| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Cessna (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Andres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Andres - foul #1 on James Andres, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Michael Mullen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Michael Mullen tips it home | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Michael Mullen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan McGibbon | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is fouled on the floor by Nathan McGibbon - foul #1 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | James Andres clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Todd Parker - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Michael Mullen snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Andres | 38-33 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Archie Cessna steals the ball from Neil Gill | 38-33 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Todd Parker picks off the pass by Tony Garner in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #1 on Michael Mullen, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Dominique Dibble (PF), Anthony Burns (C) Tony Garner, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Shilin Xie (C) Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks | |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Joseph Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Archie Cessna buries a shot from the left wing set up by Nathan McGibbon | 42-35 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Archie Cessna, Nathan McGibbon | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Albert Taylor steals the ball from Charles Brase | 42-35 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | The jump hook by Shilin Xie is blocked by Charles Brase | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dominique Dibble | 42-35 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Anthony Burns is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Tanner Litherland, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF) David Phillips, Albert Taylor | |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks tips it home | 42-37 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Shilin Xie is called for the reach on Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Shilin Xie, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Dikembe Sato, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Garner | 44-37 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Ernest Conner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Neil Gill | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil Shelley | 44-43 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Tony Garner steals it from Ernest Conner in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Tony Garner hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Michael Mullen tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SF), Dominique Dibble (PF) Tony Garner, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Todd Parker, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Andres and he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (C) James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Ernest Conner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Archie Cessna | 52-46 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the fadeaway from the right block | 52-46 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Joseph Clark snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Joseph Clark is fouled on the floor by Neil Gill - foul #1 on Neil Gill, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Karl Glasscock (SF), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Archie Cessna scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dominique Dibble | 55-46 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jenkins - foul #2 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) David Phillips | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Charles Brase hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Tony Garner takes the ball from Dikembe Sato in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Charles Brase hits the finger roll set up by Tony Garner | 60-46 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Charles Brase gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Tony Garner - foul #3 on Tony Garner, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), Dominique Dibble (C) Archie Cessna, James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Thomas Hicks | |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Michael Mullen's pass is intercepted by Todd Parker | 60-47 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Neil Gill clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Charles Brase scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Garner | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Neil Gill clanks a shot from the left side | 63-47 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Parker | 63-47 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan McGibbon | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Michael Mullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SF), James Andres (C) Tony Garner, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Shilin Xie (PF), Albert Taylor (C) Dikembe Sato, Todd Parker, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 06:52 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Archie Cessna | 66-50 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Albert Taylor tips it home | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Joseph Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 66-52 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | David Phillips misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | David Phillips snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Archie Cessna steals the ball from Ernest Conner | 66-52 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses the easy layup | 66-52 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Albert Taylor grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses short on a jumper from the right block | 66-52 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Archie Cessna gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan McGibbon | 66-52 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Albert Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips, Shilin Xie, Albert Taylor | |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon travels with the ball | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is fouled on the floor by Michael Mullen - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Charles Brase | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Cecil Shelley is called for the reach on Nathan McGibbon - foul #4 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (SG) Nathan McGibbon | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Neil Gill steals the ball from Archie Cessna | 66-52 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Ernest Conner hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 66-54 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Cecil Shelley is called for the reach on Michael Mullen - foul #5 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Tony Garner, Nathan McGibbon, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-54 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks tips it back up and in | 66-56 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Kent State | James Andres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Ernest Conner snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Neil Gill | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Parker - foul #2 on Todd Parker, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (PF), Anthony Burns (C) Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Ernest Conner banks in the layup | 66-63 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), James Andres (C) Charles Brase, Dominique Dibble, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is hacked by Todd Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Parker, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Neil Gill buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ernest Conner | 68-66 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Todd Parker is called for the reach on Archie Cessna in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Parker, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Brase (SF) Tony Garner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Neil Gill buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Parker - foul #5 on Todd Parker, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) Todd Parker | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | James Andres steps in front of the Dikembe Sato pass | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is hacked by Ernest Conner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG) Charles Brase | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato clanks a halfcourt shot | 74-69 |