| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Lacefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | John Hagen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | John Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Stoddard swats the short shot by Gregory Smith | 38-41 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm's pass is intercepted by Charles Kelly | 38-41 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | John Hagen scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Laurence Agosto | 38-43 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Smith | 41-43 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Robert Timm is called for the reach on Barry Stoddard - foul #1 on Robert Timm, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | John Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 17:48 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Kelly steals the ball from Robert Timm | 41-43 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Gregory Smith steals the ball from John Hagen | 41-43 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | John Morgan is hacked by Eric Byrd - foul #1 on Eric Byrd, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (SG), Roger Walker (SF), Frank Stover (PF), David Lail (C) Gregory Smith, Robert Timm, William Sawyer, Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Christopher John (PF) John Morgan, John Hagen, Barry Stoddard | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Smith | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Charles Kelly misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on David Lail - foul #2 on David Lail, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist (SF) Eric Byrd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG) Laurence Agosto | |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 16:01 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist blows the layup | 41-47 |
| 16:00 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gabriel McCool (fresh) SG - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Sechrist (fresh) PF - Frank Stover (fresh) C - David Lail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) SG - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher John (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | David Lail misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-47 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Paul Peel pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Clarence Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Kelly | 41-49 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Kelly steals it from David Lail | 41-49 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Christopher John can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Lail - foul #3 on David Lail, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Robert Timm (SF), William Sawyer (PF), William Stinson (C) Gabriel McCool, Roger Walker, Paul Sechrist, Frank Stover, David Lail | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), John Hagen (SG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF) Paul Peel, Lawrence Benites, Clarence Smith, Charles Kelly | |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Christopher John makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Christopher John makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:20 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd loses the dribble to Laurence Agosto | 41-51 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | John Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Stoddard | 41-54 |
| 14:01 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Stinson | 44-54 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | John Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hagen | 44-57 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #3 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Kelly (C) Christopher John | |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 12:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:24 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | John Morgan drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Stoddard | 46-60 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Smith and he's fouled by John Hagen - foul #1 on John Hagen, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (SG), Roger Walker (SF), Roger Lacefield (C) Gregory Smith, Robert Timm, William Stinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Joseph Yarbrough (PF) John Morgan, John Hagen, Barry Stoddard | |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses the free throw | 48-60 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Kelly | 48-60 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Roger Walker steps in front of the Charles Kelly pass | 48-60 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Smith - foul #2 on Clarence Smith, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist (SF), David Lail (C) Eric Byrd, William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), James Vantassel (C) Laurence Agosto, Charles Kelly | |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yarbrough - foul #1 on Joseph Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), John Hagen (SG), Christopher John (PF) Paul Peel, Clarence Smith, James Vantassel | |
| 10:26 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | John Hagen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-60 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Christopher John pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Walker - foul #3 on Roger Walker, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Robert Timm (SF), William Stinson (C) Gabriel McCool, Roger Walker, Paul Sechrist, David Lail | |
| Subs | Ball State | Laurence Agosto (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF), Charles Kelly (C) John Morgan, Christopher John, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm misses short on a runner in the paint | 49-61 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Charles Kelly can't finish the layup | 49-61 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm misses the jumper from close range | 49-61 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Timm - foul #2 on Robert Timm, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker (PF) Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG) John Hagen | |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-62 |
| 08:21 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm tips it home | 51-62 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | John Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 07:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Benites (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Stoddard | 51-62 |
| 07:52 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm tips it but misses | 51-62 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Barry Stoddard | 51-62 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 07:24 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Timm | 54-62 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Timm - foul #3 on Robert Timm, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (PG), Paul Sechrist (SF), William Sawyer (PF), Roger Lacefield (C) Eric Byrd, Gregory Smith, Robert Timm, William Stinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG), Christopher John (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Lawrence Benites, Barry Stoddard, Charles Kelly | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Christopher John snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | John Hagen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher John | 54-64 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Roger Lacefield swats the layup by Christopher John | 54-64 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Christopher John pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Paul Sechrist steals the ball from Christopher John | 54-64 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Christopher John grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | John Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Robert Timm (SF), William Stinson (C) Gabriel McCool, Roger Walker, Paul Sechrist, Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (PG), Clarence Smith (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF), Charles Kelly (C) John Morgan, Laurence Agosto, Christopher John, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 05:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Kelly | 54-64 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on John Hagen - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | John Hagen misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson tips it in | 56-64 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Clarence Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 04:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:17 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | John Hagen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Benites | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hagen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith misses the tip | 59-67 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer tips it in | 61-67 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard comes up short on the floater from the right block | 61-67 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith is whistled for a carry | 61-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (SF), Roger Lacefield (PF) Robert Timm, William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Laurence Agosto (SF) John Hagen, Clarence Smith | |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Laurence Agosto | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm (SF) Gabriel McCool | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG) Lawrence Benites | |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Roger Lacefield is called for the reach on Barry Stoddard - foul #2 on Roger Lacefield, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer (PF) Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Laurence Agosto - foul #2 on Laurence Agosto, team foul #5 | 66-69 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard scores on a floater from the right block | 67-71 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer clanks a floater in the paint | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Charles Kelly pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard misses the easy layup | 67-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm is fouled on the floor by John Morgan - foul #4 on John Morgan, team foul #6 | 67-71 |
| 00:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm is called for traveling | 67-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | John Hagen is fouled on the floor by Robert Timm - foul #4 on Robert Timm, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (SF) Laurence Agosto | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | John Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | John Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Benites in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough (C) Charles Kelly | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Kelly (C) Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Eric Byrd is called for the reach on Barry Stoddard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Byrd, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Kelly is called for the reach on Robert Timm - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Laurence Agosto (SF) Lawrence Benites | |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | John Hagen is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Smith - foul #3 on Gregory Smith, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (SF) Laurence Agosto | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | John Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | John Hagen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to William Stinson | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-77 |