Rother (SF), Luis Riggleman (PF), Anthony Schiro (C) Howard Maurer, Victor Hammontree, Lester Dull, Joseph Boyden | |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Julian Glomski misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:17 | C. Connecticut State | Luis Riggleman grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 10:00 | C. Connecticut State | Anthony Schiro misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ben Hunter - foul #4 on Ben Hunter, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Glen Zaman (SF) Joseph Cackowski, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 10:00 | C. Connecticut State | Anthony Schiro makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:00 | C. Connecticut State | Anthony Schiro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Glen Zaman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 09:34 | C. Connecticut State | Luis Riggleman pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:27 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Jonathan Jones picks off the pass by Lyle Fowler | 47-62 |
| 09:18 | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones jams it | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Glen Zaman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ralph Taplin | 50-64 |
| 08:53 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Gibson | 50-66 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG), Leigh Heberling (C) Ralph Taplin, Julian Glomski | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree (SG), Lester Dull (PF), Joseph Boyden (C) Ronald Gibson, Luis Riggleman, Anthony Schiro | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:19 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother misses the shot from the right side | 50-66 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Glen Zaman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:51 | C. Connecticut State | Leigh Heberling takes the ball from Lester Dull | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Richard Rother is called for the reach on Glen Zaman - foul #1 on Richard Rother, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG), Julian Glomski (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Joseph Cackowski, John Duren, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson (PG), Howard Maurer (SG), Anthony Schiro (PF), Mark Enos (C) Jonathan Jones, Victor Hammontree, Lester Dull, Joseph Boyden | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julian Glomski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Gibson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Maurer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Rother (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Schiro (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Enos (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Julian Glomski hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Glen Zaman | 54-66 |
| 06:52 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 06:51 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Gibson | 54-66 |
| 06:36 | C. Connecticut State | Lyle Fowler steals the ball from Mark Enos | 54-66 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Glen Zaman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lyle Fowler | 56-66 |
| 06:19 | C. Connecticut State | Mark Enos buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Schiro | 56-69 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-69 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Ben Hunter tips it but misses | 56-69 |
| 06:04 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer is denied on a layup by Glen Zaman | 56-69 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Ben Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler slams it home on a nice dish by Glen Zaman | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother hits a 3 from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-72 |
| 05:09 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Maurer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 05:09 | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG), John Duren (PF) James Loyola, Julian Glomski | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Lester Dull (PF), Joseph Boyden (C) Ronald Gibson, Anthony Schiro, Mark Enos | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-72 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Ben Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | John Duren misses badly on a runner from the right block | 58-72 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Glen Zaman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | John Duren is hacked by Lester Dull - foul #1 on Lester Dull, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG) Lyle Fowler | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Lester Dull steps in front of the James Loyola pass | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Rother makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Glen Zaman can't finish the layup | 58-75 |
| 03:17 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Boyden grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Loyola (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cackowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Zaman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Duren (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Maurer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Rother (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Dull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyden (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:51 | C. Connecticut State | Jonathan Jones is called for traveling | 58-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), Julian Glomski (PF), Leigh Heberling (C) Joseph Cackowski, Glen Zaman, John Duren, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson (PG), Victor Hammontree (SG), Luis Riggleman (SF), Anthony Schiro (PF), Mark Enos (C) Jonathan Jones, Howard Maurer, Richard Rother, Lester Dull, Joseph Boyden | |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Julian Glomski clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 58-75 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling tips it home | 60-75 |
| 02:15 | C. Connecticut State | The short jumper by Luis Riggleman is denied by Julian Glomski | 60-75 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | James Loyola misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Gibson - foul #2 on Ronald Gibson, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:39 | C. Connecticut State | Victor Hammontree hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Gibson | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Victor Hammontree - foul #2 on Victor Hammontree, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:08 | C. Connecticut State | Mark Enos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-77 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Timothy Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Gibson - foul #3 on Ronald Gibson, team foul #9 | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | C. Connecticut State | Anthony Schiro clanks a fadeaway from close range | 64-77 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Julian Glomski | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | James Loyola is hacked by Anthony Schiro - foul #1 on Anthony Schiro, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Gibson runs out the clock | 66-77 |