| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by John Gustafson | 47-40 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson lays it in on a great pass from James Reed | 49-40 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses the easy layup | 49-40 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the tip | 49-40 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 49-40 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Steve Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a floater from the left side | 49-40 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple loses the dribble to Ronnie Kosakowski | 49-40 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski banks in the layup | 49-42 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | The short jumper by Eric Williams is denied by Carl Richardson | 49-42 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steve Betz | 49-42 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Steve Betz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Damron | 52-42 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Christopher Louis knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Douglas Mauriello - foul #3 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello | |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is hacked by Robert Damron - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Lee Merrick is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Lee Merrick, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Larry Sorensen | |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | William Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Darrell Brown and he's fouled by Peter Hines - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF) Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, John Gustafson | |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Reed | 57-50 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Peter Hines blocks the short jumper by Stephen Johnson | 57-50 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | James Reed snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Eric Williams blocks the jumper by Nicolas Koopman | 57-50 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mauriello | 57-50 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Koopman - foul #4 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Darrell Brown (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Edgar Jerkins, Christopher Louis, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the jump hook from close range | 57-52 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Carey | 59-52 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 59-52 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #3 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | James Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #4 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Edgar Jerkins - foul #2 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF) John Gustafson | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson drills a driving attempt in the lane | 63-55 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Eric Williams is called for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Steve Betz is called for the reach on Edgar Jerkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Peter Hines (PF) Steve Betz, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Eric Williams knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 65-57 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Reed | 65-57 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | James Reed steals the ball from Edgar Jerkins | 65-57 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Christopher Louis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edgar Jerkins | 65-60 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Carter | 68-60 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 68-60 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | James Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | William Carter misses the tip | 68-60 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the follow up shot | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - William Carter (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Gustafson | 70-63 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Jerkins | 70-63 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Christopher Louis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Christopher Louis's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Hines | 70-65 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins blows the layup | 70-65 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | John Gustafson steals the ball from Patrick Webber | 70-65 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the lay-in | 70-65 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, Patrick Webber, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Edgar Jerkins, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson banks in the layup set up by Steve Betz and the foul's on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #2 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is whistled for a carry | 73-65 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Betz | 75-65 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the dunk | 75-65 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Darrell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello buries a floater from the right side set up by Ronnie Kosakowski | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is called for traveling | 75-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF) Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bruce Feeley (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Stemple - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #6 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Larry Sorensen | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 75-68 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #5 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bruce Feeley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | John Gustafson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-68 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Feeley - foul #1 on Bruce Feeley, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it up and in | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't tip it in | 77-70 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Bruce Feeley pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Bruce Feeley is whistled for a carry | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Bruce Feeley, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Darrell Brown steals the ball from Patrick Webber | 77-70 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Larry Sorensen | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | John Gustafson steals it from Steve Betz | 77-70 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Christopher Louis can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 77-70 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 77-72 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 77-72 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it home | 79-72 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Christopher Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Webber | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #9 | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | John Gustafson is called for the reach on Carl Richardson - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #10 | 81-72 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is hacked by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #7 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Jerkins - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #11 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Larry Sorensen | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | John Gustafson's pass is intercepted by Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a shot from the right block | 85-74 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 85-74 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 85-74 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber snags the defensive board | 85-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Reed runs out the clock | 85-74 |