| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Pauly inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Frank Redfern | 40-39 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pauly swats the short shot by Larry Watson | 40-39 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Earle Haffner - foul #3 on Earle Haffner, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG) Earle Haffner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilfred Austin - foul #2 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | David Anderson loses the dribble to James Gray | 42-40 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | David Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gray lays it in set up by Colin Weingarten | 44-42 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | David Anderson misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Wilfred Austin denies the turnaround by Alfred Hayden | 44-42 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilfred Austin steals it from James Gray | 44-42 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Robert Pauly pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Colin Weingarten steps in front of the Frank Redfern pass | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Novick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | James Gray is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Colin Weingarten, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), David Pichardo (PF), Nick Jones (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Ellis Smith steps in front of the David Pichardo pass | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Robert Lee lays it in on a great pass from James Harris and he's fouled by Leon Taylor - foul #1 on Leon Taylor, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Robert Cherry snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | James Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Cherry | 44-48 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | David Pichardo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | David Pichardo blows the layup but he's fouled by James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (SG), Larry Watson (SF), James Gray (C) Christopher Weinman, James Cross, Ellis Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), David Anderson (SG) James Harris, Nick Jones | |
| 13:45 | Ball State | David Pichardo misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | David Pichardo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Cherry steps in front of the Colin Weingarten pass | 44-49 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Frank Redfern throws it down set up by Robert Cherry | 44-51 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Earle Haffner | 46-51 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Robert Lee scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Anderson | 46-53 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Earle Haffner | 49-53 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Robert Lee blows the layup | 49-53 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | David Pichardo gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pichardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | David Anderson is hacked by Earle Haffner - foul #4 on Earle Haffner, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Cross (C) Earle Haffner, Colin Weingarten, Leon Taylor, James Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF), Wilfred Austin (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, David Pichardo | |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Harris | 49-55 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | James Cross gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Pauly - foul #3 on Robert Pauly, team foul #2 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Dennis Schmidt (SF), James Gray (C) Christopher Weinman, Larry Watson, James Cross | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG) David Anderson | |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | James Harris is fouled on the floor by Colin Weingarten - foul #2 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Frank Redfern scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Harris | 53-57 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wilfred Austin - foul #3 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF) Dennis Schmidt, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Colin Weingarten - foul #3 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (SG) Charles Novick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SG) James Harris | |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Austin | 53-60 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Robert Lee is fouled on the floor by Colin Weingarten - foul #4 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt (SG), Larry Watson (SF) Colin Weingarten, James Cross | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), David Pichardo (C) Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lee | 53-61 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Frank Redfern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Jones (C) Frank Redfern | |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt is denied on a layup by David Pichardo | 53-61 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gray gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson misses the shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Nick Jones snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Schmidt (fresh) SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Pichardo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | David Anderson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cherry | 53-63 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | James Gray hits a shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Nick Jones misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Watson - foul #1 on Larry Watson, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Cross (C) Christopher Weinman, Dennis Schmidt, Leon Taylor, James Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Wilfred Austin (C) Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, David Pichardo | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Nick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Nick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Alfred Hayden is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #3 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) Nick Jones | |
| 06:25 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Cross | 55-67 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Pauly | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden is hacked by Jeffrey Stevenson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stevenson, team foul #4 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (SF), James Gray (C) Larry Watson, James Cross | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (SG) David Anderson | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Novick | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is hacked by Leon Taylor - foul #2 on Leon Taylor, team foul #11 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Pichardo (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gray snags the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor connects on the jumper from the right side | 59-72 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the floater from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson is whistled for traveling | 59-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Larry Watson (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Leon Taylor, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Wilfred Austin (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Pichardo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson is called for traveling | 59-72 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (PF), James Gray (C) James Cross, Ellis Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Robert Lee's pass is intercepted by Christopher Weinman | 59-72 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Colin Weingarten, Christopher Weinman, Leon Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) James Harris, Robert Lee, David Pichardo | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Watson takes the ball from Wilfred Austin | 59-72 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #12 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SF), Robert Lee (PF), David Pichardo (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Robert Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-73 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | David Pichardo gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Cross - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #13 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Jones (C) David Anderson | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | James Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-74 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Nick Jones snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Harris runs out the clock | 62-74 |