| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 5 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Johnson Henry swats the short shot by Blake Ratcliff | 53-32 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens tips it back up and in | 55-32 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-32 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Cory Callison gets the rebound | 55-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cory Callison | 58-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth White | 58-35 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff snags the offensive board | 58-35 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-35 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Terrance Davis is called for the reach on Kenneth White - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #1 | 58-35 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a floater from the left block | 58-35 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-35 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Terrance Davis tips it home | 60-35 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Hubert Stephens - foul #2 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #2 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG), Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Thomas Fisher (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Tyler Arocho - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #1 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF) Donald Cooley, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Mathew Reidy | |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Steven Mendel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-37 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 60-40 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Richard Traynor banks in the layup | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-40 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is hacked by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #3 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott, Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux can't finish the layup | 62-40 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Blake Ratcliff | 62-40 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is denied on a layup by Michael Flannery | 62-40 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Donald Cooley tips it home | 64-40 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Stephens is called for the reach on Kenneth White - foul #3 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #4 | 64-40 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux and he's fouled by Terrance Davis - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the shot near the basket | 64-43 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 64-43 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is fouled on the floor by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Cory Callison steals the ball from Harvey Maddux | 64-43 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Michael Flannery is called for the reach on Cory Callison - foul #1 on Michael Flannery, team foul #2 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Terrance Davis buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Donald Cooley | 66-43 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cory Callison - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Harvey Maddux | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is called for traveling | 66-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Michael Flannery (PF) Mathew Reidy, Wayne Allen | |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Dean Durham clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Blake Ratcliff swats the short shot by David Scott | 66-47 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Michael Flannery steals the ball from Blake Ratcliff | 66-47 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses long on a jumper from the right side | 66-47 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Traynor | 66-47 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Steven Mendel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Blake Ratcliff | 69-47 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 69-50 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #3 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Richard Traynor, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, David Scott | |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Adam Poindexter - foul #2 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #4 | 69-50 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 69-50 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Terrance Davis swats the layup by Adam Poindexter | 69-50 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Terrance Davis gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cory Callison | 71-50 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a fadeaway from the right side | 71-52 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho buries a jump hook from the right block | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tyler Arocho | 73-52 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 73-52 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Cory Callison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Terrance Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (PF) Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), David Scott (C) Adam Poindexter, Wayne Allen, Johnson Henry | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Donald Cooley snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Terrance Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-54 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Blake Ratcliff - foul #2 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #8 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho clanks a runner in the paint | 76-56 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Steven Walker gets the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | The jumper by Richard Traynor is denied by Anthony Scott | 76-56 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Dean Durham tips it but misses | 76-56 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Michael Flannery | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 76-56 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Dean Durham gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Thomas Fisher picks off the pass by Dean Durham | 76-56 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 76-56 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Dean Durham pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Steven Walker tips it but misses | 76-56 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Steven Mendel steals the ball from Adam Poindexter | 76-56 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Dean Durham lays it in on a great pass from Steven Mendel | 78-56 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Tyler Arocho is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #1 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #9 | 78-56 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits a runner from the left block | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 80-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-60 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the board | 80-60 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-60 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the offensive board | 80-60 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | David Scott connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dean Durham runs out the clock | 80-63 |