| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 32-46 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Edward Mounce's pass is intercepted by Richard Heyward | 32-46 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols scores on a runner in the paint | 32-48 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Oscar Danek comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-48 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 32-50 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Douglas Eason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Danek | 32-50 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Oscar Danek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-50 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper blows the layup | 32-50 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Oscar Danek connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Douglas Eason buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is whistled for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Howe (fresh) SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Long Hong buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the easy layup | 39-52 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham gets the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Victor Howe drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 41-55 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-55 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonel Osborn | 41-55 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 41-57 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Victor Howe loses the dribble to Wayne Dahlberg | 41-57 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head can't finish the layup | 41-57 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | James Hunsucker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Long Hong and he's hacked by Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #1 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Douglas Eason (C) Long Hong, Victor Howe, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Daniel Beckham, Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 12:59 | Ball State | James Hunsucker makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is called for traveling | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Dino Russo steals it from Richard Heyward | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Dino Russo is fouled on the floor by Mike Cooper - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 44-59 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Mike Cooper picks off the pass by Andrew Brewer | 44-59 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-59 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols tips it in | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-61 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Oscar Danek can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is hacked by Dino Russo - foul #3 on Dino Russo, team foul #1 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head blows the layup but he's fouled by James Hunsucker - foul #2 on James Hunsucker, team foul #2 | 44-61 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Charles Head swats the layup by Victor Howe | 44-63 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-63 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | James Hunsucker grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Victor Howe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #3 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Long Hong, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Victor Howe misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Victor Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF) Victor Howe, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dino Russo | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | James Hunsucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols travels with the ball | 48-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Riley Witt, Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Oscar Danek connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | James Hunsucker gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Ball State | James Hunsucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), Casey Jensen (PF) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Brian Nichols (C) Richard Heyward, Leonel Osborn | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 50-65 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Casey Jensen's pass is intercepted by Mike Cooper | 50-65 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols's pass is intercepted by Russell Aubry | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #3 on Mike Cooper, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Victor Howe, Casey Jensen, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Riley Witt, Mike Cooper, Charles Head | |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Dahlberg | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #6 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Brown (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Leonel Osborn (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Brewer | 52-68 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Russell Aubry grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Victor Howe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jacob Molino (PG), Mark Miller (SG), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Russell Aubry, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Charles Head (PF) Raymond Brown, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Russell Aubry (SF) Jacob Molino, Mark Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Victor Howe misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hunsucker | 52-71 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses the floater from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-71 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't tip it in | 52-71 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn tips it home | 52-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-73 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits the follow up shot | 54-73 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Dahlberg | 54-75 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 54-75 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Victor Howe gets the offensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Victor Howe hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 54-75 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 54-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt runs out the clock | 54-75 |