| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Marx | 33-34 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Nevarez steps in front of the Robert Liebowitz pass | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 35-37 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG) Robert Liebowitz | |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Nevarez | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Carter | 37-37 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Marx | 40-37 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses short on a floater near the basket | 40-37 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Alexander Hoehn is called for the reach on Nicholas Stukes - foul #2 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Justin Blackburn (SF), William Williams (PF), David Elliott (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Todd Carter, Ron Davis, Larry Morgan, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on William Proctor | 40-37 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | David Elliott makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Blackburn | 42-40 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF) Eric Lee, William Proctor, David Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Robert Hittle | |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Robert Liebowitz steps in front of the Justin Blackburn pass | 42-40 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn is denied on a layup by Jeff Logston | 42-42 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 42-42 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is hacked by Charles Jelinski - foul #1 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Williams, Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Percy Fry, Jeff Logston | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Stukes - foul #1 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | John Marx is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #1 on Todd Carter, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF) Charles Jelinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (PG) Todd Carter | |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the turnaround from close range set up by Richard Nevarez | 44-44 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Stukes | 44-44 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Nevarez steals it from Jeff Logston | 44-44 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Percy Fry steps in front of the Nicholas Stukes pass | 44-44 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Percy Fry | 44-47 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Jack Borrero double dribbles | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), William Williams (PF), Justin Blackburn (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Ron Davis, Larry Morgan | |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Smith | 44-50 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski knocks in the shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Justin Blackburn blocks the jumper by Todd Carter | 46-50 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Eric Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Eric Lee's 3 pointer is rejected by Jeff Logston | 46-50 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Logston | 46-50 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Alexander Hoehn swats the short shot by Charles Jelinski | 46-50 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski tips it home | 48-50 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Eric Lee, William Proctor, William Williams, Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Percy Fry, Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Morgan - foul #2 on Larry Morgan, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Morgan - foul #3 on Larry Morgan, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Jelinski | 52-50 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | John Marx is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), William Williams (C) Charles Jelinski, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Jeff Logston (PF) Todd Carter, Ron Davis, Larry Morgan | |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is hacked by Percy Fry - foul #2 on Percy Fry, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Blackburn (SF) John Marx | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Hittle | |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-50 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Jack Borrero snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Eric Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 52-50 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Jack Borrero tips it in | 54-50 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Eric Lee, Justin Blackburn, Jack Borrero | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Percy Fry, Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Robert Liebowitz steps in front of the Charles Jelinski pass | 54-52 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Jelinski - foul #2 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG) Richard Nevarez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG), Jeff Logston (C) Robert Liebowitz, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 54-53 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Stukes - foul #2 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan banks in the layup set up by Todd Carter and he's hacked by Jack Borrero - foul #3 on Jack Borrero, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG) Percy Fry | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Justin Blackburn (C) Eric Lee, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Ron Davis, Jeff Logston | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Charles Jelinski is called for the reach on Percy Fry - foul #3 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle (PF) Larry Morgan | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Jack Borrero knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Marx | 58-56 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes (C) Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Percy Fry, Robert Hittle | |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ron Davis | 58-58 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the floater from close range | 60-58 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz connects on the jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses badly on a floater in the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses the floater from the right side | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Marx comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Nevarez - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Liebowitz - foul #4 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Liebowitz | 62-64 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes connects on the floater from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan can't connect on a runner near the basket | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is hacked by Robert Liebowitz - foul #5 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG) Robert Liebowitz | |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Charles Jelinski is called for the reach on Alexander Hoehn - foul #4 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | John Marx makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Nevarez | 67-66 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Percy Fry | 67-68 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-68 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Jack Borrero grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Jack Borrero's fadeaway is rejected by Alexander Hoehn | 67-68 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Nevarez - foul #2 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jelinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jack Borrero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Stukes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ron Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Hoehn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Jack Borrero comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Morgan - foul #4 on Larry Morgan, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is hacked by Richard Nevarez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn runs out the clock | 69-72 |