| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Broman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tim Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Richard Broman inbounds the ball | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Like Chin - foul #1 on Like Chin, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Draper - foul #3 on Sean Draper, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG) Sean Draper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Roland Furst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen hits the finger roll set up by Richard Broman | 36-50 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Edward Boer is fouled on the floor by Richard Broman - foul #3 on Richard Broman, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (SF) Richard Broman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:00 | Kent State | The short jumper by Like Chin is denied by Justin Cotton | 36-50 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Justin Cotton | 36-50 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Cotton | 38-50 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses the dunk | 38-50 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Herman Abad gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Jason Doolittle is called for the reach on Edward Boer - foul #2 on Jason Doolittle, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Robinson (SG), Sidney Bollinger (C) Shawn Rasmussen, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Herman Abad | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by William Davis | 38-53 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Roland Furst steals it from Anthony Robinson | 38-53 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Roland Furst banks in the layup | 38-55 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle buries a shot near the basket | 40-55 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a shot in the paint | 40-55 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong tips it home | 40-57 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Roland Furst steals the ball from Gary Uribe | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gary Uribe (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Doolittle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | William Davis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Sidney Bollinger - foul #2 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Richard Broman (SF), Tim Blankenship (C) Gary Uribe, Anthony Robinson, Jason Doolittle, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herman Abad (SF) Edward Boer | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Sean Draper knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Bobby Mankin | 43-59 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Roland Furst and he's hacked by Richard Broman - foul #4 on Richard Broman, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen (SF), Sidney Bollinger (PF) Richard Broman, Justin Cotton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the free throw | 43-62 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-62 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Herman Abad grabs the board | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Shawn Rasmussen steals it from Like Chin | 43-62 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen can't finish the layup | 43-62 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shawn Rasmussen - foul #1 on Shawn Rasmussen, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (SF), Jason Doolittle (PF) Shawn Rasmussen, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) William Davis | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Justin Cotton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block | 45-64 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-64 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the offensive board | 45-64 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Herman Abad's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Blankenship | 45-64 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Justin Cotton grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 45-64 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Like Chin snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Jason Doolittle steals it from Huang-fu Hong out of a doubleteam | 45-64 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Justin Cotton's fadeaway is rejected by Like Chin | 45-64 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship tips it in | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Mankin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Cotton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Doolittle (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tim Blankenship (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Like Chin (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer jams it on a nice dish by Huang-fu Hong | 47-66 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Boer - foul #2 on Edward Boer, team foul #2 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Shawn Rasmussen (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Justin Cotton | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Herman Abad, Like Chin | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Boer | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Jason Doolittle swats the layup by Shaun Whatley | 48-66 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-66 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Edward Boer gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Boer | 48-69 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shaun Whatley - foul #1 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #3 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (SF), Sidney Bollinger (PF) Anthony Robinson, Jason Doolittle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Like Chin (C) Huang-fu Hong, Roland Furst, Edward Boer, Shaun Whatley | |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Gary Uribe scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | William Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Moises Fernandez | 53-71 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Moises Fernandez is called for the reach on Sidney Bollinger - foul #1 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #4 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Jason Doolittle (PF) Gary Uribe, Shawn Rasmussen, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG), Roland Furst (SG), Edward Boer (SF), Herman Abad (PF) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, William Davis | |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-71 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Herman Abad drills a driving attempt from the right block | 53-73 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Justin Cotton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Huang-fu Hong - foul #3 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #5 | 53-73 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Justin Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Justin Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Herman Abad blows the layup | 55-73 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Mankin (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Cotton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Doolittle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Like Chin (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Justin Cotton tips it home | 57-73 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Edward Boer buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Abad | 57-75 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Justin Cotton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Broman (SF), Tim Blankenship (C) Justin Cotton, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (C) Like Chin | |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Huang-fu Hong | 57-77 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship is whistled for a carry | 57-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen (PF) Jason Doolittle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), William Davis (PF) Huang-fu Hong, Edward Boer, Herman Abad | |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses the easy layup | 57-77 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Roland Furst and the foul's on Shawn Rasmussen - foul #2 on Shawn Rasmussen, team foul #7 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Justin Cotton (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Like Chin (C) Roland Furst, William Davis | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the free throw | 57-79 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-79 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Cotton | 57-79 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Justin Cotton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Rasmussen | 59-79 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Like Chin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-79 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger gets the rebound | 59-79 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses long on a jumper from close range | 59-79 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Jason Doolittle (PF) Gary Uribe, Shawn Rasmussen, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG), Roland Furst (SG), Edward Boer (SF), Herman Abad (PF) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-79 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle gets the rebound | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin buries a floater in the paint set up by Sean Draper and he's fouled by Huang-fu Hong - foul #4 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #6 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tim Blankenship (C) Justin Cotton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin makes the free throw | 62-79 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Mankin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Broman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jason Doolittle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roland Furst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Broman - foul #5 on Richard Broman, team foul #8 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (SF) Richard Broman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Justin Cotton makes the contested shot from the left side set up by Jason Doolittle | 64-80 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Jason Doolittle takes the ball from Like Chin | 64-80 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-80 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Like Chin | 64-80 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Like Chin knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Huang-fu Hong and he's fouled by Tim Blankenship - foul #2 on Tim Blankenship, team foul #9 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Shawn Rasmussen (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Jason Doolittle, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the free throw | 64-83 |
| 01:30 | Ball State | Huang-fu Hong steals it from Justin Cotton out of a doubleteam | 64-83 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-83 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses the shot from the right wing | 64-83 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Roland Furst snags the defensive board | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 64-83 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Edward Boer tips it back up and in | 64-85 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 64-85 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen snags the offensive board | 64-85 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-85 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the board | 64-85 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong runs out the clock | 64-85 |