| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Neil Gill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Felix Cole | 19-39 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Felix Cole | 22-41 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Neil Gill gets the offensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Randy Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-41 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Nix - foul #2 on Randy Nix, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Richard Traynor pulls down the rebound | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 22-42 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-42 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the lay-in | 22-42 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes drills a jumper from the left wing | 24-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Richard Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Todd Parker (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Randy Nix, Neil Gill, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Tyler Arocho is called for the reach on Darrell Estes - foul #1 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Felix Cole comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 24-44 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes tips it home | 24-46 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits a floater from close range | 26-46 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Tyler Arocho - foul #2 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #3 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Steven Coulter (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann | |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Orville Lange picks off the pass by Randy Nix | 26-47 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes loses the dribble to Randy Nix | 26-47 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Donald Cooley throws it down set up by Randy Nix | 28-47 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Orville Lange scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Coulter | 28-49 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) David Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter | |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cooley - foul #3 on Donald Cooley, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-49 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Estes - foul #1 on Darrell Estes, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Cecil Shelley blocks the short jumper by Darrell Estes | 32-49 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley buries a 3 from the right wing | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-49 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-49 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Randy Nix grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | The jump hook by Cecil Shelley is blocked by Felix Cole | 35-49 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes is hacked by Randy Nix - foul #3 on Randy Nix, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Todd Parker (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Neil Gill, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Mayes | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Todd Parker - foul #2 on Todd Parker, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Jeffery Brannen steals the ball from Cecil Shelley | 37-54 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the easy layup | 37-54 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Neil Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG) Ernest Conner, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Cole | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 38-57 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Felix Cole can't connect on a runner in the lane | 38-57 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | David Phillips snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #4 on Felix Cole, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Richard Traynor (PF) Donald Cooley, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Chas Reimann | |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 3rd free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes loses the ball out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neil Gill | 42-57 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Randy Nix comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-57 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Neil Gill tips it home | 44-57 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the shot from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mayes - foul #2 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), David Phillips (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, Neil Gill, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SF) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Richard Traynor clanks a fadeaway from close range | 46-57 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Brannen | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann tips it but misses | 46-59 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Todd Parker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Traynor | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Lange (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Felix Cole (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 49-61 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Neil Gill (SF) David Phillips, Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Randy Nix comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Felix Cole lays it in on a great pass from Steven Coulter | 49-63 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Neil Gill | 52-63 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses short on a runner from close range | 52-63 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Steven Coulter picks off the pass by Richard Traynor | 52-65 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Chuck Moore | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Felix Cole scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Mayes | 52-70 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 52-70 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Richard Traynor swats the short shot by Felix Cole | 52-70 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes runs out the clock | 52-70 |