| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Haas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods inbounds the ball | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Nick Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Andre Costa scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-32 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Craig Andres is denied by Nick Hunt | 51-32 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Willard | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Carr | 54-35 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Andre Costa scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Willard | 57-35 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Andre Costa - foul #3 on Andre Costa, team foul #1 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF) Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Nick Hunt knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donald Willard | 59-38 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Roger Carr | 59-40 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Roger Carr steps in front of the Ross Eggleston pass | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (PF) Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Robert Jones is hacked by Roger Carr - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #1 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Robert Lange (SF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Forrest Morgan, Craig Andres | |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Robert Jones lays it in set up by Ross Eggleston | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 61-40 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Willard | 64-40 |
| 16:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm knocks in the runner near the basket | 64-42 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Robert Jones misses short on a jumper from the right block | 64-42 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Robert Jones tips it but misses | 64-42 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it in | 66-42 |
| 16:14 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Willard steals the ball from Robert Lange | 66-42 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Donald Willard lays it up and in | 68-42 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Carr | 68-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Lange (fresh) PF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Kiker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Nick Hunt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dan Kiker - foul #1 on Dan Kiker, team foul #2 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Curtis Haas (PF) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Nathan Woods (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) Roger Carr, Robert Lange, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Dan Kiker | |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Nick Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Nick Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods is hacked by Andre Costa - foul #4 on Andre Costa, team foul #2 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski (SF), Carlos Edwards (C) Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Casimir Skokowski takes the ball from Nathan Woods | 69-44 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Curtis Haas blows the layup | 69-44 |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea pulls down the rebound | 69-44 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-44 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Rupe | 71-44 |
| 14:56 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford tips it home | 71-46 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Nathan Woods - foul #3 on Nathan Woods, team foul #3 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (PG) Dennis Buford | |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 14:26 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-46 |
| 14:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea tips it in | 72-48 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Edwards and he's fouled by Nathan Woods - foul #4 on Nathan Woods, team foul #4 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG) Jimmy Rupe, Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (C) Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Craig Andres | |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski makes the free throw | 75-48 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Lange | 75-50 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a shot from the right block | 75-50 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the tip | 75-50 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Donald Willard can't tip it in | 75-50 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 75-50 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Haas blocks the short jumper by Tommy Holman | 75-50 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr gets the offensive rebound | 75-50 |
| 13:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Casimir Skokowski, Curtis Haas, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Craig Andres (C) Robert Lange, Tommy Holman | |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Donald Willard connects on the jumper from the right wing | 77-50 |
| 12:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres travels with the ball | 77-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG) Donald Willard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG) Dennis Buford | |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Jerry O'Shea steals the ball from Ross Eggleston | 77-50 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres drills a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #3 | 77-52 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the free throw | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 79-53 |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Osborne picks off the pass by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 79-53 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 81-53 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-56 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nick Hunt | 84-56 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 84-56 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ross Eggleston | 84-56 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a 3 from straight away | 84-56 |
| 10:24 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 84-56 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-56 |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea tips it back up and in | 84-58 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Craig Andres picks off the pass by Robert Jones | 84-58 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses short on a runner from the left block | 84-58 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm gets the offensive rebound | 84-58 |
| 09:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Forrest Morgan | 84-61 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Jonathan Rosenbalm swats the short shot by Nick Hunt | 84-61 |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the rebound | 84-61 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Jimmy Rupe (SG), Casimir Skokowski (SF), Curtis Haas (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Jonathan Hill, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Tommy Holman (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Forrest Morgan, Craig Andres | |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski gets the rebound | 84-61 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #3 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #5 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby (SG) Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 1st free throw | 85-61 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-61 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski grabs the defensive rebound | 86-61 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Donald Willard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 86-61 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 86-61 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange hits a shot from the right wing | 86-63 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Donald Willard comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 86-63 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker snags the defensive board | 86-63 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Willard - foul #2 on Donald Willard, team foul #5 | 86-65 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange misses the free throw | 86-65 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards gets the rebound | 86-65 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 86-65 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 86-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jimmy Rupe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Haas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jesse Corby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lange (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Kiker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-65 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards snags the defensive board | 86-65 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Tommy Holman is called for the reach on Donald Willard - foul #4 on Tommy Holman, team foul #6 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Jimmy Rupe, Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Nathan Woods (SF) Jesse Corby, Robert Lange | |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Nick Hunt drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 88-65 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Curtis Haas - foul #1 on Curtis Haas, team foul #6 | 88-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Jonathan Hill, Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 1st free throw | 88-66 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-67 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Robert Jones is hacked by Roger Carr - foul #2 on Roger Carr, team foul #7 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG) Donald Willard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Dan Kiker | |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 89-67 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 90-67 |
| 06:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Eggleston steps in front of the Roger Carr pass | 90-67 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 90-67 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Andres | 90-67 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 90-67 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Woods | 90-67 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres banks in the layup set up by Roger Carr out of the doubleteam | 90-69 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 90-69 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Andre Costa grabs the offensive board | 90-69 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry O'Shea - foul #2 on Jerry O'Shea, team foul #8 | 90-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Curtis Haas (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Jonathan Hill, Robert Jones, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 91-69 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 2nd free throw | 91-69 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange pulls down the rebound | 91-69 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is whistled for traveling | 91-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SG), Casimir Skokowski (SF) Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Curtis Haas is denied on a layup by Dan Kiker | 91-69 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford grabs the board | 91-69 |
| 04:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 91-69 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Carlos Edwards | 91-69 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Donald Willard scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 93-69 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan is hacked by Curtis Haas - foul #2 on Curtis Haas, team foul #7 | 93-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (SG), Nick Hunt (C) Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Dan Kiker | |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 93-70 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 93-71 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 93-71 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford pulls down the rebound | 93-71 |
| 04:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Buford, team foul #9 | 93-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Andre Costa (SF) Jonathan Hill, Joshua Osborne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG) Dennis Buford, Robert Lange | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Andre Costa is fouled on the floor by Nathan Woods - foul #5 on Nathan Woods, team foul #10 | 93-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker (SF), Craig Andres (C) Nathan Woods, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 1st free throw | 94-71 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 95-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Haas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's fouled by Andre Costa - foul #5 on Andre Costa, team foul #8 | 95-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa, Curtis Haas, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG), Jesse Corby (SG), Robert Lange (SF) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Craig Andres | |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker makes the free throw | 95-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill is called for traveling | 95-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG) Ricardo Rodriquez | |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby is fouled on the floor by Carlos Edwards - foul #1 on Carlos Edwards, team foul #9 | 95-74 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby makes the 1st free throw | 95-75 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby makes the 2nd free throw | 95-76 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe is fouled on the floor by Dan Kiker - foul #2 on Dan Kiker, team foul #11 | 95-76 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe misses the 1st free throw | 95-76 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe misses the 2nd free throw | 95-76 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker grabs the board | 95-76 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 95-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF) Forrest Morgan | |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 1st free throw | 95-77 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 95-78 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Curtis Haas (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Jimmy Rupe, Jonathan Hill, Robert Jones, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Jesse Corby, Robert Lange, Dan Kiker | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Willard | 98-78 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 98-78 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne snags the defensive board | 98-78 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 98-78 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the offensive board | 98-78 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 98-78 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 98-78 |
| 01:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 98-78 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Curtis Haas pulls down the rebound | 98-78 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Curtis Haas is called for a charge - foul #3 on Curtis Haas, team foul #11 | 98-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Curtis Haas, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Forrest Morgan (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 98-78 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe grabs the defensive rebound | 98-78 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 101-78 |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses badly on a floater from the left block | 101-78 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne snags the defensive board | 101-78 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 101-78 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 103-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker's layup is rejected by Joshua Osborne | 103-78 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan hits the follow up shot | 103-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Robert Jones is called for 3 seconds | 103-80 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 103-80 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill gets the rebound | 103-80 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe runs out the clock | 103-80 |