| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) SG - Paul Bedgood (fresh) SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Fred Shead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) SG - James Anselmo (fresh) SF - Damon Monte (fresh) PF - Albert Calvo (fresh) C - Karl Turgeon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Karl Turgeon 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) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Karl Turgeon | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow is hacked by Edgar Jerkins - foul #1 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Anselmo and he's fouled by Paul Bedgood - foul #1 on Paul Bedgood, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte misses the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Damon Monte steals the ball from Glenn Edwards | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Karl Turgeon | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Damon Monte steps in front of the Eric Williams pass | 0-8 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo gets the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Edgar Jerkins picks off the pass by Damon Monte | 0-8 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Bedgood (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Shead (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Anselmo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damon Monte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Calvo (fairly fresh) C - Karl Turgeon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Turnbow - foul #1 on Patrick Turnbow, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bruce Feeley (PG), Dale Jaco (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Edgar Jerkins, Glenn Edwards, Eric Williams, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Freddie Frost (SG), Larry Marko (SF), Michael Sieg (PF), Dale Beattie (C) Patrick Turnbow, James Anselmo, Damon Monte, Albert Calvo, Karl Turgeon | |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood misses the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Eckley - foul #1 on Michael Eckley, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG) Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg makes the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 3-13 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen tips it home | 5-13 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Feeley - foul #1 on Bruce Feeley, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Jaco | 8-14 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Eckley is called for the reach on Freddie Frost - foul #2 on Michael Eckley, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Fred Shead (C) Dale Jaco, Larry Sorensen, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG), James Anselmo (SG) John Smith, Larry Marko | |
| 13:15 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow drills a runner from the baseline set up by Freddie Frost and he's fouled by Bruce Feeley - foul #2 on Bruce Feeley, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG) Bruce Feeley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Karl Turgeon (C) Dale Beattie | |
| 13:15 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow misses the free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Fred Shead gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Eric Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Edgar Jerkins | 11-16 |
| 12:52 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by James Anselmo is blocked by Fred Shead | 11-16 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Shead | 11-16 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards is hacked by Michael Sieg - foul #1 on Michael Sieg, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte (SF), Albert Calvo (PF) Freddie Frost, Michael Sieg | |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Fred Shead tips it but misses | 11-16 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 12:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Bedgood - foul #2 on Paul Bedgood, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Dale Jaco (SG) Edgar Jerkins, Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Dale Jaco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards tips it back up and in | 13-17 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 11:31 | Northern Illinois University | Karl Turgeon snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Shead (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Anselmo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Calvo (fresh) C - Karl Turgeon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Anselmo | 13-20 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Damon Monte steals it from Eric Williams | 13-20 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-20 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Eric Williams gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 15-20 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo banks in the layup and the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), James Meyer (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Glenn Edwards, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Freddie Frost (SG), Michael Sieg (SF), Dale Beattie (C) Patrick Turnbow, James Anselmo, Damon Monte, Karl Turgeon | |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-23 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Calvo grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dale Beattie | 15-25 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-25 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | James Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses the fadeaway in the lane | 15-25 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Dale Jaco hits the follow up shot | 17-25 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Edgar Jerkins - foul #2 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Glenn Edwards (SF) Edgar Jerkins, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko (SF) Albert Calvo | |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Meyer denies the turnaround by Larry Marko | 17-27 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Freddie Frost is called for the reach on Larry Sorensen - foul #1 on Freddie Frost, team foul #3 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG), James Anselmo (SG), Damon Monte (SF) John Smith, Freddie Frost, Larry Marko | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Meyer (fresh) C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Anselmo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Sieg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Beattie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg travels with the ball | 17-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Shead (C) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Karl Turgeon (C) Dale Beattie | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 06:40 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Anselmo | 17-27 |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Dale Jaco connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 05:48 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Anselmo | 20-31 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Fred Shead knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 22-31 |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Anselmo and he's fouled by James Meyer - foul #1 on James Meyer, team foul #11 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) James Meyer, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost (SG), Larry Marko (SF), Albert Calvo (PF), Dale Beattie (C) James Anselmo, Damon Monte, Michael Sieg, Karl Turgeon | |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski and he's fouled by Patrick Turnbow - foul #2 on Patrick Turnbow, team foul #4 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG) Patrick Turnbow | |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:35 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Larry Marko | 24-34 |
| 04:24 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Frost | 24-36 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen hits a floater from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost connects on the floater in the lane | 26-38 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Freddie Frost steals it from Dale Jaco | 26-38 |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Dale Jaco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Paul Bedgood (SG), Fred Shead (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Dale Jaco, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG), James Anselmo (SG), Damon Monte (SF), Karl Turgeon (C) John Smith, Freddie Frost, Larry Marko, Dale Beattie | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bedgood (fresh) SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Anselmo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Calvo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Karl Turgeon (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Karl Turgeon is denied by Larry Sorensen | 26-38 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Fred Shead grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins's pass is intercepted by Albert Calvo | 26-38 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Albert Calvo | 26-41 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Shead | 29-41 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Fred Shead grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Karl Turgeon - foul #1 on Karl Turgeon, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Larry Sorensen, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost (SG), Michael Sieg (SF), Dale Beattie (PF) James Anselmo, Damon Monte, Albert Calvo | |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:08 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost is hacked by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #12 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Meyer (SF) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko (SF) Karl Turgeon | |
| 01:08 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:08 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Michael Eckley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood is fouled on the floor by Michael Sieg - foul #2 on Michael Sieg, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Eric Williams buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 33-42 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow is fouled on the floor by Edgar Jerkins - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #13 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bruce Feeley (PG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Michael Eckley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Eckley - foul #3 on Michael Eckley, team foul #14 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG), Fred Shead (C) Paul Bedgood, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo (SG), Damon Monte (SF) Freddie Frost, Larry Marko | |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Damon Monte swats the short shot by Eric Williams | 33-46 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-46 |