| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) SG - Fred Lawler (fresh) SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) PF - Stephen Daulton (fresh) C - Carlos Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Donald Willard scores on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry O'Shea | 3-3 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Donald Willard drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 18:53 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 18:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr is hacked by Fred Lawler - foul #1 on Fred Lawler, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-3 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Donald Willard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Andres | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Curtis Senter is fouled on the floor by Tommy Holman - foul #1 on Tommy Holman, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Donald Willard is fouled on the floor by Roger Carr - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski (PF) Stephen Daulton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Nathan Woods steps in front of the Donald Willard pass | 6-3 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Lawler steals it from Roger Carr | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Donald Willard connects on the 3 from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr makes the 3 from the right wing | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Fred Lawler (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Senter (fairly fresh) PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) C - Carlos Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Holman (fairly fresh) C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Donald Willard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Nathan Woods | 9-8 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carlos Edwards - foul #1 on Carlos Edwards, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Jimmy Rupe (SG), Stephen Daulton (SF), Curtis Haas (C) Donald Willard, Fred Lawler, Curtis Senter, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman | |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill's pass is intercepted by Robert Lange | 9-10 |
| 15:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm lays it in on a great pass from Robert Lange | 9-12 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Curtis Haas tips it in | 11-12 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Forrest Morgan | 11-14 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Curtis Haas connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jonathan Hill | 13-14 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Buford, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG) Craig Andres | |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill is hacked by Roger Carr - foul #2 on Roger Carr, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Roger Dickson (SF) Jimmy Rupe, Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Roger Carr | |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Curtis Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman (PF) Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman clanks a shot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Roger Dickson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses the 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Curtis Haas tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Donald Willard grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Donald Willard clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Roger Dickson hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Roger Dickson grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Donald Willard scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Hill and he's fouled by Forrest Morgan - foul #1 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (SG), Curtis Senter (SF), Casimir Skokowski (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Jonathan Hill, Roger Dickson, Stephen Daulton, Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Dan Kiker (PF), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Robert Lange, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman, Forrest Morgan | |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Donald Willard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fred Lawler (fresh) SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) C - Carlos Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricardo Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan Kiker (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm tips it in | 20-18 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Senter | 20-18 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Craig Andres swats the shot by Donald Willard | 20-18 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Lawler - foul #2 on Fred Lawler, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (SG) Fred Lawler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Donald Willard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Rupe | 23-19 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Casimir Skokowski - foul #1 on Casimir Skokowski, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG) Donald Willard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Nathan Woods (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) Ricardo Rodriquez, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Craig Andres | |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Carlos Edwards | 23-20 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-20 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Rupe steps in front of the Jerry O'Shea pass | 23-20 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Dennis Buford steals the ball from Curtis Senter | 25-20 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford banks in the layup | 25-22 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Curtis Senter - foul #1 on Curtis Senter, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Roger Dickson (SF), Stephen Daulton (PF), Curtis Haas (C) Jimmy Rupe, Curtis Senter, Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF), Craig Andres (C) Jerry O'Shea, Tommy Holman, Dan Kiker | |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Curtis Haas | 28-23 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby (SG), Forrest Morgan (PF) Dennis Buford, Nathan Woods | |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Haas steps in front of the Craig Andres pass | 29-23 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Robert Lange steals the ball from Roger Dickson | 29-23 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Daulton (fresh) C - Curtis Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Corby (fresh) SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange's floater is knocked away by Stephen Daulton | 29-23 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is fouled on the floor by Roger Dickson - foul #1 on Roger Dickson, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Curtis Senter (SF), Casimir Skokowski (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Donald Willard, Jonathan Hill, Roger Dickson, Stephen Daulton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Nathan Woods (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) Jesse Corby, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Forrest Morgan | |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lange | 29-25 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Forrest Morgan (C) Robert Lange, Craig Andres | |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Senter is called for the reach on Nathan Woods - foul #2 on Curtis Senter, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Roger Dickson (SF) Curtis Haas, Curtis Senter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses the floater from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Roger Dickson grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Dennis Buford knocks away the 3 by Donald Willard | 31-27 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tommy Holman | 31-30 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Holman | 34-32 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski banks in the layup | 36-32 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry O'Shea | 36-35 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski is hacked by Nathan Woods - foul #1 on Nathan Woods, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (SG), Stephen Daulton (SF), Curtis Haas (C) Jimmy Rupe, Roger Dickson, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (PG), Jesse Corby (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Dan Kiker (PF), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman, Forrest Morgan | |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Curtis Haas can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Wick (SF) Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Donald Willard hits a shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Wick (fresh) PF - Stephen Daulton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Corby (fresh) SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 38-37 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Jeff Wick can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jeff Wick - foul #1 on Jeff Wick, team foul #8 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (SG), Curtis Senter (SF), Carlos Edwards (C) Donald Willard, Jeff Wick, Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Tommy Holman (PF) Robert Lange, Jesse Corby, Dan Kiker | |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Curtis Senter can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is fouled on the floor by Carlos Edwards - foul #2 on Carlos Edwards, team foul #9 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski (PF) Stephen Daulton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 02:22 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 38-39 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Fred Lawler gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski's pass is intercepted by Jerry O'Shea | 38-39 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:10 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Stephen Daulton (PF), Curtis Haas (C) Jonathan Hill, Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Forrest Morgan (C) Jerry O'Shea, Craig Andres | |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Fred Lawler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Fred Lawler grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe loses the dribble to Nathan Woods | 38-39 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford slams it home on a great pass from Nathan Woods | 38-41 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Curtis Haas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-41 |