| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Jason Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Perkins inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | A charge is called on Arthur Brown - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | James Perkins buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edmund Randolph | 34-36 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | James Perkins is called for the reach on Nicholas Scott - foul #3 on James Perkins, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF) James Perkins | |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the floater from the right block | 34-36 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Arthur Brown comes up short on the floater in the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reinaldo Gallo | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Edmund Randolph is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Jason Butler scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Guillory | 36-36 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 36-36 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it in | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Guillory | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF) Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Troy Davis snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - William Walsh (fresh) PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) PF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Mickey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Teddy Crane steals the ball from Nicholas Scott | 38-38 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | John Guillory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Gary Bright (SG), James Perkins (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Troy Davis, Edmund Randolph, Kenneth Cameron, Jerry Mickey | |
| 15:13 | Ball State | James Perkins misses badly on a shot from close range | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #4 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Jason Butler (PF) William Walsh, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Teddy Crane | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Gary Bright double dribbles | 40-38 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Guillory | 42-38 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Scott is called for the reach on Troy Davis - foul #3 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Jason Butler denies the turnaround by Troy Davis | 42-38 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Jason Butler grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it home | 44-38 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Davis | 44-40 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | John Guillory connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-40 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Davis | 46-43 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | James Perkins's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Scott | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Troy Davis takes the ball from Nicholas Scott | 46-43 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the lay-in | 46-43 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), William Walsh (SF), Vincent Goad (PF), Fredrick Palafox (C) John Guillory, Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Jerry Mickey (C) Troy Davis, James Perkins, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Walsh - foul #3 on William Walsh, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | William Walsh lays it up and in | 48-43 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott's layup is rejected by Jerry Mickey | 48-43 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Teddy Crane gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Teddy Crane is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jerry Mickey - foul #1 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it home | 50-45 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 50-45 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Randolph | 50-48 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | John Guillory is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Guillory, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Jason Butler (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) William Walsh, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), James Perkins (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Edmund Randolph, Jerry Mickey, Teddy Crane | |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Gerald Avery (SF) John Guillory, Nicholas Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), Kenneth Cameron (PF) Gary Bright, Arthur Brown | |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson buries a jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Jason Butler banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Perkins - foul #4 on James Perkins, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Jason Butler misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is fouled on the floor by Jason Butler - foul #2 on Jason Butler, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SF) William Walsh | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (PF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Troy Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vasily Slominski | 56-52 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) Jerry Mickey | |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Jason Butler's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Brown | 56-54 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Jason Butler tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Troy Davis | 58-56 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Guillory | 60-56 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the turnaround from the right block | 60-56 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Jason Butler gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Timothy Anderson steals it from Jason Butler | 60-56 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson banks in the layup | 60-58 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 60-58 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Davis | 60-61 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 60-61 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Troy Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), William Walsh (SF), Vincent Goad (PF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Teddy Crane (C) Troy Davis, Timothy Anderson, James Perkins, Christopher Johnson | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 60-61 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #4 on Brent Horne, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Arthur Brown | |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | William Walsh's layup is rejected by Jerry Mickey | 60-63 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Teddy Crane pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Goad (fresh) C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) PF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Gary Bright gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-63 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Fredrick Palafox swats the short shot by Edmund Randolph | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bright | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Nicholas Scott (SF), Jason Butler (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, William Walsh, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), James Perkins (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Edmund Randolph, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Teddy Crane, Jerry Mickey | |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Arthur Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Davis | 63-66 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Jason Butler tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Jason Butler blocks the short jumper by Arthur Brown | 65-66 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Anderson - foul #5 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Bright | 67-68 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Arthur Brown gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is hacked by John Guillory in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Guillory, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | John Guillory connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo and the foul's on Troy Davis - foul #3 on Troy Davis, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski throws it down | 72-71 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-71 |