| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson is hacked by James Meyer - foul #1 on James Meyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | James Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson's pass is intercepted by Luis Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Donald Boyd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | James Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Donald Boyd tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | James Meyer takes the ball from John Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman lays it in set up by James Meyer | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron is hacked by Edgar Pearson - foul #1 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | James Meyer scores on a floater from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson misses the floater from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Matthews - foul #1 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | James Meyer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 6-5 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Dale Jaco clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Patrick Matthews | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Beattie (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Boyd | 9-5 |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Wiseman - foul #1 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Dale Beattie, Patrick Matthews | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | George Thompson steps in front of the James Meyer pass | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:06 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:47 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Seth Jennings snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | James Meyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman misses long on a runner from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Meyer | 11-6 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | James Meyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Morris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Morris, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG), Glenn Edwards (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco, Donald Boyd, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Dale Beattie (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) John Smith, Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Zimmerman, Rudolph Hock | |
| 13:12 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:56 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Thompson, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF) James Meyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses long on a floater from the right block | 14-8 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews tips it in | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Herbert Herr misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dale Beattie, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Seth Jennings (C) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) George Thompson, Dale Beattie | |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Dale Jaco knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Wiseman | 17-10 |
| 10:23 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket | 17-12 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson is whistled for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Dale Beattie (PF) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Patrick Matthews | |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses long on a jumper from close range | 17-12 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Zimmerman is called for the reach on Charles Wiseman - foul #1 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF), Edgar Pearson (C) James Meyer, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman | 19-14 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Kenneth Zimmerman swats the layup by Donald Boyd | 19-14 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie misses the runner from the baseline | 19-14 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Thompson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) PF - Dale Beattie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiseman - foul #2 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG), James Meyer (SF), Seth Jennings (C) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco, Paul Bedgood, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Patrick Matthews (C) George Thompson, Dale Beattie, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Riney - foul #1 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Seth Jennings drills a runner in the lane | 21-15 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews loses the dribble to Herbert Herr | 21-15 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | James Meyer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Herr | 23-15 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris misses the easy layup | 23-15 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | James Meyer buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Herr | 25-15 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith is hacked by Gilbert Riney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), Glenn Edwards (PF) Gilbert Riney, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Rudolph Hock (PF) John Smith, Jeffrey Morris | |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews dunks the ball on a great pass from Luis Johnson and he's hacked by Seth Jennings - foul #1 on Seth Jennings, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Dale Jaco can't tip it in | 25-18 |
| 05:46 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock can't finish the layup | 25-18 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | James Meyer snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Seth Jennings is fouled on the floor by Patrick Matthews - foul #2 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Dale Beattie (PF), Kenneth Zimmerman (C) George Thompson, Rudolph Hock, Patrick Matthews | |
| 04:56 | Ball State | James Meyer connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Herr | 27-18 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Edgar Pearson is called for the reach on Kenneth Zimmerman - foul #2 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (SF), Willard Goheen (C) James Meyer, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Willard Goheen is called for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Jaco - foul #1 on Dale Jaco, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SG), Seth Jennings (C) Dale Jaco, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Seth Jennings tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson travels with the ball | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Gilbert Riney (SG), James Meyer (SF), Edgar Pearson (C) Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews (C) Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Thompson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | James Meyer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Morris - foul #2 on Jeffrey Morris, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF) George Thompson, Jeffrey Morris | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), Glenn Edwards (PF) Gilbert Riney, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) Dale Beattie, Patrick Matthews | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Glenn Edwards steals the ball from John Smith | 31-21 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-21 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris is called for traveling | 34-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) Rudolph Hock | |
| 01:58 | Ball State | John Smith steps in front of the Glenn Edwards pass | 34-21 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-21 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF), Seth Jennings (C) James Meyer, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Tom Aguayo (SG), Dale Beattie (PF) John Smith, Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson | |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Seth Jennings drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Edwards | 36-21 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-24 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Boyd | 38-24 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Aguayo | 38-27 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman | 41-27 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 41-27 |