| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) SG - Alex Padro (fresh) SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Andres Russo (fresh) C - Robert Towns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is denied on a layup by Robert Towns | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Eaton and he's fouled by Richard Traynor - foul #1 on Richard Traynor, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Towns - foul #1 on Robert Towns, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alex Padro | 7-1 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-1 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo can't finish the layup | 7-1 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the tip | 7-1 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Traynor | 7-1 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-1 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the board | 7-1 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Shelley denies the turnaround by Robert Towns | 7-1 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton tips it in | 9-1 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Terrance Davis | 9-3 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 11-3 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Alex Padro steals the ball from Donald Cooley | 11-3 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Shelley steals it from Andres Russo | 11-3 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis travels with the ball | 11-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Martin Clark (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) SF - Martin Clark (fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 3 from the left wing | 14-3 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #2 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Tyler Arocho (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses long on a runner from the baseline | 14-3 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark grabs the board | 14-3 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Danny Vedder | 17-3 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Danny Vedder swats the shot by Todd Parker | 17-3 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the tip | 17-3 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens can't tip it in | 17-3 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the board | 17-3 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Mark Coogan is denied by Tyler Arocho | 17-3 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 17-3 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Nix and he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #1 on Martin Clark, team foul #3 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Robert Eaton (SF) James Leighton, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the free throw | 17-6 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Todd Parker picks off the pass by Robert Eaton | 17-6 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Richard Traynor lays it in on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 17-8 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-8 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Donald Cooley | 17-8 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Richard Traynor blows the layup | 17-8 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Richard Traynor pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Traynor, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), James Leighton (SG), Martin Clark (SF), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Timothy McMann, Alex Padro, Robert Eaton, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff, Richard Traynor | |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Cooley - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 18-8 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-8 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Towns | 20-8 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #4 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Robert Eaton (SF) James Leighton, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Cecil Shelley | |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Randy Nix - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens is fouled on the floor by Andres Russo - foul #1 on Andres Russo, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Blake Ratcliff (C) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Randy Nix knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Durham | 22-14 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton is fouled on the floor by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, Todd Parker | |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann drills a floater from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Eaton | 24-14 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy McMann | 27-14 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Alex Padro picks off the pass by Dean Durham | 27-14 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro banks in the layup | 29-14 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Dean Durham drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Ratcliff | 29-17 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Cecil Shelley | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eaton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho lays it up and in on a great pass from Blake Ratcliff | 29-19 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-19 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alex Padro | 31-19 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Durham | 31-22 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Coogan | 34-22 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Donald Cooley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dean Durham | 34-25 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dean Durham - foul #2 on Dean Durham, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Martin Clark (SF), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Alex Padro, Robert Eaton, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Randy Nix (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Donald Cooley, Dean Durham, Blake Ratcliff, Tyler Arocho | |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #7 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), James Clark (PF) Timothy McMann, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Todd Parker picks off the pass by Robert Roberts in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Alex Padro is called for the reach on Randy Nix - foul #1 on Alex Padro, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark's floater is knocked away by Hubert Stephens | 36-26 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Cecil Shelley | 36-26 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Towns | 39-26 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is hacked by Todd Parker - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) Cecil Shelley | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is called for traveling | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-28 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Russo | 41-28 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF), James Clark (C) Martin Clark, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Todd Parker, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-28 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Mark Coogan (C) Robert Roberts, Alfred Bartley, James Clark | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Donald Cooley's pass is intercepted by Alex Padro | 41-28 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits the finger roll | 43-28 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Richard Traynor tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton tips it but misses | 43-30 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is called for traveling | 43-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Martin Clark (SF), James Clark (PF), Robert Towns (C) James Leighton, Alex Padro, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Blake Ratcliff, Richard Traynor, Tyler Arocho | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled on the floor by Timothy McMann - foul #1 on Timothy McMann, team foul #9 | 43-30 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | James Clark grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the halfcourt shot | 43-30 |