| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Brase inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Michael Mullen tips it home | 28-40 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Ernest Conner double dribbles | 28-40 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | James Andres hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Garner | 28-42 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | James Andres pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a fadeaway from the left side | 28-44 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Tony Garner steals the ball from Kenneth Jenkins | 28-44 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | James Andres comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Todd Parker hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 30-44 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Todd Parker steps in front of the Tony Garner pass in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG) Tony Garner | |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dominique Dibble | 32-46 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley loses the ball out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Karl Glasscock (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Nathan McGibbon, Michael Mullen | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is called for traveling | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock, Anthony Burns | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Albert Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble clanks a floater in the paint | 32-46 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Albert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Todd Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG) Archie Cessna | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dominique Dibble - foul #1 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Tony Garner, Dominique Dibble | |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (C) Anthony Burns | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 34-46 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Ernest Conner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Neil Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Archie Cessna scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dominique Dibble | 37-49 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Ernest Conner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 40-49 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is whistled for traveling | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Dikembe Sato, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), Anthony Burns (PF), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Joseph Clark, Michael Mullen, Dominique Dibble | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) C - James Andres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Neil Gill snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Shilin Xie clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Ernest Conner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shilin Xie | 42-49 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Anthony Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Dominique Dibble (PF) Archie Cessna, Anthony Burns | |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | James Andres gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks's pass is intercepted by Dominique Dibble | 44-51 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tony Garner | 44-54 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-54 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | James Andres loses the ball out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Albert Taylor (C) Randy Nix, Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Tony Garner, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dominique Dibble - foul #2 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Karl Glasscock (SF) Nathan McGibbon | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Joseph Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Neil Gill is fouled on the floor by Dominique Dibble - foul #3 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Shilin Xie | 48-54 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Ernest Conner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) C - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Glasscock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Burns (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Michael Mullen can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-54 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Albert Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Clark | 51-54 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Michael Mullen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Archie Cessna | 51-56 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Karl Glasscock - foul #1 on Karl Glasscock, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Shilin Xie, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock, Anthony Burns | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | James Andres pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Michael Mullen double dribbles | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (PF) Michael Mullen | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Dominique Dibble is called for the reach on Ernest Conner - foul #4 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | The jump hook by Todd Parker is blocked by James Andres | 53-56 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | James Andres misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Thomas Hicks (SF) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Tony Garner steps in front of the Thomas Hicks pass | 53-56 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Tony Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble is whistled for a carry | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Tony Garner, Dominique Dibble | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan McGibbon - foul #2 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Neil Gill (SF) Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Michael Mullen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 55-56 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Neil Gill | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Charles Brase double dribbles | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Nathan McGibbon, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG) Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Ernest Conner loses the dribble to Archie Cessna | 58-56 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Dominique Dibble | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Garner | 58-59 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | The short jumper by Cecil Shelley is denied by James Andres | 58-59 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Charles Brase hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nathan McGibbon | 58-61 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 60-61 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Michael Mullen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan McGibbon | 60-63 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Todd Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Neil Gill | 62-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the runner in the paint | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Charles Brase pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Ernest Conner is called for the reach on Charles Brase in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Conner, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Cecil Shelley is called for the reach on James Andres - foul #3 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Andres runs out the clock | 62-63 |