| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Miles (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Kenneth Minter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 38-31 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it in on a great pass from Terry Humphery and he's fouled by Joshua Myers - foul #3 on Joshua Myers, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (SF) Joshua Myers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | William Freeze knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 41-34 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Willy Palen buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Dean Miles | 43-34 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Terry Humphery travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | John Gustafson steps in front of the Dean Miles pass | 43-34 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | John Gustafson blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | William Freeze is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #3 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Humphery | 43-34 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 43-36 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | William Freeze is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Aaron Williams (SG), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Dean Miles, Kenneth Minter, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Williams Wahl hits a floater from the right block set up by Luis Dehaven and the foul's on Wayne Middleton - foul #1 on Wayne Middleton, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF) Aaron Williams, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (C) Wayne Middleton, Terry Humphery | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Michael Geraci gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Geraci (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Kenneth Minter (PF), Willy Palen (C) Williams Wahl, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall | |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Joshua Myers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Minter | 48-39 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Christopher Louis drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 48-41 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Freeze | 48-41 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Willy Palen lays it up and in | 50-41 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it home | 50-43 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Christopher Louis pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski's pass is intercepted by Joshua Myers | 50-43 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Dean Miles (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Michael Geraci (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Kenneth Minter, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Douglas Mauriello picks off the pass by Michael Geraci | 51-45 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Darrell Brown lays it up and in set up by Douglas Mauriello | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Miles (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Geraci (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Michael Geraci travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Willy Palen (C) Joshua Myers, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Wayne Middleton | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Terry Humphery is denied on a layup by Willy Palen | 51-47 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Terry Humphery blocks the short jumper by Willy Palen | 51-47 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Brown | 51-47 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Humphery | 51-49 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty buries a shot from the right block set up by Dean Miles | 53-49 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Terry Humphery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Dean Miles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Williams Wahl | 56-49 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Louis | 56-51 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Evan Woodward's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Humphery | 56-51 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Christopher Louis steps in front of the Dean Miles pass | 56-51 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Evan Woodward gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Evan Woodward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Michael Geraci (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Dean Miles, Williams Wahl, Evan Woodward, Malcolm Petty, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello, Terry Humphery, Gary Tunstall | |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Kenneth Minter - foul #3 on Kenneth Minter, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Myers and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter misses the free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Eric Williams lays it in | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Minter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | William Freeze scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 60-56 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Joshua Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Willy Palen (C) Michael Geraci, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Terry Humphery (PF) Wayne Middleton, Eric Williams | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | William Freeze comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #4 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski and he's fouled by Joshua Myers - foul #4 on Joshua Myers, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Willy Palen hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joshua Myers | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Kenneth Minter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Evan Woodward is hacked by Terry Humphery - foul #2 on Terry Humphery, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Terry Humphery can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Evan Woodward - foul #4 on Evan Woodward, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (SG), Michael Geraci (SF) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Geraci | 67-60 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Terry Humphery blows the layup | 67-60 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dean Miles | 69-62 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Malcolm Petty steals it from Eric Williams | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Williams Wahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Willy Palen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Dean Miles makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is fouled on the floor by Willy Palen - foul #3 on Willy Palen, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Kenneth Minter (PF) Dean Miles, Williams Wahl, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Eric Williams | |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Humphery | 72-65 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 72-65 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 72-68 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter hits the finger roll | 74-68 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Kenneth Minter pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Gustafson | 74-71 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Joshua Myers knocks in the floater from the left side set up by William Freeze | 76-71 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 76-74 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Evan Woodward is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #5 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #8 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (C) Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Evan Woodward snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Evan Woodward runs out the clock | 78-74 |