| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bohon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 4 pts. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Petree inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | David Petree's pass is intercepted by Henry Jusino | 31-39 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Deon Hagans banks in the layup set up by Henry Jusino | 33-39 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Deon Hagans takes the ball from Randy Ashley in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | John Bohon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski (C) Domenic Russo | |
| 19:29 | Kent State | John Bohon misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | John Bohon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Darrell Slinkard picks off the pass by Jarek Swierczynski | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | John Bohon makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Jusino | 36-39 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Deon Hagans - foul #2 on Deon Hagans, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Deon Hagans misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Deon Hagans grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Deon Hagans | 39-41 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Ashley | 39-44 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | John Bohon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Deon Hagans grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | John Bohon gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | John Bohon misses the driving attempt from the right block | 39-44 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | The short jumper by David Petree is denied by Darrell Slinkard | 39-44 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Jarek Swierczynski is called for the reach on Jesse Stephens - foul #2 on Jarek Swierczynski, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Cardwell (PG), Shawn Scott (SG), Benjamin Griffin (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Deon Hagans, Jesse Stephens, Darrell Slinkard, John Bohon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Henry Jusino makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Cardwell | 41-46 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | James Bauer misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Walter Cardwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Walter Cardwell and the foul's on Eugene Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Eugene Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried (SG) Henry Jusino | |
| Subs | Ball State | Domenic Russo (C) Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Walter Cardwell is called for the reach on Domenic Russo - foul #1 on Walter Cardwell, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bohon (C) Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG) Elliot Clemons | |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Kyle Siegfried steals the ball from Eugene Fitzgerald | 43-46 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell misses the lay-in | 43-46 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eugene Fitzgerald | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | James Bauer can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Scott - foul #1 on Shawn Scott, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG) Walter Cardwell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), Kenneth Pence (PF) Yevgeny Zin, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| 14:52 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | John Bohon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Domenic Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Shawn Scott snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Shawn Scott misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #4 on Domenic Russo, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard (PF) Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) James Bauer, Domenic Russo | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Shawn Scott makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Shawn Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Shawn Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | David Petree knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Pence | 45-54 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Deon Hagans clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Ashley - foul #1 on Randy Ashley, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Jusino (SF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Shawn Scott, John Bohon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG) Randy Ashley | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Deon Hagans misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Deon Hagans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin is fouled on the floor by Jarek Swierczynski - foul #3 on Jarek Swierczynski, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (PG), Walter Cardwell (SG) Deon Hagans, Kyle Siegfried | |
| Subs | Ball State | Elliot Clemons (SG) Michael Leib | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cardwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Darrell Slinkard steps in front of the David Petree pass | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #3 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bohon (C) Darrell Slinkard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Elliot Clemons, Kenneth Pence | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | John Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Eugene Fitzgerald steals it from John Bohon | 50-54 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell tips it in | 52-56 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin connects on the jumper from close range set up by Randy Ashley | 52-58 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG), Darrell Slinkard (PF) Walter Cardwell, Jesse Stephens, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), James Bauer (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF) Yevgeny Zin, David Petree, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Deon Hagans - foul #3 on Deon Hagans, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Scott (SF) Henry Jusino | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (C) James Bauer | |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | John Bohon pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Deon Hagans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | John Bohon snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Siegfried (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bohon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence loses the dribble to Shawn Scott | 57-59 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-59 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | John Bohon grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | John Bohon misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Siegfried - foul #4 on Kyle Siegfried, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Jusino (SF), Benjamin Griffin (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Shawn Scott, Darrell Slinkard, John Bohon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski (PG), David Petree (SF), Domenic Russo (C) Randy Ashley, Eugene Fitzgerald, Yevgeny Zin | |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Michael Leib makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Michael Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Domenic Russo gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski hits the finger roll set up by Domenic Russo | 57-63 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | David Petree is called for the reach on Deon Hagans - foul #1 on David Petree, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (SG) Kyle Siegfried | |
| Subs | Ball State | Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (PF) Michael Leib, Kenneth Pence | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Deon Hagans makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Deon Hagans makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Domenic Russo is hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Cardwell (SG) Deon Hagans | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #2 on Richard Brooks, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (SG) Elliot Clemons | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 59-65 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | James Bauer clanks a jump hook near the basket | 59-65 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Henry Jusino pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG), Darrell Slinkard (PF), John Bohon (C) Jesse Stephens, Walter Cardwell, Benjamin Griffin, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), Kenneth Pence (PF) Jarek Swierczynski, Yevgeny Zin, James Bauer | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Deon Hagans connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Jusino | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Siegfried (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bohon (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Petree (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Randy Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | John Bohon travels with the ball | 61-68 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Leib | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Henry Jusino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Leib - foul #2 on Michael Leib, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 61-70 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | David Petree tips it in | 61-72 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 61-72 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | David Petree blows the layup but the foul's on John Bohon - foul #2 on John Bohon, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (PG), Walter Cardwell (SG), Shawn Scott (SF), Benjamin Griffin (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Deon Hagans, Kyle Siegfried, Henry Jusino, Darrell Slinkard, John Bohon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| 01:02 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-72 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zin, team foul #10 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Richard Brooks tips it back up and in | 63-72 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG), Henry Jusino (SF), Darrell Slinkard (PF), John Bohon (C) Jesse Stephens, Walter Cardwell, Shawn Scott, Benjamin Griffin, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Randy Ashley runs out the clock | 63-72 |