| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) SF - Edward Boer (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Boer | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Nicholas Casey is called for the reach on Guadalupe Medina - foul #1 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Edward Boer tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | William Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Casey | 0-4 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Edward Boer snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger's pass is intercepted by Edward Boer | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the contested turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina and he's hacked by Joshua Osborne - foul #1 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, William Davis | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the free throw | 0-6 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Andre Costa gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Boer - foul #1 on Edward Boer, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG) Ross Eggleston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield can't throw it down | 1-6 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Wingfield - foul #1 on Larry Wingfield, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-6 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Sean Draper gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryan Schwanebeck | 5-6 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the driving attempt near the basket | 5-6 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Sean Draper grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Justin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Justin Wilson swats the layup by Alexander Childress | 5-9 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Andre Costa gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #1 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Edward Boer is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Edward Boer, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Sidney Bollinger - foul #1 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Justin Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-12 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Sean Draper is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Justin Wilson | |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Sean Draper is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Casey | 10-12 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 10-12 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Sean Draper scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 13-15 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Sean Draper can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-15 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Joshua Osborne steals the ball from Larry Wingfield | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Osborne (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SF - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Wingfield (fairly fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Larry Wingfield steals it from Nicholas Casey | 15-15 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Sidney Bollinger denies the turnaround by Shaun Whatley | 15-15 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Swietomierz Bachinski steals the ball from Joshua Osborne | 15-17 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger double dribbles | 15-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Sean Draper, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Edward Boer (PF) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Larry Wingfield | |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Peter Scott - foul #1 on Peter Scott, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Peter Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra lays it in | 15-22 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Andre Costa is fouled on the floor by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 16-22 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Sean Draper picks off the pass by Edward Boer | 16-22 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Alexander Childress snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Justin Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Esteban Guerra | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Andre Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-25 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Justin Wilson gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Guadalupe Medina | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Childress (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Boer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Peter Scott misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Alexander Childress gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is whistled for traveling | 19-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), William Davis (PF), Larry Wingfield (C) Esteban Guerra, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | William Davis is hacked by Nicholas Casey - foul #2 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Sidney Bollinger doubles Edward Boer and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Stephen Manns steals the ball from Sean Draper | 19-30 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-30 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer snags the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Sidney Bollinger - foul #3 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Alexander Childress (C) Sean Draper, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Shaun Whatley (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Larry Wingfield | |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | William Davis knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Davis | 23-37 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ross Eggleston | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-37 |