| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roscoe Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Kranz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Woodby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Redding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Ashbaugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding inbounds the ball | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Woodby | 35-51 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Sam Ford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Seward | 38-51 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Scott Ashbaugh travels with the ball | 38-51 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Douglas Seward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby is hacked by Douglas Seward - foul #1 on Douglas Seward, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Foster Evans (SF), Andre Hansen (C) Arthur Redding, Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clarence Swinney (PG), Thomas Lafleur (SG), Howard Pickens (PF), Harlan Sprenger (C) Douglas Seward, Sam Ford, Samuel Terrell, Jeffery Kranz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield (PG), Curtis Cash (SG), Gary Heeter (C) Richard Woodby, Allen Richardson, Bruce White | |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Howard Pickens hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Swinney and he's fouled by Joseph Redfield - foul #2 on Joseph Redfield, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Box (PF) Roscoe Rankin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Howard Pickens makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Howard Pickens - foul #1 on Howard Pickens, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Howard Pickens is called for 3 seconds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Williams (SF), Bruce White (PF) Foster Evans, Andre Hansen | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Seward (PG), Samuel Terrell (PF) Thomas Lafleur, Edward Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby (PG), Allen Richardson (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Scott Ashbaugh (C) Joseph Redfield, Curtis Cash, Paul Williams, Gary Heeter | |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell clanks a runner near the basket | 41-52 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Terrell | 41-52 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Douglas Seward is hacked by Richard Woodby - foul #2 on Richard Woodby, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Ford (SG), Roscoe Rankin (SF), Jeffery Kranz (C) Clarence Swinney, Howard Pickens, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Foster Evans (PF), Gary Heeter (C) Allen Richardson, Arthur Redding, Bruce White, Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Roscoe Rankin double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Box (PF) Samuel Terrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield (PG), Andre Hansen (PF) Richard Woodby, Paul Williams | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter makes the turnaround from close range | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Seward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Ford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roscoe Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Box (fresh) C - Jeffery Kranz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joseph Redfield (fresh) SG - Curtis Cash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Foster Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Heeter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Sam Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Roscoe Rankin | 41-54 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Roscoe Rankin is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 43-54 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Jeffery Kranz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Douglas Seward is hacked by Andre Hansen - foul #2 on Andre Hansen, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clarence Swinney (PG), Thomas Lafleur (SG), Vincent Hodges (PF), Samuel Terrell (C) Douglas Seward, Sam Ford, Edward Box, Jeffery Kranz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby (PG), Warren Barry (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Bruce White (PF), Scott Ashbaugh (C) Joseph Redfield, Curtis Cash, Foster Evans, Andre Hansen, Gary Heeter | |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Clarence Swinney clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Hodges | 43-54 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell clanks a shot from close range | 43-54 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern State | Clarence Swinney steals the ball from Bruce White | 43-54 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Clarence Swinney throws it down | 45-54 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry lays it up and in set up by Richard Woodby | 45-56 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Vincent Hodges knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry drills a runner near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Lafleur - foul #1 on Thomas Lafleur, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Seward (PG), Joseph Forst (SG), Howard Pickens (SF), Harlan Sprenger (C) Clarence Swinney, Thomas Lafleur, Roscoe Rankin, Samuel Terrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson (PG), Paul Williams (SF) Richard Woodby, Arthur Redding | |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Douglas Seward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Joseph Forst tips it in | 49-59 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Douglas Seward takes the ball from Warren Barry | 49-59 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Allen Richardson takes the ball from Howard Pickens in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Douglas Seward - foul #2 on Douglas Seward, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Ford (SG), Edward Box (PF), Jeffery Kranz (C) Joseph Forst, Vincent Hodges, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Foster Evans (SF), Andre Hansen (PF), Gary Heeter (C) Paul Williams, Bruce White, Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Warren Barry makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Andre Hansen is called for the reach on Sam Ford - foul #3 on Andre Hansen, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby (PG) Warren Barry | |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Sam Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Andre Hansen | 49-62 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson scores on a floater near the basket set up by Richard Woodby | 49-64 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Jeffery Kranz is hacked by Foster Evans - foul #1 on Foster Evans, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clarence Swinney (PG), Thomas Lafleur (SG), Joseph Forst (SF), Samuel Terrell (PF) Douglas Seward, Sam Ford, Howard Pickens, Edward Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Bruce White (PF), Scott Ashbaugh (C) Allen Richardson, Foster Evans, Andre Hansen, Gary Heeter | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clarence Swinney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lafleur (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Forst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Kranz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Woodby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Cash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Joseph Forst buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Swinney | 51-64 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Jeffery Kranz gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Joseph Forst is open but misses the lay-in | 51-64 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell tips it home | 53-64 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Woodby | 53-67 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Curtis Cash picks off the pass by Thomas Lafleur in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Cash | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Forst | 55-69 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Kranz | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Thomas Lafleur makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern State | Scott Ashbaugh drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Woodby | 57-71 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | The jump hook by Jeffery Kranz is blocked by Scott Ashbaugh | 57-71 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Scott Ashbaugh pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby travels with the ball | 57-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Seward (PG), Sam Ford (SG), Roscoe Rankin (SF), Vincent Hodges (PF), Howard Pickens (C) Clarence Swinney, Thomas Lafleur, Joseph Forst, Samuel Terrell, Jeffery Kranz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson (PG), Warren Barry (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Andre Hansen (PF), Gary Heeter (C) Richard Woodby, Curtis Cash, Paul Williams, Bruce White, Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Vincent Hodges banks in the layup set up by Douglas Seward and the foul's on Andre Hansen - foul #4 on Andre Hansen, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Foster Evans (PF) Andre Hansen | |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Vincent Hodges misses the free throw | 59-71 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Seward - foul #3 on Douglas Seward, team foul #5 | 59-71 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Vincent Hodges snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Sam Ford knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Seward and the foul's on Warren Barry - foul #4 on Warren Barry, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen (PF) Foster Evans | |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Sam Ford misses the free throw | 61-71 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Roscoe Rankin steps in front of the Gary Heeter pass | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Seward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sam Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roscoe Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Pickens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Allen Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Warren Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Redding (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Heeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Warren Barry is called for the reach on Roscoe Rankin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Barry, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger (C) Vincent Hodges | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield (PG), Foster Evans (SF), Bruce White (PF) Warren Barry, Arthur Redding, Gary Heeter | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Roscoe Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Roscoe Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Seward - foul #4 on Douglas Seward, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Redfield | 63-73 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Sam Ford is hacked by Allen Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Richardson, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Box (PF) Howard Pickens | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Sam Ford misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Box | 63-73 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Douglas Seward connects on the 3 from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-73 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Edward Box grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Edward Box can't finish the uncontested layup | 66-73 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Box - foul #1 on Edward Box, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Vincent Hodges (PF) Edward Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Gary Heeter (C) Allen Richardson, Foster Evans, Andre Hansen | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Douglas Seward is hacked by Curtis Cash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Cash, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Douglas Seward misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Douglas Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | Joseph Redfield scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Redding | 67-77 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Vincent Hodges misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-77 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter is hacked by Harlan Sprenger - foul #1 on Harlan Sprenger, team foul #8 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clarence Swinney (PG), Howard Pickens (SF), Edward Box (PF), Samuel Terrell (C) Douglas Seward, Roscoe Rankin, Vincent Hodges, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby (PG), Allen Richardson (SG), Andre Hansen (PF) Joseph Redfield, Curtis Cash, Bruce White | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edward Box | 67-77 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Edward Box throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Scott Ashbaugh (C) Gary Heeter | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andre Hansen | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Edward Box lays it up and in and he's fouled by Arthur Redding - foul #1 on Arthur Redding, team foul #11 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Williams (SF), Foster Evans (PF) Arthur Redding, Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Edward Box makes the free throw | 70-80 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Clarence Swinney snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Howard Pickens misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-80 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell misses the tip | 70-80 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson gets the rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Box - foul #2 on Edward Box, team foul #9 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Forst (SG), Jeffery Kranz (C) Sam Ford, Edward Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash (SG), Scott Ashbaugh (C) Allen Richardson, Andre Hansen | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Howard Pickens can't connect on a shot from the left side | 70-81 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern State | Richard Woodby snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clarence Swinney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Forst (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Pickens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Terrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Kranz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Woodby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Curtis Cash (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Foster Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Ashbaugh (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Williams | 70-84 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Lafleur (SG), Roscoe Rankin (SF), Vincent Hodges (PF) Joseph Forst, Howard Pickens, Samuel Terrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter (C) Scott Ashbaugh | |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Jeffery Kranz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 70-84 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Seward (PG) Thomas Lafleur | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Bruce White (PF), Andre Hansen (C) Curtis Cash, Paul Williams, Foster Evans, Gary Heeter | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Clarence Swinney is called for the reach on Allen Richardson - foul #3 on Clarence Swinney, team foul #10 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Lafleur (SG), Howard Pickens (SF), Samuel Terrell (PF), Harlan Sprenger (C) Douglas Seward, Roscoe Rankin, Vincent Hodges, Jeffery Kranz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Curtis Cash (SG), Foster Evans (SF), Gary Heeter (C) Richard Woodby, Arthur Redding, Bruce White | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 70-86 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger grabs the offensive board | 70-86 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Andre Hansen is called for the reach on Samuel Terrell - foul #5 on Andre Hansen, team foul #12 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Williams (SF) Andre Hansen | |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Samuel Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Richardson | 72-88 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Thomas Lafleur misses badly on a shot in the paint | 72-88 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Foster Evans | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Foster Evans clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 72-88 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern State | Allen Richardson tips it home | 72-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Thomas Lafleur misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-90 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams grabs the board | 72-90 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-90 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Clarence Swinney misses the lay-in | 72-90 |