| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Von Kazanowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Clyde Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Antonio Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 24-23 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Clyde Benito | 24-23 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Michael Holmes misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Paul Terrell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Benito | 24-26 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Michael Holmes is called for the reach on Von Kazanowski - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Osowski (PF) James Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Paul Terrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Wilbert Thomas - foul #2 on Wilbert Thomas, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stanley Kinch (SG) Von Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | William McEachin (PG), Von Kazanowski (SG), James Barrett (PF), Marlon Bishop (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Stanley Kinch, Radomil Osowski, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG), Cecil Wilbourn (SG), Frederick Lott (SF), Charles Eiland (C) Clyde Benito, Paul Terrell, Antonio Flanagan, Wilbert Thomas | |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Michael Holmes makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Taylor | 29-28 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Charles Eiland makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Taylor | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William McEachin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Von Kazanowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Pickett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SF - Frederick Lott (fresh) PF - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | James Barrett knocks in the shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Frederick Lott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Von Kazanowski - foul #1 on Von Kazanowski, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (PG), Stanley Kinch (SG), Radomil Osowski (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) William McEachin, Von Kazanowski, James Barrett, Marlon Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Clyde Benito (PG), Paul Terrell (SG), Jonathon Strong (PF), Wilbert Thomas (C) Kyle Taylor, Cecil Wilbourn, Michael Holmes, Charles Eiland | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Frederick Lott makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Frederick Lott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Frederick Lott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stjepan Osenkowski and he's hacked by Clyde Benito - foul #3 on Clyde Benito, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Barrett (PF) Radomil Osowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Antonio Flanagan (SF) Frederick Lott | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | James Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett banks in the layup set up by Stjepan Osenkowski and the foul's on Antonio Flanagan - foul #1 on Antonio Flanagan, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | William McEachin (SG) Stanley Kinch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG) Clyde Benito | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickett | 39-31 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Antonio Flanagan grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | James Barrett gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Thomas - foul #3 on Wilbert Thomas, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stanley Kinch (SG), Radomil Osowski (PF) William McEachin, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (SG), Michael Holmes (PF) Paul Terrell, Jonathon Strong | |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Antonio Flanagan | 39-31 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Christopher Pickett blocks the short jumper by Wilbert Thomas | 39-31 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Pickett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Radomil Osowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SF - Antonio Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilbert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Michael Holmes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-31 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas is whistled for a carry | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | William McEachin (PG), Von Kazanowski (SG), James Barrett (PF), Marlon Bishop (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Stanley Kinch, Radomil Osowski, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Clyde Benito (PG), Paul Terrell (SG), Frederick Lott (SF), Charles Eiland (C) Kyle Taylor, Cecil Wilbourn, Antonio Flanagan, Wilbert Thomas | |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frederick Lott - foul #1 on Frederick Lott, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Clyde Benito comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Charles Eiland tips it in | 45-33 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | James Barrett hits a fadeaway in the lane | 47-33 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Charles Eiland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (PG), Boris Zipperer (C) Von Kazanowski, Marlon Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Antonio Flanagan (SF), Jonathon Strong (PF) Frederick Lott, Michael Holmes | |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the 3 from straight away | 47-33 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Charles Eiland's fadeaway is rejected by James Barrett | 47-33 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | William McEachin is fouled on the floor by Paul Terrell - foul #1 on Paul Terrell, team foul #7 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Von Kazanowski (SG), Radomil Osowski (PF) Stjepan Osenkowski, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG), Cecil Wilbourn (SG), Michael Holmes (PF), Wilbert Thomas (C) Clyde Benito, Paul Terrell, Jonathon Strong, Charles Eiland | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | William McEachin makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | William McEachin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Holmes | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | William McEachin picks off the pass by Antonio Flanagan | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William McEachin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Von Kazanowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Pickett (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Radomil Osowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SF - Antonio Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Kyle Taylor picks off the pass by Christopher Pickett | 48-33 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer double dribbles | 48-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (PG), Stanley Kinch (SG), James Barrett (PF), Marlon Bishop (C) William McEachin, Von Kazanowski, Radomil Osowski, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Lott (SF) Antonio Flanagan | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Michael Holmes buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Lott and he's hacked by Marlon Bishop - foul #1 on Marlon Bishop, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Boris Zipperer (C) Marlon Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Michael Holmes makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Cecil Wilbourn is called for the reach on Christopher Pickett - foul #2 on Cecil Wilbourn, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Von Kazanowski (SG), Marlon Bishop (PF) Stanley Kinch, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Clyde Benito (PG), Paul Terrell (SG) Kyle Taylor, Cecil Wilbourn | |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Paul Terrell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wilbert Thomas | 50-41 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Michael Holmes pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Paul Terrell buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Von Kazanowski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Paul Terrell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Benito | 52-47 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer drills a jumper near the basket | 54-47 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Von Kazanowski - foul #2 on Von Kazanowski, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William McEachin (PG), Stanley Kinch (SG), James Barrett (PF) Stjepan Osenkowski, Von Kazanowski, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG), Cecil Wilbourn (SG), Antonio Flanagan (SF), Jonathon Strong (PF) Clyde Benito, Paul Terrell, Frederick Lott, Michael Holmes | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | James Barrett snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William McEachin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Kinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Pickett (tired) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SF - Antonio Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathon Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Wilbert Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cecil Wilbourn - foul #3 on Cecil Wilbourn, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF) Christopher Pickett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Eiland (C) Wilbert Thomas | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Stanley Kinch misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Antonio Flanagan snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Rafael Folkes steps in front of the Cecil Wilbourn pass | 54-48 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Jonathon Strong is called for the reach on James Barrett - foul #1 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (PG), Christopher Pickett (SF) William McEachin, Rafael Folkes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | James Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Cecil Wilbourn | 55-48 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Taylor and he's fouled by James Barrett - foul #2 on James Barrett, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | William McEachin (PG) Stjepan Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Terrell (SG), Wilbert Thomas (C) Cecil Wilbourn, Charles Eiland | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marlon Bishop | 57-51 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (PG), Von Kazanowski (SG), Boris Zipperer (C) William McEachin, Stanley Kinch, Marlon Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Clyde Benito (PG), Michael Holmes (PF) Kyle Taylor, Jonathon Strong | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Michael Holmes misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Barrett - foul #3 on James Barrett, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett loses the dribble to Michael Holmes | 57-52 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Michael Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Clyde Benito is called for the reach on Stjepan Osenkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Benito, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Michael Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 58-52 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Benito - foul #5 on Clyde Benito, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG) Clyde Benito | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Paul Terrell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is hacked by Kyle Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #13 | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Christopher Pickett is called for the reach on Antonio Flanagan - foul #3 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Wilbert Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski runs out the clock | 62-52 |