| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chisulo Mohd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 26-33 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Stewart | 26-35 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky tips it home | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stuart Gibb | 28-38 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold clanks a floater from close range | 28-38 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | James Nesbitt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sarnosky - foul #2 on Joseph Sarnosky, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson (SF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson (SF), Richard Turner (C) Stuart Gibb, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 17:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 30-38 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson's pass is intercepted by Charles Stewart | 30-38 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart lays it in | 30-40 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Anthony Prather is fouled on the floor by Richard Turner - foul #1 on Richard Turner, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Woodrow Fagin (PF), John Calaway (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Joseph Sarnosky, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Terrence Crawford (SF), Courtney Williams (C) Ted Greene, Charles Stewart, John Booth | |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold banks in the layup set up by Tony Fox | 32-40 |
| 16:15 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson lays it in set up by Courtney Williams | 32-42 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Tony Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 16:04 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Calaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Watterson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terrence Crawford (fresh) PF - Richard Turner (fresh) C - Courtney Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Tony Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Alex Watterson - foul #2 on Alex Watterson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Williams (PF) John Calaway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd (C) Courtney Williams | |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Tony Fox makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Tony Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:37 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Tony Fox grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Don Fischer (SF), Joseph Sarnosky (C) Benjamin Davidson, Lawrence Arnold, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Ted Greene (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), John Booth (PF) Stuart Gibb, Alex Watterson, Terrence Crawford, Richard Turner | |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ricardo Navarro | 34-45 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Tony Fox connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Stewart | 36-47 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Timothy Williams lays it in and he's hacked by John Booth - foul #2 on John Booth, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG), Benjamin Davidson (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Tony Fox, Don Fischer, Joseph Sarnosky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner (C) Chisulo Mohd | |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Timothy Williams makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-47 |
| 13:35 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Ted Greene is called for the reach on Dale Nathanson - foul #2 on Ted Greene, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Fischer (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Joseph Sarnosky (PF) James Nesbitt, Benjamin Davidson, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Alex Watterson (SF) Ricardo Navarro, Ted Greene | |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson drills a runner near the basket set up by Joseph Sarnosky and he's hacked by Richard Turner - foul #2 on Richard Turner, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG) Don Fischer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Turner | 41-52 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | John Booth blocks the short jumper by Tony Fox | 41-52 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Richard Turner | 41-52 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Anthony Prather snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Anthony Prather hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Fox | 43-52 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stuart Gibb | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Watterson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Booth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 43-54 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Richard Turner steals the ball from Lawrence Arnold | 43-54 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alex Watterson | 43-57 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Tony Fox is whistled for a carry | 43-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Benjamin Davidson (SG), Don Fischer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Tony Fox, Dale Nathanson, Lawrence Arnold, Joseph Sarnosky, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Ted Greene (SG), Terrence Crawford (SF), Chisulo Mohd (C) Stuart Gibb, Charles Stewart, Alex Watterson, Richard Turner | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ricardo Navarro | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Chisulo Mohd - foul #3 on Chisulo Mohd, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:45 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ricardo Navarro | 45-62 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-62 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd hits a shot in the paint | 45-64 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Woodrow Fagin, team foul #2 | 45-64 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Ricardo Navarro | 45-67 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Don Fischer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 08:56 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 08:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro connects on the shot from the left side | 45-69 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Timothy Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | James Nesbitt snags the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Booth - foul #3 on John Booth, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG), Joseph Sarnosky (C) Don Fischer, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart (SF), Alex Watterson (PF), Courtney Williams (C) Terrence Crawford, John Booth, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 08:27 | Ball State | James Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-69 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson hits the follow up shot | 46-71 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 46-71 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Nesbitt | 49-71 |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #4 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Don Fischer (SF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Benjamin Davidson, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG) Ricardo Navarro | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Alex Watterson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Courtney Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson scores on a shot in the lane set up by Stuart Gibb and he's fouled by Joseph Sarnosky - foul #3 on Joseph Sarnosky, team foul #4 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Booth (PF) Ted Greene | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the free throw | 49-74 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky's pass is intercepted by Charles Stewart | 49-74 |
| 07:00 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart hits the finger roll | 49-76 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky is hacked by John Booth - foul #4 on John Booth, team foul #8 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Dale Nathanson, Don Fischer, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Ted Greene (SG), Richard Turner (PF) Stuart Gibb, Alex Watterson, John Booth | |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Fox is called for the reach on Ted Greene - foul #1 on Tony Fox, team foul #5 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd (C) Courtney Williams | |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 06:14 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd snags the offensive board | 51-76 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Prather - foul #3 on Anthony Prather, team foul #6 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Williams (PF) Joseph Sarnosky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford (SF) Charles Stewart | |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd misses the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 51-77 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Richard Turner swats the layup by Timothy Williams | 51-77 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Richard Turner | 51-77 |
| 05:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chisulo Mohd | 51-80 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold double dribbles | 51-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Fischer (PG), Benjamin Davidson (SF), Woodrow Fagin (PF), John Calaway (C) James Nesbitt, Lawrence Arnold, Timothy Williams, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson (SG), Courtney Williams (C) Ted Greene, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-80 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Woodrow Fagin | 51-80 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | John Calaway travels with the ball | 51-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky (PF) Tony Fox | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the shot from the left block | 51-80 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | John Calaway gets the rebound | 51-80 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Terrence Crawford is called for the reach on Woodrow Fagin - foul #1 on Terrence Crawford, team foul #9 | 51-80 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner snags the defensive board | 52-80 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Terrence Crawford | 52-82 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Alex Watterson steals it from Woodrow Fagin | 52-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-82 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams hits the follow up shot | 52-84 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Don Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Calaway (fresh) PF - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricardo Navarro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alex Watterson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. SF - Terrence Crawford (fresh) PF - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Courtney Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Ricardo Navarro steals it from Don Fischer | 52-84 |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams is hacked by Joseph Sarnosky - foul #4 on Joseph Sarnosky, team foul #7 | 52-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (SG) John Calaway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Mays (SF) Terrence Crawford | |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-85 |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-86 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Courtney Williams - foul #1 on Courtney Williams, team foul #10 | 52-86 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 02:58 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner grabs the board | 53-86 |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the lay-in | 53-86 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin gets the rebound | 53-86 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky slams it home on a great pass from Don Fischer | 55-86 |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Don Fischer steals the ball from David Mays | 55-86 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Tony Fox can't finish the layup | 55-86 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson snags the defensive board | 55-86 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Woodrow Fagin - foul #3 on Woodrow Fagin, team foul #8 | 55-86 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the 1st free throw | 55-86 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-87 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-87 |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner pulls down the rebound | 55-87 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson double dribbles | 55-87 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford (SF) David Mays | |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky is hacked by Alex Watterson - foul #3 on Alex Watterson, team foul #11 | 55-87 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky makes the 1st free throw | 56-87 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-87 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Woodrow Fagin - foul #4 on Woodrow Fagin, team foul #9 | 57-87 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 1st free throw | 57-88 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-89 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the 3rd free throw | 57-89 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin pulls down the rebound | 57-89 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Tony Fox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-89 |
| 01:03 | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford grabs the board | 57-89 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the turnaround from the left block | 57-89 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Watterson | 57-89 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Fagin | 57-89 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-89 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sarnosky | 57-89 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-89 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-89 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro runs out the clock | 57-89 |