| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) SF - Caleb Ford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) C - Chester Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) SG - Keith Bart (fresh) SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) C - David Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Keith Bart comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Caleb Ford - foul #1 on Caleb Ford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Caleb Ford | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | George St. John misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Ruhland - foul #1 on Robert Ruhland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | George St. John comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Keith Bart can't connect on a runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Hayden | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Keith Bart hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | David Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Jenkins is called for the reach on Caleb Ford - foul #1 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 16:12 | Northern Illinois University | William Bartlett denies the turnaround by Caleb Ford | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Keith Bart grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | David Hobbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | David Hobbs can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) SF - Caleb Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) PF - William Bartlett (fresh) C - David Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Hayden, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (C) David Hobbs | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Chester Adams - foul #1 on Chester Adams, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy (SF), Benjamin Jewett (PF), Michael Tillson (C) Caleb Ford, Jeffrey Perry, Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | George St. John takes the ball from Donald Fisher in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | George St. John lays it up and in | 4-7 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Bart - foul #1 on Keith Bart, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG) Donald Fisher | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (PG), Bret Butler (SG), John Ordaz (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) George St. John, Keith Bart, Robert Ruhland, Thomas Hicks | |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | William Bartlett loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Hobbs (C) William Bartlett | |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams (C) Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:00 | Ball State | John Ordaz is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Ordaz, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Richard Murphy, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Ball State | George St. John (PG), Keith Bart (SG), Robert Ruhland (SF) James Cashion, Bret Butler, John Ordaz | |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins buries a shot in the lane set up by Robert Ruhland | 5-9 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | David Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | George St. John clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Brown, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG) Robert Hayden | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 13:00 | Ball State | George St. John misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | George St. John misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Caleb Ford | 7-9 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | George St. John comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:23 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | William Bartlett snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | George St. John connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Bart and he's hacked by Donald Fisher - foul #1 on Donald Fisher, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Benjamin Jewett (PF), Michael Tillson (C) Samuel Brown, Caleb Ford, Jeffrey Perry, Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:09 | Ball State | George St. John makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:51 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (SG), Thomas Hicks (C) Keith Bart, David Hobbs | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) PF - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) C - Michael Tillson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cashion (fresh) SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bartlett (fresh) C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from George St. John | 7-14 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | James Cashion is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bret Butler (SG), John Ordaz (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) George St. John, Robert Ruhland, Thomas Hicks | |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Murphy | 13-14 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | James Cashion knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Bret Butler hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Cashion | 13-20 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Cashion - foul #1 on James Cashion, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Chester Adams (C) Richard Murphy, Benjamin Jewett, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Ball State | George St. John (PG), Keith Bart (SG), Robert Ruhland (SF), David Hobbs (C) James Cashion, Bret Butler, John Ordaz, William Bartlett | |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Keith Bart is hacked by Robert Hayden - foul #2 on Robert Hayden, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG), Thomas Louden (SG) Donald Fisher, Robert Hayden | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ordaz (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Keith Bart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George St. John | 15-23 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford lays it in and he's fouled by David Hobbs - foul #1 on David Hobbs, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | David Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from George St. John | 17-25 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | David Hobbs snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Louden (fresh) SF - Caleb Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ordaz (fresh) C - David Hobbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Hobbs misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Samuel Brown - foul #2 on Samuel Brown, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF) John Ordaz | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | David Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:21 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Fisher | 19-27 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Chester Adams - foul #2 on Chester Adams, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett (C) Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Perry | 19-27 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry is hacked by Robert Ruhland - foul #2 on Robert Ruhland, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF) Thomas Louden, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ordaz (SF) Robert Ruhland | |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | David Hobbs snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Keith Bart is fouled on the floor by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson (C) Jeffrey Perry | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (C) David Hobbs | |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Keith Bart makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Keith Bart makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 20-29 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the tip | 20-29 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | George St. John travels with the ball | 22-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (PG), Bret Butler (SG), Thomas Hicks (C) George St. John, Keith Bart, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant steps out of bounds on the baseline | 22-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SG), Caleb Ford (SF) Brian Wyant, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Hobbs (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| 05:09 | Ball State | David Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | John Ordaz can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett knocks in the shot in the paint | 24-29 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | John Ordaz hits a jumper from the right wing set up by David Hobbs | 24-31 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | John Ordaz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Bret Butler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Louden - foul #1 on Thomas Louden, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Donald Fisher, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Bart (SG), Stephen Mandel (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) James Cashion, John Ordaz, William Bartlett | |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Bret Butler misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Bret Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Mandel - foul #1 on Stephen Mandel, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden (SG), Chester Adams (C) Brian Wyant, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Ball State | George St. John (PG), Robert Ruhland (SF) Bret Butler, Stephen Mandel | |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Jenkins is called for the reach on Chester Adams - foul #2 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG), Caleb Ford (SF) Thomas Louden, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Brown (fresh) SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Caleb Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | David Hobbs can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | George St. John steps in front of the Caleb Ford pass | 28-32 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Chester Adams swats the layup by Robert Ruhland | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | David Hobbs grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Samuel Brown - foul #3 on Samuel Brown, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Richard Murphy (SF) Samuel Brown, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (C) David Hobbs | |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden's fadeaway is rejected by William Bartlett | 28-33 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hayden | 31-33 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland can't finish the layup | 31-33 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | William Bartlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | William Bartlett can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George St. John | 31-35 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | George St. John connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ruhland | 31-37 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Fisher, team foul #12 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford (SF), Benjamin Jewett (PF), Michael Tillson (C) Richard Murphy, Jeffrey Perry, Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (SG), David Hobbs (C) Keith Bart, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Robert Hayden is called for the reach on James Cashion - foul #3 on Robert Hayden, team foul #13 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SG) Robert Hayden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | James Cashion makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | James Cashion makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | George St. John pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |