| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Park (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Griffin blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Eugene Fitzgerald | 29-44 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Ronald Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Mike Park hits a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Williams Wahl - foul #3 on Williams Wahl, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG) Williams Wahl | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Eugene Fitzgerald steps in front of the Eric Bieber pass | 29-47 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Mike Park drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Leland Smith | 29-49 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks can't finish the layup | 29-49 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Joshua Myers tips it in | 31-49 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Griffin - foul #1 on Benjamin Griffin, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin buries a floater from the left block | 33-51 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-51 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Dean Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leland Smith | 36-54 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is fouled on the floor by Ronald Webb - foul #2 on Ronald Webb, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SG), Richard Brooks (SF) Dean Miles, Eric Bieber | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Mike Park | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Eugene Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Richard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Richard Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-54 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Richard Brooks grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Joshua Myers blows the dunk | 38-54 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the board | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Evan Woodward (fresh) SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Webb (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Humphery (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Ronald Webb steals it from Richard Brooks | 38-54 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Eric Bieber (SF), Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Richard Brooks, Willy Palen, Parker Bourdon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Alexander Conner (PF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Ronald Webb, Terry Humphery | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Mike Park's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Griffin | 41-54 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | James Bauer tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Williams Wahl travels in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Dean Miles makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Mike Park banks in the layup on a great pass from James Bauer | 44-58 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Park | 44-58 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alexander Conner | 44-58 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Bieber | 44-58 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Williams Wahl is blocked by Alexander Conner | 44-58 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | James Bauer snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Dean Miles is called for the reach on James Bauer - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG), Evan Woodward (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Parker Bourdon (C) Williams Wahl, Dean Miles, Eric Bieber, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF), Ronald Webb (PF) Gabriel Rathbone, James Bauer, David Petree, Alexander Conner | |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Brooks - foul #2 on Richard Brooks, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (PF) Wayne Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (C) Mike Park | |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Joshua Myers lays it in and he's fouled by Charlie Buckler - foul #3 on Charlie Buckler, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Ronald Webb gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Evan Woodward (fresh) SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Humphery (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Terry Humphery buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Charlie Buckler | 46-61 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Ronald Webb is hacked by Willy Palen - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Eric Bieber (SF), Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Evan Woodward, Richard Brooks, Willy Palen, Parker Bourdon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, Terry Humphery | |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the lay-in | 46-61 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Williams Wahl snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Eric Bieber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Mike Park scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Leland Smith | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Eric Bieber buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Leland Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Leland Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-63 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Eric Bieber gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Eric Bieber clanks a jumper near the basket | 49-63 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks grabs the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Eric Bieber | 51-63 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Leland Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Webb | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Bieber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Webb (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Park (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Mike Park hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Williams Wahl - foul #4 on Williams Wahl, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Hawkinson (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Williams Wahl, Joshua Myers, Eric Bieber, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Alexander Conner (PF) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Ronald Webb | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | David Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | David Petree misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 51-67 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Dean Miles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | David Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Alexander Conner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charlie Buckler | 51-70 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Richard Brooks hits a floater from the baseline | 53-70 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | David Petree can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Dean Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Richard Brooks comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 53-70 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mike Park | 53-70 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Eric Bieber (SF), Wayne Brooks (PF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Craig Hawkinson, Richard Brooks, Willy Palen, Parker Bourdon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF), Ronald Webb (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, David Petree, Alexander Conner, Mike Park | |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-70 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Dean Miles gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Terry Humphery pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Benjamin Griffin picks off the pass by Ronald Webb | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Eric Bieber lays it in and he's hacked by Eugene Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Eugene Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 55-70 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Eric Bieber misses the free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Webb | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Humphery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald is hacked by Benjamin Griffin - foul #2 on Benjamin Griffin, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Williams Wahl clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Eric Bieber tips it home | 57-70 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald can't connect on a runner from the left block | 57-70 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Ronald Webb tips it home | 57-72 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Williams Wahl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Webb - foul #3 on Ronald Webb, team foul #5 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Dean Miles, Eric Bieber, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Alexander Conner (PF) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Ronald Webb | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Williams Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | David Petree is fouled on the floor by Willy Palen - foul #2 on Willy Palen, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SG) Williams Wahl | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:14 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Terry Humphery swats the shot by Parker Bourdon | 59-74 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Terry Humphery pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Petree is hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #3 on Richard Brooks, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Richard Brooks comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 59-75 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Evan Woodward tips it in | 61-75 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Bauer hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Conner | 61-77 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-77 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Alexander Conner misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Brooks | 61-77 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Richard Brooks's pass is intercepted by Terry Humphery | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler runs out the clock | 61-77 |