| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cackowski (fresh) SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julian Glomski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Dille (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Swan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Glen Zaman inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Julian Glomski is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Swan | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Ben Hunter clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:52 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Swan | 30-33 |
| 18:40 | St. Joseph's | Glen Zaman is called for the reach on Richard Swan - foul #1 on Glen Zaman, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Glen Zaman - foul #2 on Glen Zaman, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Julian Glomski snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Ben Hunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 17:59 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses the lay-in | 30-33 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ben Hunter | 30-33 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Glen Zaman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Hunter | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Ben Hunter's layup is rejected by Richard Swan | 30-33 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Glen Zaman hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 17:27 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Ben Hunter pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Julian Glomski makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Cackowski and he's hacked by Richard Swan - foul #3 on Richard Swan, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG), Leigh Heberling (C) Joseph Cackowski, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), Charles Johns (PF), David Alston (C) Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Richard Swan, James Howard | |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Julian Glomski makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | David Alston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | James Loyola grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | David Alston swats the dunk try by Julian Glomski | 35-33 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Forrest Tobin | 35-33 |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | James Loyola gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | George Gulley takes the ball from Lyle Fowler | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loyola (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glen Zaman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Glomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Horner (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Alston (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's | James Horner connects on the floater from the left side | 35-35 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler is hacked by George Gulley in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Gulley, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman, Julian Glomski, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF) George Gulley, Forrest Tobin, David Alston | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Ben Hunter hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Charles Johns - foul #2 on Charles Johns, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Ben Hunter makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | John Duren pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | John Duren banks in the layup | 40-35 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | John Duren grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Randall Dille picks off the pass by Ben Hunter | 40-35 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | James Loyola misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 13:35 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan misses badly on a shot from the left block | 40-37 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Loyola | 40-37 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | James Loyola misses the jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Ben Hunter snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | John Duren can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-37 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:55 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | John Duren grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | James Loyola clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Horner - foul #1 on James Horner, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Glen Zaman (SF), Julian Glomski (PF), Leigh Heberling (C) Joseph Cackowski, Timothy Reid, John Duren, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Nick Royals (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), James Howard (C) James Horner, Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns | |
| 12:46 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | James Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler blows the layup but he's hacked by Nick Royals - foul #1 on Nick Royals, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG) James Loyola | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Alston (PF) Richard Swan | |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Royals (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Alston (fresh) C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler is fouled on the floor by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Julian Glomski, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by George Gulley - foul #3 on George Gulley, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | James Howard gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin tips it in | 44-39 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:54 | St. Joseph's | James Howard grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Lyle Fowler is called for the reach on George Gulley - foul #2 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF), Charles Johns (C) Nick Royals, Forrest Tobin, David Alston, James Howard | |
| 10:12 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on Ben Hunter | 44-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Julian Glomski (C) Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:44 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Duren | 44-39 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Julian Glomski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glen Zaman | 47-39 |
| 09:13 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Timothy Reid (SF), Leigh Heberling (C) Lyle Fowler, Glen Zaman, John Duren | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (PG) George Gulley | |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Carlos Robinson steals the ball from James Loyola | 47-39 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan's dunk attempt is rejected by Julian Glomski | 47-39 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:21 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille is hacked by Joseph Cackowski - foul #3 on Joseph Cackowski, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Taplin (SG), Glen Zaman (SF), Ben Hunter (C) Joseph Cackowski, Timothy Reid, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), James Howard (C) Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns | |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Ben Hunter snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin is hacked by Nick Royals - foul #2 on Nick Royals, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), John Duren (PF) James Loyola, Julian Glomski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG) Nick Royals | |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Ralph Taplin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Taplin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glen Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Horner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Swan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | James Horner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's | John Duren steals the ball from James Howard | 49-39 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler hits the finger roll | 51-39 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | A charge is called on James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #9 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (SG) Ralph Taplin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Charles Johns (PF) James Horner, Forrest Tobin, Richard Swan | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | George Gulley is called for the reach on Lyle Fowler in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Gulley, team foul #10 | 51-39 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Charles Johns | 52-39 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Lyle Fowler takes the ball from Carlos Robinson | 52-39 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Glen Zaman lays it in on a great pass from Lyle Fowler | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:09 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Johns | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Glen Zaman double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski (SG), Julian Glomski (SF), Leigh Heberling (PF) James Loyola, Glen Zaman, John Duren | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (PG), David Alston (C) George Gulley, James Howard | |
| 05:27 | St. Joseph's | Lyle Fowler steps in front of the James Horner pass | 54-41 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Carlos Robinson | 54-41 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | James Horner's pass is intercepted by Leigh Heberling | 54-41 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski's pass is intercepted by James Horner | 54-41 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | Ben Hunter takes the ball from David Alston | 54-41 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Leigh Heberling | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lyle Fowler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Cackowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julian Glomski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leigh Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - James Horner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Dille (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Alston (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Alston | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Ben Hunter buries a driving attempt from the right block | 59-43 |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | David Alston buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Julian Glomski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Leigh Heberling | 59-46 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | David Alston is called for the reach on Ben Hunter - foul #1 on David Alston, team foul #11 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (PG), James Loyola (SG), Ralph Taplin (SF), Timothy Reid (PF) Lyle Fowler, Joseph Cackowski, Julian Glomski, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), Brett Petty (SF), Forrest Tobin (PF), Charles Bell (C) Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns, David Alston | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Ben Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Ben Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Taplin is called for the reach on Brett Petty - foul #2 on Ralph Taplin, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Julian Glomski (PF), Leigh Heberling (C) Wesley Cottrell, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF), David Alston (C) Brett Petty, Charles Bell | |
| 01:46 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leigh Heberling - foul #3 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 01:46 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:46 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Leigh Heberling, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| 01:09 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns is denied on a layup by Leigh Heberling | 60-48 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin tips it in | 60-50 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Leigh Heberling can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | James Horner snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | James Horner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Alston | 60-52 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Fowler (PG), Joseph Cackowski (SG), Glen Zaman (SF), John Duren (PF), Ben Hunter (C) James Loyola, Ralph Taplin, Timothy Reid, Julian Glomski, Leigh Heberling | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Randall Dille (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF), James Howard (C) James Horner, Nick Royals, Forrest Tobin, Charles Johns, David Alston | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Randall Dille is called for the reach on Joseph Cackowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Dille, team foul #12 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Crosby (C) Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Joseph Cackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | George Gulley is called for the reach on Lyle Fowler in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Gulley, team foul #13 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (PG) George Gulley | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Lyle Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | John Duren gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Duren is hacked by James Horner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Horner, team foul #14 | 62-55 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Duren misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Duren makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Joseph Cackowski steals it from Randall Dille | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby is hacked by James Horner in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Horner, team foul #15 | 63-55 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | James Horner is hacked by Lyle Fowler - foul #3 on Lyle Fowler, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Loyola (PG), Ralph Taplin (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), Julian Glomski (PF), Leigh Heberling (C) Lyle Fowler, Joseph Cackowski, Glen Zaman, John Duren, Wayne Crosby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), Charles Johns (PF), David Alston (C) Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Richard Swan, James Howard | |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | James Horner makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | James Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Loyola runs out the clock | 65-57 |