| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Ingram (fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Scott Henderson inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Henderson | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang clanks a floater from the left side | 34-31 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Chris McLamb grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Henderson | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 34-31 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Michael Brewer swats the short shot by Chris McLamb | 34-31 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 34-31 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Michael Brewer snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Michael Brewer can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| 16:14 | Ball State | George Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Luke White pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Luke White | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Van Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF) Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Luke White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Brewer | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Scott Henderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Wilkins | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez tips it in | 39-35 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Michael Brewer buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo's floater is tipped away by George Ingram | 42-35 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | George Ingram misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the shot from the left block | 42-35 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Scott Henderson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Scott Henderson | 44-35 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | George Ingram clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Michael Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Scott Henderson snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Ruben Laws drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Wilkins | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Ingram (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses long on a floater from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Ingram | 47-37 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Luke White is called for the reach on Ronald Wilkins - foul #1 on Luke White, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Van Jackson (SF), Darrell Lugo (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Ruben Laws, Scott Henderson, George Ingram | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Eric Hukill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Chris McLamb gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Chris McLamb grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles is fouled on the floor by Eric Hukill - foul #1 on Eric Hukill, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF) Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Chris McLamb - foul #1 on Chris McLamb, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Jose Ponce travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG) Eric Hukill | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Van Jackson and the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses short on a jumper from the left block | 53-39 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Michael Brewer steals it from Jim Rhodes | 53-39 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Van Jackson is whistled for a carry | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Robert Steib (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Brewer | 53-39 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | George Ingram pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Michael Brewer can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 53-39 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Steib (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Michael Brewer drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (PF) George Ingram | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Robert Steib | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the free throw | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Brewer - foul #2 on Michael Brewer, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Ruben Laws connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Hukill | 59-40 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Eric Hukill steals the ball from Luke White | 59-40 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Philip Kriner | 59-40 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Philip Kriner knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Scott Henderson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Oscar Donahue - foul #1 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), George Ingram (PF) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez, Oscar Donahue | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Scott Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Scott Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Huang-fu Xiang | 61-45 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | George Ingram connects on the jump hook near the basket | 63-45 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Jose Ponce connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Luke White | 63-47 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin loses the dribble to Jim Rhodes | 63-47 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits the finger roll set up by Jim Rhodes | 63-49 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wilkins | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-49 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Scott Henderson hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Alonso Alphin steps in front of the Huang-fu Xiang pass | 65-49 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the easy layup | 65-49 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Luke White misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Henderson | 65-49 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is hacked by Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Van Jackson (SF), James Ford (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, George Ingram | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez can't tip it in | 67-49 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alonso Alphin | 67-49 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Eric Hukill makes the jumper from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques clanks a floater from the free throw line | 69-49 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | James Ford snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Eric Hukill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG) Richard Rodriques | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 69-49 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Ford misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Ford misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Darrell Lugo - foul #1 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #3 | 70-49 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Luke White misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Eric Hukill runs out the clock | 70-50 |