| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Casey - foul #2 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Osborne | 42-36 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Sidney Bollinger swats the short shot by Jerome Herrick | 42-36 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jerome Herrick | 42-36 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman is hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #2 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is hacked by Sean Draper - foul #1 on Sean Draper, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Osborne and the foul's on Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Nicholas Casey denies the turnaround by George Hoffman | 42-39 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne is fouled on the floor by Jerome Herrick - foul #1 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (C) George Hoffman, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Gary Gibbs is called for the reach on Sean Draper - foul #1 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (PF) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey | |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Andre Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 44-39 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sean Draper | 44-41 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is denied on a layup by Alexander Childress | 44-41 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Alexander Childress grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Sean Draper, Ross Eggleston, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Alexander Childress misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Schwanebeck steps in front of the George Hoffman pass | 44-41 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:15 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 44-41 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is fouled on the floor by Terence Hiett - foul #2 on Terence Hiett, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Nick Hunt (C) Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| 14:40 | Ball State | George Hoffman blocks the short jumper by Sean Draper | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey banks in the layup set up by Bryan Schwanebeck and the foul's on Alfred Dorsey - foul #2 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Nick Hunt | |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:53 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers tips it home | 46-43 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #3 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF) Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey | |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | David Hodgdon steals it from Ross Eggleston | 47-43 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Peter Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Draper | 47-46 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick connects on the floater near the basket set up by Bryan Powers and the foul's on Sidney Bollinger - foul #2 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF) Bryan Powers, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Alexander Childress (C) Ross Eggleston, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Peter Scott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Scott, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Frank Lynam (C) David Hodgdon, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson's pass is intercepted by Alexander Childress | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Andre Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Peter Scott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Draper | 50-49 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andre Costa | 50-49 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Childress | 50-52 |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Sean Draper and the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Steven Wilson, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon loses the dribble to Joshua Osborne | 52-55 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the dunk attempt | 52-55 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Frank Lynam swats the short shot by Ross Eggleston | 52-55 |
| 09:49 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ross Eggleston and he's fouled by Gary Gibbs - foul #2 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a shot near the basket | 52-57 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits a floater from the left block | 54-59 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses badly on a runner from the left block | 54-59 |
| 08:53 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 3 from straight away | 54-59 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:32 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Sean Draper snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Sean Draper connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Arneberg | 57-62 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger clanks a runner in the lane | 57-62 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:58 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Sean Draper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, David Hodgdon, Timothy Arneberg, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Frank Lynam steals the ball from Andre Costa | 60-64 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 60-64 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Andre Costa snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Sean Draper | 60-66 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 63-66 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Andre Costa knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Sean Draper | 63-68 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett blows the layup | 63-68 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Andre Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Alexander Childress's pass is intercepted by Gary Gibbs | 63-68 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett double dribbles | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Timothy Arneberg (C) Steven Wilson, Terence Hiett, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #4 on Bryan Powers, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bryan Powers | 65-70 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses long on a shot from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-70 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Osborne | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg is called for traveling | 65-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Jerome Herrick (C) Stanley Rossignol, George Hoffman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 65-76 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey tips it in | 67-76 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Terence Hiett | 67-76 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Arneberg | 70-76 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-76 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 70-76 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Draper | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Eggleston is called for the reach on Bryan Powers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF) Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 71-78 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #8 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG) Ross Eggleston | |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Sean Draper is hacked by Bryan Powers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Powers, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG) Bryan Powers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terence Hiett | 77-80 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF) Peter Scott | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | David Hodgdon is called for the reach on Sean Draper in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Hodgdon, team foul #11 | 77-80 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick snags the defensive board | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 77-81 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger snags the defensive board | 77-81 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Terence Hiett is called for the reach on Sidney Bollinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terence Hiett, team foul #12 | 77-81 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-83 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Sean Draper grabs the board | 77-83 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Sean Draper is hacked by David Hodgdon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hodgdon, team foul #13 | 77-83 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-85 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Sean Draper runs out the clock | 77-85 |