| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hepler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Richards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Quentin Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Keith Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Rose | 44-33 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Quentin Watkins is called for the reach on Henry Waterman - foul #3 on Quentin Watkins, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett (C) Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan (C) Henry Waterman | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Matthew Rose comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Green - foul #1 on George Green, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Anderson (SF), Joseph Balderas (PF) Matthew Hepler, Byron Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG), Albert Hayes (C) Virgilio Lombardi, Steven Hall | |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Matthew Rose makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Matthew Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Balderas is called for the reach on Samuel Monaghan - foul #3 on Joseph Balderas, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Moss (SF), Jason Weekes (C) Brandon Griggs, Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | George Green misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Jason Weekes gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Albert Hayes steals it from Jason Weekes | 46-33 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Rose - foul #3 on Matthew Rose, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Matthew Hepler (SF) Matthew Rose, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Waterman (C) George Green | |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Jason Weekes pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Frank Wall | 48-34 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | James Kwan misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Frank Wall knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Anderson | 51-34 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes tips it in | 51-36 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | James Kwan gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan makes the jumper from the right side set up by Keith Charles | 51-38 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Anderson | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Hepler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Pickett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Weekes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Monaghan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Waterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman lays it in on a great pass from Keith Charles | 53-40 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Henry Waterman steals the ball from Matthew Hepler in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Kwan | 53-42 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson buries a floater in the paint | 55-42 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Clinton Anderson | 57-42 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Waterman, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Brandon Griggs (SG), Joseph Balderas (SF), Byron Richards (PF), Quentin Watkins (C) Frank Wall, Clinton Anderson, Matthew Hepler, Lawrence Pickett, Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (PG), Mack Luton (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Steven Hall (PF), Todd Bigby (C) Keith Charles, James Kwan, Albert Hayes, Samuel Monaghan, Henry Waterman | |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mack Luton | 57-44 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Rose | 60-44 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Steven Hall misses the 3 from straight away | 60-44 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Robert Sullivan picks off the pass by Brandon Griggs | 60-44 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Mack Luton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hall | 60-44 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Green | 60-46 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Steven Hall blows the layup | 63-46 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | Steven Hall denies the turnaround by Joseph Balderas | 63-46 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Hall | 63-46 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Green | 63-49 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 63-49 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Sullivan | 63-49 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Green | 63-52 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Matthew Rose knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Matthew Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Griggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Balderas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Byron Richards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Quentin Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Green (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mack Luton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Bigby (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Mack Luton is hacked by Byron Richards - foul #1 on Byron Richards, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Clinton Anderson (SG), Frank Moss (SF) Matthew Rose, Brandon Griggs, Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Nigel Zillman (SF), Henry Waterman (C) George Green, Robert Sullivan, Todd Bigby | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Frank Wall steps in front of the Steven Hall pass | 65-52 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Henry Waterman steals the ball from Quentin Watkins | 65-52 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Steven Hall banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Charles | 65-54 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Byron Richards misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-54 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Anderson | 65-54 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Byron Richards misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Nigel Zillman | 65-56 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Mack Luton is called for the reach on Clinton Anderson - foul #4 on Mack Luton, team foul #3 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Robert Callahan (SG), Matthew Hepler (SF), Lawrence Pickett (PF), Jason Weekes (C) Frank Wall, Clinton Anderson, Frank Moss, Byron Richards, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG), George Green (SG), Virgilio Lombardi (SF), Samuel Monaghan (PF), Albert Hayes (C) Keith Charles, Mack Luton, Nigel Zillman, Steven Hall, Henry Waterman | |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Matthew Rose clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | George Green scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Virgilio Lombardi | 65-59 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Robert Callahan travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Balderas (PF) Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | George Green clanks a shot from the right side | 65-59 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pickett | 65-59 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Rose | 68-59 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | James Kwan hits a jump hook from the right block set up by George Green and he's fouled by Matthew Rose - foul #4 on Matthew Rose, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Brandon Griggs (SG) Matthew Rose, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Henry Waterman (C) George Green, Virgilio Lombardi, Albert Hayes | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | James Kwan makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Frank Wall misses the floater from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Henry Waterman | 68-62 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Keith Charles misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Hepler - foul #1 on Matthew Hepler, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Anderson (PG), Frank Moss (SF), Jason Weekes (C) Frank Wall, Matthew Hepler, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SG) James Kwan | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clinton Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Griggs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Moss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Balderas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Weekes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nigel Zillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Monaghan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Waterman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson misses long on a floater from the right block | 70-64 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG) Frank Moss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG), Mack Luton (SG), Todd Bigby (PF), Albert Hayes (C) Keith Charles, Robert Sullivan, Samuel Monaghan, Henry Waterman | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Jason Weekes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 70-66 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Matthew Rose's pass is intercepted by James Kwan in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | James Kwan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Callahan (SG), Matthew Hepler (SF), Lawrence Pickett (PF), Quentin Watkins (C) Brandon Griggs, Clinton Anderson, Joseph Balderas, Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Nigel Zillman, Albert Hayes | |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Rose | 72-66 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Lawrence Pickett steps in front of the Virgilio Lombardi pass | 72-66 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Robert Callahan double dribbles | 72-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Richards (PF) Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Steven Hall (PF), Albert Hayes (C) James Kwan, Virgilio Lombardi, Todd Bigby, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes is hacked by Lawrence Pickett - foul #1 on Lawrence Pickett, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Moss (SF) Matthew Hepler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Robert Callahan scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Rose and he's hacked by Mack Luton - foul #5 on Mack Luton, team foul #4 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Griggs (SG), Clinton Anderson (SF), Jason Weekes (C) Matthew Rose, Frank Moss, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (SG) Mack Luton | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Robert Callahan makes the free throw | 75-68 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Steven Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Moss (SF) Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SG), Henry Waterman (C) George Green, Albert Hayes | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Frank Moss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #5 | 75-68 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Keith Charles takes the ball from Frank Moss | 75-68 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Charles | 75-70 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Frank Moss loses the dribble to Robert Sullivan | 75-70 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Frank Moss steps in front of the Robert Sullivan pass | 75-70 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Joseph Balderas (PF), Quentin Watkins (C) Frank Moss, Byron Richards, Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (SG), Samuel Monaghan (C) Robert Sullivan, Henry Waterman | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Keith Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-70 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Steven Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Steven Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman tips it in | 75-72 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs's floater is tipped away by Nigel Zillman | 75-72 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Griggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Balderas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Quentin Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nigel Zillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Samuel Monaghan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs connects on the shot in the lane set up by Matthew Rose | 77-72 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from George Green and he's fouled by Quentin Watkins - foul #4 on Quentin Watkins, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Callahan (SG), Matthew Hepler (SF), Lawrence Pickett (PF) Brandon Griggs, Clinton Anderson, Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG), Virgilio Lombardi (SF), Albert Hayes (C) Keith Charles, Nigel Zillman, Steven Hall | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses the free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Rose | 79-74 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Balderas (SG) Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan (SF), Todd Bigby (PF) Virgilio Lombardi, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | George Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Quentin Watkins | 79-74 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Griggs (SG) Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SG) George Green | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan (PF) Todd Bigby | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Richards (PF) Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (SG) Nigel Zillman | |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Byron Richards buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Griggs | 81-74 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Steven Hall (PF), Henry Waterman (C) James Kwan, Samuel Monaghan, Albert Hayes | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | George Green drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Charles | 81-77 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler buries a jump hook from the right block | 83-77 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Keith Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-77 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Quentin Watkins | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Keith Charles is called for the reach on Quentin Watkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Charles, team foul #6 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Balderas (PF) Byron Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs is fouled on the floor by Keith Charles - foul #3 on Keith Charles, team foul #7 | 83-77 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Steven Hall snags the defensive board | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Steven Hall hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Charles | 83-80 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Charles - foul #4 on Keith Charles, team foul #8 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Anderson (PG) Matthew Rose | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Charles | 84-83 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Byron Richards (PF) Clinton Anderson, Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins is hacked by Keith Charles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Charles, team foul #9 | 84-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG) Keith Charles | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-83 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | George Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-83 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman tips it back up and in | 86-85 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler is fouled in the backcourt by George Green - foul #2 on George Green, team foul #10 | 86-85 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler makes the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler makes the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | George Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-85 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Byron Richards pulls down the rebound | 88-85 |