| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Donald Sweeney (fresh) SG - Christopher Wilsey (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gamblin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Towry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wagner | Craig Byrd inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 19:47 | Wagner | Craig Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:33 | Wagner | Craig Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-37 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Brandon Booe pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Brandon Booe banks in the layup | 23-39 |
| 18:47 | Wagner | Craig Byrd clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 18:08 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 17:42 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 25-39 |
| 17:23 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin loses the dribble to Kevin Clark | 25-39 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Brandon Booe drills a driving attempt near the basket | 25-41 |
| 16:51 | Wagner | Robert Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | John Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | John Towry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | John Towry grabs the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Craig Byrd steals the ball from John Towry | 25-41 |
| 16:07 | Wagner | Wesley Cottrell is called for the reach on Christopher Wilsey - foul #3 on Wesley Cottrell, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Wagner | Dan Brownlow (PG), Louis Holman (SG), John McGurl (SF), James Lapinsky (PF) Donald Sweeney, Christopher Wilsey, Craig Byrd, Michael Gamblin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), John Kangas (SF), Jeffrey Champion (PF), Wayne Crosby (C) Kevin Clark, Wesley Cottrell, John Towry, Brandon Booe, Lewis Derenberger | |
| 15:57 | Wagner | John McGurl connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Brownlow | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Dan Brownlow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Holman (fresh) SF - John McGurl (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Lapinsky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Woodrow Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kangas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Champion (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 15:46 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Louis Holman | 27-41 |
| 15:32 | Wagner | Louis Holman misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael West (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:32 | Wagner | Louis Holman makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:32 | Wagner | Louis Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-41 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | John Kangas hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 14:49 | Wagner | James Lapinsky misses the easy layup | 28-43 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Michael West steals the ball from Wayne Crosby | 28-43 |
| 14:10 | Wagner | Wayne Crosby picks off the pass by Dan Brownlow | 28-43 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion lays it up and in | 28-45 |
| 13:25 | Wagner | James Lapinsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 28-45 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Gregory Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 12:59 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Dan Brownlow | 28-45 |
| 12:36 | Wagner | Louis Holman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael West | 31-45 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-45 |
| 12:16 | Wagner | James Lapinsky gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:58 | Wagner | James Lapinsky travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Wagner | Donald Sweeney (PG), Christopher Wilsey (SG), Craig Byrd (SF), Michael Gamblin (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Dan Brownlow, Louis Holman, John McGurl, Michael West, James Lapinsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Clark (PG), Wesley Cottrell (SG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF), Lewis Derenberger (C) Woodrow Elliott, Gregory Johnson, John Kangas, Jeffrey Champion, Wayne Crosby | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Donald Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Wilsey (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gamblin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Towry (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lewis Derenberger, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 11:31 | Wagner | Robert Nelson loses the dribble to Lewis Derenberger | 31-45 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Towry | 31-47 |
| 11:03 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-47 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | John Towry pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Brandon Booe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 31-47 |
| 10:53 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:33 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Towry - foul #2 on John Towry, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| 10:33 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:33 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Booe | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:04 | Wagner | Michael Gamblin buries a shot from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Kevin Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 34-50 |
| 09:38 | Wagner | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 09:20 | Wagner | Christopher Wilsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-50 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Kevin Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael West (PF), James Lapinsky (C) Michael Gamblin, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kangas (SF), Wayne Crosby (PF) John Towry, Brandon Booe | |
| 08:53 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Wilsey | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Wilsey - foul #2 on Christopher Wilsey, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Dan Brownlow (SG), John McGurl (SF) Christopher Wilsey, Craig Byrd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (SF) Lewis Derenberger | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:36 | Wagner | James Lapinsky pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Wagner | Dan Brownlow can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 08:25 | Wagner | James Lapinsky gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:14 | Wagner | Dan Brownlow misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Cottrell - foul #4 on Wesley Cottrell, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Louis Holman (SG) Donald Sweeney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion (PF) Wesley Cottrell | |
| 08:14 | Wagner | Dan Brownlow makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 08:14 | Wagner | Dan Brownlow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 07:53 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Michael West | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Dan Brownlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John McGurl (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lapinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kangas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Champion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Wagner | John McGurl jams it | 41-50 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Kevin Clark misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 07:17 | Wagner | Michael West snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 07:00 | Wagner | Dan Brownlow hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Kangas | 41-50 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | John Kangas travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Donald Sweeney (PG), Christopher Wilsey (SG), Craig Byrd (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Dan Brownlow, Louis Holman, John McGurl, James Lapinsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (SG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF), Lewis Derenberger (C) Kevin Clark, John Kangas, Jeffrey Champion, Wayne Crosby | |
| 06:21 | Wagner | Michael West travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Gamblin (PF) Michael West | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:07 | Ball State | John Towry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 06:06 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:55 | Wagner | Woodrow Elliott is called for the reach on Christopher Wilsey - foul #1 on Woodrow Elliott, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Johnson (PG) Woodrow Elliott | |
| 05:41 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 05:39 | Wagner | Christopher Wilsey tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Gregory Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 05:17 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:08 | Wagner | Robert Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lewis Derenberger - foul #3 on Lewis Derenberger, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael West (PF) Michael Gamblin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Clark (PG) Gregory Johnson | |
| 05:08 | Wagner | Robert Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:08 | Wagner | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Brandon Booe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Gamblin (C) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:24 | Wagner | Craig Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Sweeney | 47-50 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Brandon Booe is hacked by Michael West - foul #4 on Michael West, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (SG), John Kangas (SF), Wayne Crosby (PF) Wesley Cottrell, John Towry, Brandon Booe | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | John Kangas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 03:40 | Wagner | Craig Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Donald Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wilsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Gamblin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kangas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Wagner | Michael West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Dan Brownlow (SG), John McGurl (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Christopher Wilsey, Craig Byrd, Michael Gamblin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion (PF) Lewis Derenberger | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-50 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dan Brownlow - foul #1 on Dan Brownlow, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Louis Holman (SG), James Lapinsky (PF) Donald Sweeney, Michael West | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:02 | Wagner | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:00 | Wagner | Wagner calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wagner | Donald Sweeney (PG), Christopher Wilsey (SG), Craig Byrd (SF), Michael West (PF) Dan Brownlow, Louis Holman, John McGurl, James Lapinsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (SG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF), Lewis Derenberger (C) Woodrow Elliott, Jeffrey Champion, John Kangas, Wayne Crosby | |
| 02:54 | Wagner | Christopher Wilsey makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael West | 50-51 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | The jumper by Kevin Clark is denied by Robert Nelson | 50-51 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Brandon Booe grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Michael West denies the turnaround by Wesley Cottrell | 50-51 |
| 02:16 | Wagner | Craig Byrd gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:03 | Wagner | Craig Byrd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Sweeney | 53-51 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Brandon Booe | 53-53 |
| 01:27 | Wagner | Christopher Wilsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 01:01 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 01:01 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:01 | Wagner | Donald Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | The jumper by Wesley Cottrell is denied by Craig Byrd | 55-53 |
| 00:39 | Wagner | Robert Nelson snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Wagner | Robert Nelson loses the dribble to Lewis Derenberger | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |