| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) C - Hector Vega (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Gary Levine connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:52 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Hector Vega | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Daigle | 6-4 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Gary Levine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 17:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Glick | 6-7 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | James Stringfield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:43 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 17:33 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is fouled on the floor by Billy Robie - foul #1 on Billy Robie, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Daigle | 6-10 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | James Stringfield gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:40 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Billy Robie snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Billy Robie | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Billy Robie | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Stringfield (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Heffernan (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fairly fresh) C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Robie | 11-10 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bigby | 11-12 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | James Stringfield drills a jump hook in the lane | 13-12 |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Heffernan | 13-15 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a runner from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 14:38 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Benjamin Glick | 13-15 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Theodore Daigle, Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Bobby Smart | 13-17 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Bobby Smart swats the short shot by Peter Williams | 13-17 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Gonzalez | 15-20 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | James Baxter is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Rexford - foul #1 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #1 | 15-20 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Louis Wren steals the ball from James Hoffman | 15-20 |
| 12:52 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford tips it but misses | 15-20 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Louis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Jones - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | James Hoffman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-20 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:23 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart hits the follow up shot | 15-22 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | The short jumper by Keith Howard is denied by Ronnie Rexford | 15-22 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | James Baxter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-22 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the offensive board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) SG - James Baxter (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | James Baxter connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), James Stringfield (C) Louis Williams, James Baxter, Keith Howard, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez, Ronnie Rexford, Bobby Smart | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a jumper from the left block | 19-22 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan's pass is intercepted by Billy Robie | 19-22 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Levine | 22-22 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega tips it in | 22-24 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Billy Robie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:49 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | James Stringfield pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Hector Vega | 22-24 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Billy Robie takes the ball from Theodore Daigle | 22-24 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Anderson takes the ball from Robert Heffernan | 22-24 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Billy Robie steals it from Robert Bigby | 23-24 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is whistled for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (C) James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #3 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Theodore Daigle, Robert Bigby, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Peter Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Felix Gonzalez | 23-26 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ronnie Rexford | 23-26 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Hoffman swats the layup by Lawrence Jones | 23-26 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | James Hoffman snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Peter Williams tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) SG - James Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Smart, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 07:10 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Keith Howard pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | James Hoffman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Keith Howard gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Louis Williams loses the dribble to Lawrence Jones | 25-26 |
| 05:41 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 25-28 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | James Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (C) Louis Williams, James Baxter, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez, Ronnie Rexford, Bobby Smart | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Gary Levine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Benjamin Glick | 25-28 |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega tips it home | 25-30 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Glick - foul #2 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Langley (PF) Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (PF) Benjamin Glick | |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Theodore Daigle - foul #1 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Bigby and he's hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) John Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (PF) Bobby Smart | |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | James Stringfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 28-33 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #5 | 28-33 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Billy Robie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 30-35 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 02:40 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the tip | 30-35 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | James Stringfield pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Billy Robie is hacked by Robert Bigby - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SF) Theodore Daigle, Robert Heffernan | |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby tips it in | 32-37 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Levine is called for the reach on Robert Bigby - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF) Gary Levine, Billy Robie | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (SF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Robert Bigby, Hector Vega | |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is whistled for a carry | 32-37 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | The short jumper by Timothy Anderson is denied by Benjamin Glick | 32-37 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the finger roll and the foul's on Benjamin Glick - foul #3 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #9 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), James Stringfield (C) James Baxter, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Bobby Smart (C) Lawrence Jones, Felix Gonzalez, Benjamin Glick | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ronnie Rexford | 34-37 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Williams is called for the reach on Theodore Daigle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Louis Williams snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Bobby Smart swats the shot by James Stringfield | 34-37 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Keith Howard hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |