| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Savitz | 37-37 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Allan | 37-40 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Dino Russo's layup is rejected by Ryan Bell | 37-40 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Allan | 37-43 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Russell Aubry lays it in on a nice dish by Long Hong | 39-43 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the fadeaway from the right block | 39-45 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Polinski | 39-45 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Holland and the foul's on Edward Mounce - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edward Mounce | 39-47 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Kevin Polinski is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #1 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Michael Holland | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Edward Mounce connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Long Hong | 41-47 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | James Allan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg Ropp | 41-49 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Long Hong's pass is intercepted by Greg Ropp | 41-49 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | James Allan knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Polinski | 41-52 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Long Hong is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Michael Holland (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Ryan Bell | |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | James Schuelke tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Casey Jensen knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 43-54 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Aubry - foul #1 on Russell Aubry, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Woodrow Fagin (C) Dino Russo, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Schuelke - foul #1 on James Schuelke, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG) James Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Sean Tims | |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | James Schuelke lays it in on a nice dish by Greg Ropp | 44-58 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF) Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF) James Schuelke, Michael Holland | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | James Allan is hacked by Long Hong - foul #1 on Long Hong, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Tims (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Long Hong is called for the reach on James Allan - foul #2 on Long Hong, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Casey Jensen, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | Edward Mounce pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses the lay-in | 44-58 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Sean Tims knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 44-60 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Savitz - foul #2 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG) Long Hong | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG), Michael Holland (PF) Andrew Savitz, Ryan Bell | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Sean Tims grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Sean Tims's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Aubry | 45-60 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Sean Tims pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Allan | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Dino Russo banks in the layup and the foul's on Kevin Polinski - foul #2 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG), Casey Jensen (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Edward Mounce, Russell Aubry, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Greg Ropp (SF), James Garr (C) James Allan, Kevin Polinski, Sean Tims | |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the free throw | 47-63 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Garr (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Dino Russo is called for the reach on Kenneth Bernardino - foul #3 on Dino Russo, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF) James Nesbitt, Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Michael Holland, James Garr | |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Lawrence Arnold is called for the reach on James Schuelke - foul #2 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF) Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Greg Ropp comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Arnold | 47-64 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Russell Aubry can't tip it in | 47-64 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Long Hong grabs the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Long Hong misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Casey Jensen tips it in | 49-64 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Schuelke | 49-67 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Long Hong misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:17 | Kent State | James Schuelke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Arnold - foul #3 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #8 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF), Sean Tims (C) Daniel Benjamin, Andrew Savitz, Greg Ropp, Ryan Bell | |
| 09:17 | Kent State | James Schuelke makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | James Schuelke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Michael Holland picks off the pass by Dino Russo | 49-69 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Prather - foul #2 on Anthony Prather, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (PF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG) James Schuelke | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Dino Russo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 52-71 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-71 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Dino Russo travels with the ball | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Russell Aubry (PF) James Nesbitt, Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Sean Tims | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Michael Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 52-71 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Russell Aubry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 53-71 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Edward Mounce drills a floater from the left side set up by Long Hong | 55-71 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Dino Russo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Michael Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Ryan Bell takes the ball from Russell Aubry | 55-71 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-71 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Long Hong takes the ball from Andrew Savitz | 55-71 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Long Hong scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Mounce | 58-71 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Holland | 58-74 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-74 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Russell Aubry gets the offensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-74 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Russell Aubry grabs the offensive board | 58-74 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Russell Aubry drills a jumper from the right block set up by Edward Mounce | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-77 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ryan Bell gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Michael Holland can't finish the layup | 60-77 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the tip | 60-77 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Russell Aubry gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Dino Russo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 63-77 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ryan Bell clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #3 on Edward Mounce, team foul #10 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Casey Jensen (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), James Schuelke (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Nesbitt | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Tims (C) Ryan Bell | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold buries a jumper in the lane set up by James Nesbitt | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin runs out the clock | 67-79 |