| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Alfred Brown (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Booth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Nathanson steals it from Alfred Brown | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Kevin Leavitt is called for the reach on Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Kevin Leavitt, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Anthony Prather clanks a jump hook in the lane | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Anthony Prather gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Long Hong hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Prather | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Edward Mounce travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle lays it up and in set up by Alfred Brown and he's fouled by Long Hong - foul #2 on Long Hong, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Russell Aubry snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 35-36 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Long Hong makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Mounce | 35-39 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon hits a 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Brown | 38-39 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Edward Mounce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Booth | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Alfred Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Long Hong connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dale Nathanson | 40-42 |
| 15:24 | Northern Illinois University | Long Hong steals the ball from Alfred Brown | 40-42 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Long Hong banks in the layup | 40-44 |
| 15:01 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 43-44 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the turnaround in the lane | 43-46 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Mahle | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson lays it up and in | 46-48 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle comes up short on the floater near the basket | 46-48 |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | John Booth denies the turnaround by Dale Nathanson | 48-48 |
| 13:41 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Steve Kasper (SF), Anthony Downs (PF), Albert Woods (C) Kevin Leavitt, Benjamin Mahle, Barry Simon, John Booth | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Tony Fox (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Casey Jensen (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, Anthony Prather | |
| 13:19 | Ball State | James Nesbitt is denied on a layup by Anthony Downs | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:52 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Casey Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Tony Fox scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Fox takes the ball from Alfred Brown | 48-50 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | James Nesbitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Fox | 48-52 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) PF - Anthony Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 11:37 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 50-55 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Dino Russo is hacked by Ted Greene - foul #2 on Ted Greene, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), John Booth (PF) Alfred Brown, Steve Kasper, Anthony Downs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Russell Aubry (PF) Tony Fox, Woodrow Fagin | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Edward Mounce pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Edward Mounce scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Russell Aubry | 50-57 |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle is hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #1 on Edward Mounce, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon (PF) John Booth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Casey Jensen | |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Aubry is called for the reach on Benjamin Mahle - foul #1 on Russell Aubry, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown (PG), John Booth (C) Ted Greene, Albert Woods | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Brown | 52-57 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Edward Mounce knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Fagin | 52-59 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dino Russo - foul #4 on Dino Russo, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SF) Dino Russo | |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Russell Aubry snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is fouled on the floor by Alfred Brown - foul #1 on Alfred Brown, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Albert Woods (C) Alfred Brown, John Booth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Edward Mounce, Woodrow Fagin | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Anthony Prather lays it up and in set up by Long Hong | 54-61 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon double dribbles | 54-61 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 54-64 |
| 08:02 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 56-64 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Anthony Prather snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Simon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Long Hong knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Prather | 56-66 |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lawrence Arnold - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown (SG), Steve Kasper (SF), John Booth (PF) Kevin Leavitt, Benjamin Mahle, Barry Simon | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Casey Jensen (PF) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Lawrence Arnold, Russell Aubry | |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Alfred Brown steps in front of the Edward Mounce pass | 59-66 |
| 06:39 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Brown | 61-66 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Dino Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Casey Jensen tips it but misses | 61-66 |
| 06:19 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 61-66 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Anthony Prather loses the dribble to John Booth | 61-66 |
| 05:37 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods hits the follow up shot | 63-66 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits the finger roll | 63-68 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Barry Simon (PF) Alfred Brown, Steve Kasper, John Booth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Russell Aubry (PF) James Nesbitt, Anthony Prather | |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Casey Jensen swats the short shot by Benjamin Mahle | 63-68 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Dino Russo pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Casey Jensen is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Long Hong | 63-71 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle banks in the layup set up by Ted Greene | 65-71 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Russell Aubry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 04:12 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods tips it home | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Simon (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Casey Jensen snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Casey Jensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle jams it on a great pass from Ted Greene | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Mahle steals the ball from Dino Russo | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown (PG), John Booth (C) Ted Greene, Albert Woods | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Prather (C) Casey Jensen | |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Anthony Prather comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-71 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 71-71 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-71 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown is fouled on the floor by Anthony Prather - foul #1 on Anthony Prather, team foul #7 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs (C) Barry Simon | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG) Long Hong, Edward Mounce | |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | James Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by Alfred Brown in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown jams it | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Mahle picks off the pass by Russell Aubry | 73-71 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon (PF), Albert Woods (C) John Booth, Anthony Downs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Edward Mounce (SG) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson | |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown's pass is intercepted by Long Hong in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Long Hong blows the layup | 73-71 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown is fouled on the floor by Long Hong - foul #3 on Long Hong, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Anthony Prather gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Russell Aubry drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt double dribbles | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Anthony Prather comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Leavitt - foul #3 on Kevin Leavitt, team foul #4 | 74-73 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Anthony Prather makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Anthony Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 74-75 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle grabs the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Anthony Prather hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Long Hong | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Brown | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Long Hong misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-77 |