| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lester Schley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley makes the shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 34-43 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Carter - foul #2 on Steven Carter, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:57 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Humphery picks off the pass by Steven Carter | 37-45 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Louis and he's hacked by Raymond Cartwright - foul #2 on Raymond Cartwright, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Steven Carter | 39-48 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is called for traveling | 39-48 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Carter | 41-48 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Terry Humphery is denied on a layup by Raymond Cartwright | 41-48 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Baker (PF) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:58 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright's pass is intercepted by Douglas Mauriello | 42-48 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Terry Humphery drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Raymond Cartwright - foul #3 on Raymond Cartwright, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Buford Becerra (SG), Robert Pugh (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) Lester Schley, Steven Carter, Raymond Cartwright, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (C) Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Terry Humphery misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:41 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Middleton steals it from Micheal Kelly | 42-50 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams (PF) Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Terry Humphery | |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Russell Williams | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Duda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Becerra (fresh) SF - Robert Pugh (fresh) PF - Russell Williams (fresh) C - James Baker (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Tunstall | 45-53 |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 45-53 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Darrell Brown snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski drills a 3 from straight away set up by Darrell Brown | 45-56 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronnie Kosakowski | 45-59 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Tunstall swats the layup by Robert Pugh | 45-59 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Russell Williams picks off the pass by Darrell Brown | 45-59 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from Buford Becerra and he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley (PG), Steven Carter (SG), Raymond Cartwright (SF), Joseph Terrell (C) Stephen Duda, Buford Becerra, Robert Pugh, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Wayne Middleton, Darrell Brown, Eric Williams, Gary Tunstall | |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Louis | 47-61 |
| 13:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo (PF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Edgar Jerkins takes the ball from Lester Schley | 47-61 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it in set up by Edgar Jerkins | 47-63 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter snags the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo buries a runner in the paint | 49-63 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Terry Humphery misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Christopher Louis snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Raymond Cartwright steps in front of the John Gustafson pass | 49-63 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams (PF) Albert Calvo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lester Schley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Humphery | 49-66 |
| 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) | |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright is hacked by John Gustafson - foul #4 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Baker (C) Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF) John Gustafson | |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams misses the runner in the lane | 49-66 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Terry Humphery snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 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) | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Lester Schley takes the ball from Ronnie Kosakowski | 49-66 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley hits the finger roll | 51-66 |
| 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) | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the floater from the left side | 51-66 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 51-66 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the floater from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-68 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright tips it home | 53-68 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Lester Schley steps in front of the Terry Humphery pass | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Steven Carter | 55-68 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Terry Humphery tips it back up and in | 55-70 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams is hacked by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Buford Becerra (SG), Robert Pugh (SF), Joseph Terrell (C) Lester Schley, Steven Carter, Raymond Cartwright, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Mauriello - foul #2 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo (PF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Pugh - foul #1 on Robert Pugh, team foul #4 | 59-70 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 59-70 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda tips it home | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Duda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Becerra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Calvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Terry Humphery scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 61-72 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Middleton is called for the reach on Stephen Duda - foul #2 on Wayne Middleton, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Baker (PF) Albert Calvo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Wayne Middleton, Terry Humphery | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Eric Williams knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 63-74 |
| 07:02 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Buford Becerra, team foul #5 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright (SF), Russell Williams (PF) Buford Becerra, James Baker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Eric Williams and he's fouled by Stephen Duda - foul #2 on Stephen Duda, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley (PG), Steven Carter (SG) Stephen Duda, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the free throw | 63-77 |
| 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) | |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams buries a floater from the baseline set up by Steven Carter and he's hacked by Christopher Louis - foul #2 on Christopher Louis, team foul #10 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall | |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams makes the free throw | 66-77 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Eric Williams double dribbles | 66-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Baker (C) Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 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) | |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker clanks a runner from the baseline | 66-77 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright tips it in | 68-77 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-77 |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker tips it in | 70-77 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Lester Schley - foul #1 on Lester Schley, team foul #7 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Joseph Terrell (C) Lester Schley, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Terry Humphery (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall | |
| 05:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the free throw | 70-80 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson denies the turnaround by Raymond Cartwright | 70-80 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Terry Humphery pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Louis | 70-82 |
| 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) | |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on John Gustafson - foul #5 on John Gustafson, team foul #12 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley (PG), Robert Pugh (SG) Stephen Duda, Steven Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the free throw | 73-82 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-82 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Pugh | 73-82 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lester Schley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #3 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #13 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (SF) Raymond Cartwright | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Terry Humphery snags the defensive board | 74-82 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits a 3 from the right wing | 74-85 |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-85 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the board | 74-85 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is hacked by Joseph Terrell - foul #3 on Joseph Terrell, team foul #8 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) James Baker, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-87 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-87 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter (SG), Raymond Cartwright (SF), Joseph Terrell (C) Robert Pugh, Stephen Duda, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall, Eric Williams | |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams double dribbles | 74-87 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Christopher Louis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 74-90 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Mauriello steals the ball from Steven Carter | 74-90 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Steven Carter - foul #3 on Steven Carter, team foul #9 | 74-90 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Buford Becerra (SG), Robert Pugh (SF), James Baker (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Lester Schley, Steven Carter, Raymond Cartwright, Russell Williams, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 74-91 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 74-92 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra is called for traveling | 74-92 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Eric Williams double dribbles | 74-92 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Micheal Kelly is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #4 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #14 | 74-92 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Micheal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 75-92 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Micheal Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 75-92 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-92 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the runner near the basket | 75-92 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker gets the rebound | 75-92 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Micheal Kelly's floater is tipped away by Eric Williams | 75-92 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda snags the offensive board | 75-92 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-92 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the defensive rebound | 75-92 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Darrell Brown runs out the clock | 75-92 |