| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Hector (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | George Rencher inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Paul Pawlak is blocked by Jonathan Jantz | 33-30 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Upshaw | 33-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Jonathan Jantz denies the turnaround by Alan Hector | 33-30 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | George Rencher gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz hits a 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak loses the dribble to Willie Campbell | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Campbell | 38-32 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | George Rencher drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Arthur Smith - foul #1 on Arthur Smith, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar (PG), Keneth Marcellus (SF) James Milton, Arthur Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (PG), John Ping (PF), James Anderson (C) Edmund Rogan, Daniel Upshaw, Paul Pawlak | |
| 16:59 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Campbell and he's hacked by John Ping - foul #1 on John Ping, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (SG), Allen Fox (C) Willie Campbell, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw (PF) George Rencher | |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | James Anderson is fouled on the floor by Keneth Marcellus - foul #2 on Keneth Marcellus, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae (SF) Jonathan Jantz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG) Alan Hector | |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw hits a runner from the left block set up by Dan Pierce | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Apgar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Mae (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keneth Marcellus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) SF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Ping (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | John Ping swats the short shot by Steve Mae | 41-37 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Willie Campbell (SG), Arthur Smith (SF), Nicholas Sullivan (C) Derrick Apgar, Herbert Taylor, Keneth Marcellus, Allen Fox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Alan Hector (SG), George Rencher (SF), Paul Pawlak (C) Dan Pierce, Michael Davis, James Anderson, Daniel Upshaw | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-37 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | John Ping tips it in | 43-39 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Alan Hector snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Milton | 45-39 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Steve Mae blocks the jumper by George Rencher | 45-39 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Alan Hector knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | James Milton steals the ball from Paul Pawlak | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Mae (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Hector (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rencher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ping (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Pawlak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith is hacked by George Rencher - foul #2 on George Rencher, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar (PG), Herbert Taylor (SG), Keneth Marcellus (SF), Jonathan Jantz (PF), Allen Fox (C) James Milton, Willie Campbell, Arthur Smith, Steve Mae, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (PG), Michael Davis (SG), James Anderson (SF), Daniel Upshaw (PF), Brian Rea (C) Edmund Rogan, Alan Hector, George Rencher, John Ping, Paul Pawlak | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Anderson and he's fouled by Derrick Apgar - foul #1 on Derrick Apgar, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Derrick Apgar and he's fouled by Brian Rea - foul #4 on Brian Rea, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Pawlak (C) Brian Rea | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Michael Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | James Anderson steals the ball from Allen Fox | 51-47 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | James Anderson gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Michael Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Willie Campbell (SG), Arthur Smith (SF), Nicholas Sullivan (C) Derrick Apgar, Herbert Taylor, Keneth Marcellus, Allen Fox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alan Hector (SG), George Rencher (SF) Michael Davis, Paul Pawlak | |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | James Milton is hacked by Dan Pierce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Pierce, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ping (C) James Anderson | |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Alan Hector comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Jantz | 53-50 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith is fouled on the floor by Dan Pierce - foul #2 on Dan Pierce, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), James Anderson (C) Dan Pierce, Daniel Upshaw | |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | James Anderson grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | John Ping is called for a backcourt violation | 53-50 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keneth Marcellus (PF) Jonathan Jantz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:50 | Ball State | John Ping comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Sullivan - foul #3 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | John Ping makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | John Ping makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keneth Marcellus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Hector (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ping (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw (PF), Brian Rea (C) George Rencher, John Ping | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Alan Hector loses the dribble to Keneth Marcellus | 53-52 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Brian Rea steps in front of the Keneth Marcellus pass | 53-52 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Nicholas Sullivan is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan - foul #4 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar (PG), Herbert Taylor (SG), Steve Mae (SF), Jonathan Jantz (PF), Allen Fox (C) James Milton, Willie Campbell, Arthur Smith, Keneth Marcellus, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (PG), George Rencher (SF), John Ping (PF), Paul Pawlak (C) Edmund Rogan, James Anderson, Daniel Upshaw, Brian Rea | |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Herbert Taylor steals it from Dan Pierce | 53-52 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor blows the layup | 53-52 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Ping | 53-52 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox clanks a driving attempt from close range | 53-54 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | John Ping pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Allen Fox - foul #2 on Allen Fox, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Willie Campbell (SG), Nicholas Sullivan (C) Herbert Taylor, Steve Mae, Allen Fox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), Daniel Upshaw (PF) Alan Hector, John Ping | |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Apgar clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Apgar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Upshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Pawlak (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Derrick Apgar - foul #2 on Derrick Apgar, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith (SF) Derrick Apgar | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), John Ping (C) Michael Davis, Paul Pawlak | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (SF) George Rencher | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan's pass is intercepted by Willie Campbell | 53-58 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 53-58 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alan Hector (SG), George Rencher (SF), Paul Pawlak (C) Dan Pierce, James Anderson, John Ping | |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | George Rencher is called for the reach on Arthur Smith - foul #3 on George Rencher, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Jantz | 55-58 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | George Rencher misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicholas Sullivan | 55-58 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | James Milton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Willie Campbell is called for the reach on Daniel Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Campbell, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (PG) Edmund Rogan | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | James Milton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (C) Paul Pawlak | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is hacked by Nicholas Sullivan - foul #5 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keneth Marcellus (C) Nicholas Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | James Milton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Campbell | 58-61 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Pawlak (C) James Anderson | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Alan Hector is fouled in the backcourt by James Milton - foul #3 on James Milton, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Alan Hector misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Alan Hector makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | James Milton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | James Milton is called for the reach on Paul Pawlak in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Milton, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Rencher | 58-64 |