| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) SF - David Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Lord (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable is fouled on the floor by Dustin Taggart - foul #2 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:23 | Northern Arizona | The short jumper by Robert Burr is denied by Dustin Taggart | 21-27 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | David Burgess drills a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 18:09 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Robert Burr | 24-28 |
| 17:51 | Northern Arizona | David Burgess steals it from Wilson Smedley | 24-28 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Earl McGraff can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Earl McGraff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Fett | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:19 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 17:18 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Earl McGraff clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-30 |
| 17:02 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:55 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilson Smedley | 27-32 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Cecil Fett's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lord | 27-32 |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (C) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig (SG), Phillip Leaks (SF), David Bak (PF), Felix Green (C) Alexander Cable, Wilson Smedley, Robert Burr, Kevin Lord | |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the jumper from close range | 27-32 |
| 16:12 | Northern Arizona | David Bak pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Leaks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Romig | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Romig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Leaks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bak (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Felix Green (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | David Burgess misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-35 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Edward Jones grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Michael Partridge drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Burgess | 30-35 |
| 14:59 | Northern Arizona | David Bak can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Earl McGraff pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Earl McGraff is hacked by Phillip Leaks - foul #3 on Phillip Leaks, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (SG), Allen Rich (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable (SG), Wilson Smedley (SF), Robert Burr (PF) David Fleming, Phillip Leaks, Felix Green | |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:24 | Northern Arizona | David Bak grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 14:17 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Smedley and he's hacked by Dustin Taggart - foul #3 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| 14:17 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Edward Jones is fouled on the floor by Alexander Cable - foul #1 on Alexander Cable, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:27 | Northern Arizona | Allen Rich steps in front of the Richard Romig pass | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Allen Rich is fouled on the floor by Alexander Cable - foul #2 on Alexander Cable, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF) Edward Jones, Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Fleming (PG), Kevin Lord (C) Richard Romig, David Bak | |
| 12:33 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the turnaround from the left block | 32-38 |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord can't connect on a runner near the basket | 32-38 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | David Burgess snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Partridge | 35-38 |
| 11:55 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley drills a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Burr (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Lord (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Earl McGraff tips it home | 37-41 |
| 11:25 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 11:24 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:04 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Partridge - foul #1 on Michael Partridge, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig (SG), Phillip Leaks (SF), David Bak (PF) Alexander Cable, Wilson Smedley, Robert Burr | |
| 11:04 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Earl McGraff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Cecil Fett tips it in | 39-44 |
| 10:31 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Richard Romig steps in front of the Cecil Fett pass | 39-47 |
| 10:13 | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Cecil Fett knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Earl McGraff | 41-49 |
| 09:36 | Northern Arizona | David Bak drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Romig | 41-52 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the floater from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 08:57 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Romig | 43-55 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Michael Partridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Burgess | 46-55 |
| 08:09 | Northern Arizona | David Bak's pass is intercepted by Michael Partridge | 46-55 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Earl McGraff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 07:54 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to David Bak | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Romig (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Leaks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Bak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Lord (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits a 3 from straight away set up by Earl McGraff | 49-55 |
| 06:54 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Melvin Jobe (SG), Allen Rich (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable (SG), Wilson Smedley (SF), Robert Burr (PF), Felix Green (C) David Fleming, Phillip Leaks, David Bak, Kevin Lord | |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Robert Burr is called for the reach on John Mioduszewski - foul #2 on Robert Burr, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Edwards (PG) Richard Romig | |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Edward Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:51 | Northern Arizona | Donald Edwards is fouled on the floor by Cecil Fett - foul #1 on Cecil Fett, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig (PG) Donald Edwards | |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley drills a jumper in the lane set up by Alexander Cable and he's hacked by Cecil Fett - foul #2 on Cecil Fett, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 05:24 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Felix Green | 49-58 |
| 05:18 | Northern Arizona | Allen Rich steals it from Robert Burr | 49-58 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Allen Rich knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 52-58 |
| 04:41 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr lays it in on a nice dish by Wilson Smedley | 52-60 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Allen Rich's pass is intercepted by Wilson Smedley | 52-60 |
| 04:16 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 52-60 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jobe | 52-60 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) Edward Jones, Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Fleming (PG), David Bak (C) Richard Romig, Felix Green | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Burr - foul #3 on Robert Burr, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to David Bak | 53-60 |
| 03:52 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 03:50 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable tips it home | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Burr (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bak (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Earl McGraff is hacked by David Bak - foul #1 on David Bak, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski loses the dribble to Robert Burr | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Northern Arizona | David Burgess steals it from Robert Burr | 53-62 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Earl McGraff | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilson Smedley | 55-65 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Michael Partridge buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Taggart | 58-65 |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-65 |
| 02:03 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:49 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 01:47 | Northern Arizona | David Bak grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:40 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 01:07 | Northern Arizona | David Bak can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-65 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Michael Partridge grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Bak - foul #2 on David Bak, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord (C) David Bak | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable is hacked by Michael Partridge - foul #2 on Michael Partridge, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Burr | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr is hacked by Cecil Fett - foul #3 on Cecil Fett, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Cecil Fett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Burgess | 66-66 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burr (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Lord (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 66-66 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Michael Partridge comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-66 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | David Burgess drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Partridge | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming loses the dribble to David Burgess | 68-66 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wilson Smedley - foul #1 on Wilson Smedley, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:07 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Fleming | 70-69 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 02:49 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:27 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley's dunk attempt is rejected by Dustin Taggart | 70-69 |
| 02:26 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Earl McGraff gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Earl McGraff hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Burgess | 72-69 |
| 02:06 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Fleming | 72-72 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Robert Burr is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Robert Burr, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:32 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 01:31 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:13 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Smedley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Lord (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Earl McGraff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:31 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 74-72 |
| 00:30 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-72 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Cable - foul #3 on Alexander Cable, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | Alexander Cable buries a 3 from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | David Burgess misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burr (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Lord (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming is hacked by David Burgess - foul #2 on David Burgess, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Bak (C) Kevin Lord | |
| 04:37 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:37 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Cecil Fett scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-77 |
| 04:00 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alexander Cable | 78-80 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-80 |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-80 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Michael Partridge grabs the board | 78-80 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Alexander Cable - foul #4 on Alexander Cable, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Phillip Leaks (SF), Kevin Lord (C) Wilson Smedley, David Bak | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:32 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-80 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the board | 81-80 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | David Burgess buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 01:44 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-80 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Cecil Fett snags the defensive board | 84-80 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Cecil Fett buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Earl McGraff | 86-80 |
| 01:14 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Leaks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Wilson Smedley (SF) Phillip Leaks | |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-80 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Cecil Fett snags the offensive board | 86-80 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Fleming (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Cable (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wilson Smedley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Burr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Lord (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Cecil Fett is fouled on the floor by Alexander Cable - foul #5 on Alexander Cable, team foul #12 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (SF) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Romig (SG) Alexander Cable | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:58 | Northern Arizona | Robert Burr pulls down the rebound | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Cecil Fett - foul #4 on Cecil Fett, team foul #10 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Lord misses the 3rd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski's pass is intercepted by Richard Romig | 86-81 |
| 00:24 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Romig | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | David Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by David Fleming - foul #2 on David Fleming, team foul #13 | 86-84 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the offensive rebound | 87-84 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Burr - foul #5 on Robert Burr, team foul #14 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG) Earl McGraff | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Bak (PF) Robert Burr | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (5 full remaining) | 89-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Fleming, team foul #15 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG) Earl McGraff | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | David Fleming is called for the reach on Edward Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Fleming, team foul #16 | 89-84 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | David Fleming hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Romig | 91-87 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | David Fleming is called for the reach on Edward Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Fleming, team foul #17 | 91-87 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Phillip Leaks (SG) David Fleming | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:05 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (4 full remaining) | 92-87 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Leaks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 92-87 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 92-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski runs out the clock | 92-87 |