| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 46-36 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Dino Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Aubry | 46-39 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Edward Mounce grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Russell Aubry takes the ball from Richard Heyward | 46-39 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Long Hong misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-39 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama lays it in set up by Richard Heyward and the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Heyward | 49-39 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Long Hong picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bullington in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Russell Aubry buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Long Hong | 49-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 52-41 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Dino Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 52-41 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Russell Aubry lays it in set up by Long Hong | 52-43 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom's layup is rejected by Russell Aubry | 52-43 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is fouled on the floor by Brent Slama - foul #3 on Brent Slama, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Daniel Beckham, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Casey Jensen (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Anthony Prather | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Leonel Osborn steals the ball from Dale Nathanson | 54-43 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-43 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Casey Jensen grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | James Nesbitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Arnold is called for the reach on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Russell Harvey, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF) Lawrence Arnold, Woodrow Fagin | |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | James Nesbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Nesbitt | 54-46 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper's floater is tipped away by Russell Aubry | 54-46 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Casey Jensen scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Nesbitt | 54-48 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Casey Jensen picks off the pass by Christopher Sandstrom | 54-48 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Dino Russo scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 54-50 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Aubry | 54-50 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Russell Aubry snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | James Nesbitt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dino Russo | 54-53 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Cooper | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Head (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Casey Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Dino Russo comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Cooper - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Russell Harvey (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Charles Head, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dino Russo | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #1 on Russell Harvey, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dino Russo | 57-58 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Prather - foul #1 on Anthony Prather, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Russell Harvey, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF) Dino Russo | |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Bullington steals the ball from Lawrence Arnold | 59-58 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 62-58 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Long Hong | 62-61 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wayne Dahlberg | 65-61 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn tips it but misses | 65-61 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Russell Aubry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dino Russo (SF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Lawrence Arnold, Anthony Prather | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (C) Daniel Beckham, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper can't throw it down | 65-63 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Head (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Casey Jensen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Head | 70-63 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Wayne Dahlberg is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Victor Howe (PF), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Long Hong - foul #3 on Long Hong, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (PF) Victor Howe | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 3rd free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is whistled for a carry | 71-68 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Dino Russo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-68 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Bullington is called for the reach on Long Hong - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (PF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom is whistled for traveling | 71-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF) Casey Jensen | |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bullington - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Anthony Prather | |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Long Hong - foul #4 on Long Hong, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF) Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SF) Dino Russo | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Long Hong is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Long Hong, team foul #6 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG) Long Hong | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Aubry picks off the pass by Christopher Sandstrom | 73-70 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 75-70 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Dale Nathanson, Casey Jensen | |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Jeffrey Bullington is called for the reach on James Nesbitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:56 | Ball State | James Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 75-71 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Prather blocks the short jumper by Brent Slama | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Daniel Beckham steals it from James Nesbitt | 75-71 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Anthony Prather - foul #2 on Anthony Prather, team foul #7 | 75-71 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Anthony Prather scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 76-73 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward Mounce is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Russell Aubry snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Russell Aubry lays it up and in | 76-75 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Heyward | 78-75 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a turnaround from close range | 78-75 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Nesbitt | 78-75 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Mounce - foul #3 on Edward Mounce, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-75 |