| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Wayne Rader | 36-44 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the 3 from straight away | 38-47 |
| 18:28 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-50 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth can't tip it in | 38-50 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 38-50 |
| 17:35 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Bruce Batty | 38-50 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-50 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley is whistled for traveling | 38-50 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Michael Whitley is called for the reach on Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Michael Whitley, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis (SF), William Carrier (C) Michael Whitley, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 16:31 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | William Carrier is called for the reach on Eric Potts - foul #1 on William Carrier, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Darrell Brown (SF) Joshua Ruth, Bruce Batty | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Gene Arceo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Gene Arceo snags the offensive board | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Webre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Arceo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Dennis Davis takes the ball from Jeffrey Dulberg | 38-50 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 40-50 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Leonard Robards misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg is hacked by William Carrier - foul #2 on William Carrier, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Joshua Ruth (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Bruce Batty (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Lawrence Jones, Gregory Webre, Darrell Brown, Dennis Davis, William Carrier | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is hacked by Wayne Rader - foul #1 on Wayne Rader, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Peter Stalter's pass is intercepted by Roy Brown | 42-50 |
| 13:27 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth clanks a runner in the paint | 42-50 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Eric Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Haddix | 42-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Stalter - foul #3 on Peter Stalter, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Cooke | 44-56 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Ruth | 47-56 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a runner from the left block | 47-56 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke's pass is intercepted by Joshua Ruth | 47-56 |
| 11:00 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 10:59 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a shot from the left block | 47-56 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Peter Stalter tips it but misses | 47-56 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown loses the dribble to Peter Stalter | 47-56 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:45 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Stalter swats the layup by Joshua Ruth | 47-56 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross loses the dribble to Joshua Ruth | 47-56 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty blows the layup | 47-56 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 47-58 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Haddix picks off the pass by Roy Brown in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix dunks the ball | 47-60 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Ruth - foul #1 on Joshua Ruth, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Dennis Davis (PF), William Carrier (C) Roy Brown, Joshua Ruth, Michael Whitley, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SF), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | Gene Arceo is called for the reach on Gregory Webre - foul #2 on Gene Arceo, team foul #3 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (C) Daniel Cooke | |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Carrier - foul #3 on William Carrier, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gene Arceo is called for the reach on William Carrier - foul #3 on Gene Arceo, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Stalter (C) Timothy Anderson | |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Carrier | 51-64 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Peter Stalter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Stalter - foul #4 on Peter Stalter, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (SG), Bruce Batty (PF) Roy Brown, Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF) Gary Levine, Gene Arceo | |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Eric Potts scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Bruce Batty - foul #1 on Bruce Batty, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG) Gregory Webre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ruth - foul #2 on Joshua Ruth, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF), Wayne Rader (C) Dennis Davis, William Carrier | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG) Leonard Robards | |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:20 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 53-68 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Eric Potts knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Daniel Cooke | 53-70 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the driving attempt from close range | 53-70 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses the easy layup | 53-70 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits the follow up shot | 53-72 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Ruth | 55-72 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Joshua Ruth picks off the pass by Eric Potts | 55-72 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Whitley and he's hacked by Eric Potts - foul #2 on Eric Potts, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis (SF) Michael Whitley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Peter Stalter | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the easy layup | 58-72 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses the tip | 58-72 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Rader | 58-72 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Eric Potts is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #4 on Roy Brown, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), William Carrier (C) Roy Brown, Joshua Ruth, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 60-73 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts loses the dribble to Dennis Davis | 60-73 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (C) Eric Potts | |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Gary Levine drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gene Arceo | 60-76 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Levine steals the ball from Lawrence Jones | 60-76 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Leonard Robards makes the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Dennis Davis - foul #1 on Dennis Davis, team foul #11 | 60-78 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Leonard Robards misses the free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Davis | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Leonard Robards runs out the clock | 62-78 |