| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne inbounds the ball | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| 19:51 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Alfred Dorsey | 38-48 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Alfred Dorsey | 38-51 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Terence Hiett | 38-51 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Casey | 38-51 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Sean Draper | 40-51 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-51 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Alexander Childress gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Sean Draper drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ross Eggleston | 43-51 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman loses the dribble to Ross Eggleston | 43-51 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston throws it down | 45-51 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the shot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick is called for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Andre Costa snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Peter Scott - foul #2 on Peter Scott, team foul #1 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF) Sean Draper, Peter Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG) Stanley Rossignol | |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Timothy Arneberg blocks the short jumper by Ross Eggleston | 47-54 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne tips it home | 49-54 |
| 15:47 | Northern Illinois University | Nick Hunt steals it from Bryan Powers | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the shot from the right side | 49-56 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Terence Hiett | 49-58 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Andre Costa (SG), Peter Scott (SF) Bryan Schwanebeck, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Timothy Arneberg | |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Wilson | 49-60 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Andre Costa is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andre Costa, team foul #2 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman | |
| 13:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #1 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Alexander Childress (PF) Peter Scott, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG) Steven Wilson | |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Sean Draper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sidney Bollinger | 52-60 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 12:18 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey loses the dribble to Sidney Bollinger | 55-63 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-63 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 55-63 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Alfred Dorsey steals the ball from Bryan Schwanebeck | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Childress denies the turnaround by Gary Gibbs | 55-63 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Alexander Childress pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andre Costa | 57-63 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Rossignol | 57-66 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Andre Costa can't tip it in | 57-66 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Costa | 57-66 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jerome Herrick | 57-66 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 10:33 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon tips it in | 57-68 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses short on a jumper in the lane | 57-68 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs tips it in | 57-70 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-70 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon grabs the offensive board | 57-70 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick is hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #4 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #3 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Sean Draper, Bryan Schwanebeck, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Timothy Arneberg (PF), Frank Lynam (C) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-70 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam gets the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Peter Scott connects on the 3 from straight away | 60-73 |
| 08:55 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Eggleston is called for the reach on Terence Hiett - foul #3 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #4 | 60-73 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 60-73 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Bryan Powers steals it from Joshua Osborne | 60-73 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-73 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Peter Scott grabs the board | 60-73 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Nick Hunt makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 62-73 |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 62-75 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Peter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nick Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Bryan Powers picks off the pass by Peter Scott | 62-75 |
| 07:25 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-75 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Peter Scott | 64-75 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ross Eggleston | 64-75 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Peter Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 67-75 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryan Powers | 67-78 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Peter Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-78 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Frank Lynam | 67-78 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Nick Hunt | 67-78 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne buries a floater from the right side set up by Nick Hunt | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Hoffman | 69-81 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Timothy Arneberg - foul #2 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #2 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, Timothy Arneberg, Frank Lynam | |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerome Herrick - foul #2 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #3 | 69-81 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 05:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick gets the rebound | 70-81 |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-81 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Sean Draper is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Sean Draper, team foul #5 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (PF) Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (SF) George Hoffman | |
| 04:02 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-81 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger tips it home | 72-81 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Draper steals the ball from Gary Gibbs | 72-81 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Sean Draper lays it in | 74-81 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Herrick (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 74-81 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs snags the defensive board | 74-81 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Bryan Schwanebeck, Andre Costa, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol, Jerome Herrick | |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #6 | 74-81 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-81 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Draper | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #5 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #7 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Childress (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Osborne | 78-83 |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-83 |
| 01:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs snags the offensive board | 78-83 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-83 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne is fouled on the floor by Gary Gibbs - foul #1 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #4 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF) Gary Gibbs | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Alexander Childress drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ross Eggleston and he's fouled by Jerome Herrick - foul #3 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #5 | 80-83 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Alexander Childress makes the free throw | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Draper - foul #3 on Sean Draper, team foul #8 | 81-83 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 84-85 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman is hacked by Sean Draper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Draper, team foul #9 | 84-85 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sean Draper | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses the easy layup | 87-87 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Alexander Childress wins the tip | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston scores on a runner from the baseline | 89-87 |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-87 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick hits the follow up shot | 89-89 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-89 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the defensive rebound | 89-89 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Casey - foul #2 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #10 | 89-89 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (PF), Gary Gibbs (C) Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 89-90 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Osborne | 92-90 |
| 03:38 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-90 |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits the follow up shot | 92-92 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Gary Gibbs is called for the reach on Ross Eggleston - foul #2 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #6 | 92-92 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Sean Draper drills a 3 from the right wing | 95-92 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-92 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Gary Gibbs | |
| 02:38 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett travels with the ball | 95-92 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is hacked by Alfred Dorsey - foul #2 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #7 | 95-92 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the 1st free throw | 95-92 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman gets the rebound | 95-92 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses the floater from the free throw line | 95-92 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman tips it home | 95-94 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Timothy Arneberg swats the short shot by Ross Eggleston | 95-94 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 95-94 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #8 | 95-94 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 95-94 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 96-94 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 96-94 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 96-94 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 96-94 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Alexander Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 96-94 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Alexander Childress banks in the layup | 98-94 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryan Powers | 98-96 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 28 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Childress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Alfred Dorsey is called for the reach on Sean Draper - foul #3 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #9 | 98-96 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the 1st free throw | 98-96 |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the rebound | 98-96 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett is hacked by Alexander Childress - foul #3 on Alexander Childress, team foul #11 | 98-96 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 1st free throw | 98-97 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 2nd free throw | 98-98 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Alexander Childress misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 98-98 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Alexander Childress gets the offensive rebound | 98-98 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 98-98 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 28 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Childress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey wins the tip | 98-98 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terence Hiett | 98-101 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 101-101 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 101-103 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 104-103 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Osborne takes the ball from George Hoffman | 104-103 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 104-103 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Alexander Childress snags the offensive board | 104-103 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Sean Draper scores on a floater in the paint set up by Joshua Osborne | 106-103 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 106-103 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Alexander Childress grabs the board | 106-103 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 106-103 |
| 03:10 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the board | 106-103 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 106-103 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the rebound | 106-103 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Sean Draper is hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #1 on Bryan Powers, team foul #10 | 106-103 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 107-103 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 108-103 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 108-103 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 108-103 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF) Peter Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 108-103 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF) David Hodgdon, Gary Gibbs | |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Sean Draper comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terence Hiett - foul #3 on Terence Hiett, team foul #11 | 108-103 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 109-103 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 110-103 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Alfred Dorsey is blocked by Nick Hunt | 110-103 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston gets the rebound | 110-103 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Bryan Powers steps in front of the Sean Draper pass | 110-103 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman banks in the layup set up by Bryan Powers | 110-105 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 110-105 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to George Hoffman | 110-105 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey loses the ball out of bounds | 110-105 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Childress (C) Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 110-105 |
| 00:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the defensive rebound | 110-105 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 40 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 110-105 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne gets the rebound | 110-105 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 110-105 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers gets the rebound | 110-105 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by George Hoffman | 110-108 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Sean Draper is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #12 | 110-108 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the 1st free throw | 110-108 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 111-108 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 111-108 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 111-108 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #13 | 111-108 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 112-108 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 113-108 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 113-108 |