| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 12 pts. C - Richard Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jason Brock inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | William Talley grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | John Silberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Laffoon | 40-42 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Richard Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Laffoon | 40-42 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Howze | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Jason Brock misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Talley - foul #2 on William Talley, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Jason Brock makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Jason Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | John Silberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | William Talley misses the lay-in | 42-43 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Alex Lewis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Kinsler | 42-46 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Jason Brock picks off the pass by Victor Laffoon | 42-46 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Jason Brock is called for the reach on John Silberg - foul #2 on Jason Brock, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), David Taylor (SF), Lloyd Tonn (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, William Talley, John Silberg, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), William Scheller (SG), Frank Lawless (PF), Mark Breedlove (C) Alex Lewis, David Kinsler, Timothy Spillman, Richard Campbell | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | William Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Lawless - foul #1 on Frank Lawless, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Mitchell (SG) Jason Brock | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | William Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | William Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Frank Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Vanallen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) C - Joseph Viveros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Mitchell (fresh) SF - William Scheller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Lawless (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Breedlove (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Robert Chandler is fouled on the floor by William Lambert - foul #1 on William Lambert, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Reed Bello (C) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Tonn - foul #1 on Lloyd Tonn, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Howze (SG) William Lambert, Rodney Vanallen | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG), Timothy Spillman (PF) Randall Mitchell, William Scheller | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Reed Bello grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 43-47 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Timothy Spillman | 43-47 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | David Kinsler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Reed Bello grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Frank Lawless gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Frank Lawless is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Talley (SF), John Silberg (PF) David Taylor, Lloyd Tonn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Jason Brock (SF), Richard Campbell (C) Robert Chandler, Mark Breedlove, Frank Lawless | |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Richard Campbell steps in front of the John Howze pass | 43-47 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Alex Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jason Brock and he's fouled by Victor Laffoon - foul #3 on Victor Laffoon, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (SG), Joseph Viveros (C) John Howze, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Alex Lewis makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | John Silberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros tips it but misses | 43-50 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | William Lambert pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Timothy Spillman is called for the reach on William Lambert - foul #1 on Timothy Spillman, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen (SG), Lloyd Tonn (C) Victor Laffoon, Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (SG), Frank Lawless (PF) David Kinsler, Timothy Spillman | |
| 12:17 | Ball State | John Silberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | John Silberg is hacked by Frank Lawless - foul #2 on Frank Lawless, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Howze (SG), Reed Bello (C) Rodney Vanallen, Lloyd Tonn | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Reed Bello misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Jason Brock grabs the board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Brock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Lawless (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Frank Lawless's pass is intercepted by William Lambert | 43-50 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Reed Bello is hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #3 on Richard Campbell, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG) William Lambert | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG), Timothy Spillman (PF) Robert Chandler, Frank Lawless | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | John Howze misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jason Brock | 43-50 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses badly on a shot in the lane | 43-50 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | John Silberg snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #4 on Richard Campbell, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn (PF) John Silberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Lawless (C) Richard Campbell | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Victor Laffoon takes the ball from Jason Brock | 45-50 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn buries a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | David Kinsler is whistled for a carry | 47-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (SG), David Taylor (SF), Joseph Viveros (C) John Howze, William Talley, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), William Scheller (SF) Alex Lewis, Jason Brock | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn tips it in | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | David Kinsler can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Tonn - foul #2 on Lloyd Tonn, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Silberg (PF) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Breedlove (C) Timothy Spillman | |
| 09:05 | Kent State | David Kinsler makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | David Kinsler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | John Silberg swats the short shot by Robert Chandler | 52-52 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | William Lambert grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | David Taylor hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Scheller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Lawless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | David Kinsler misses the floater from the left side | 54-52 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | William Lambert misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Frank Lawless snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | David Kinsler buries a shot from the left side set up by Robert Chandler | 54-54 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | David Taylor blows the layup but the foul's on William Scheller - foul #1 on William Scheller, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Howze (SG), Reed Bello (C) Victor Laffoon, Lloyd Tonn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Jason Brock (SF), Timothy Spillman (PF), Richard Campbell (C) David Kinsler, William Scheller, Frank Lawless, Mark Breedlove | |
| 07:03 | Ball State | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | The jump hook by Robert Chandler is blocked by Reed Bello | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Silberg | 55-54 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | William Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Talley (SF), Joseph Viveros (PF) David Taylor, John Silberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Mitchell (SG) Robert Chandler | |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Alex Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Brock | 55-54 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Jason Brock makes the shot from the left block | 55-56 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | William Lambert can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros tips it in | 57-56 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Alex Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Spillman | 57-59 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Randall Mitchell is called for the reach on John Howze - foul #1 on Randall Mitchell, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Silberg (PF) William Lambert, Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG) Randall Mitchell | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | John Howze makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | John Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Jason Brock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | John Howze gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Reed Bello drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon and he's fouled by Richard Campbell - foul #5 on Richard Campbell, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Lawless (C) Richard Campbell | |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Reed Bello makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | David Kinsler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman tips it in | 62-61 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | John Howze drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Talley | 65-61 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | David Kinsler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG) Alex Lewis | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Howze (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Lawless (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Frank Lawless | 65-61 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | David Kinsler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | John Howze misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 65-64 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Silberg | 65-64 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Talley | 67-64 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG) Robert Chandler | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Frank Lawless makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Reed Bello - foul #1 on Reed Bello, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Frank Lawless makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | William Talley is hacked by Jason Brock - foul #3 on Jason Brock, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | William Talley makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | William Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Frank Lawless grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Frank Lawless makes the jumper in the paint set up by David Kinsler | 68-69 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | John Silberg misses short on a jumper from the right block | 68-69 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Frank Lawless gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Lewis | 68-71 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 68-71 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Reed Bello pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | William Talley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon | 71-71 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Frank Lawless misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-71 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | John Howze grabs the board | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Howze | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | William Talley steals the ball from Alex Lewis | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Talley runs out the clock | 74-71 |