| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Ronald Austin is denied on a layup by Vasily Slominski | 23-37 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Austin | 23-37 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes buries a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Elliott | 26-37 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Nunes | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-37 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Donald Deal tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Elliott | 30-39 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Fred Nguyen steps in front of the Hans Zentz pass | 30-39 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Nunes - foul #3 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Ronald Austin snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the shot from the left side | 32-40 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Charles Becker pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Brent Horne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 32-43 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Ronald Austin can't finish the layup | 32-43 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Charles Becker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brent Horne | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) SG - Brian Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-45 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 32-45 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Ronald Austin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Brent Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo loses the dribble to William Hertel | 35-45 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | William Hertel misses the lay-in | 35-45 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | William Hertel grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | William Hertel is called for traveling | 35-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SG), Teddy Crane (SF), James Perkins (PF), Frank Estell (C) William Hertel, Brian Upshaw, Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Hans Zentz, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 35-50 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Frank Estell scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Lloyd Nunes - foul #4 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (SF) Pedro Cabrera | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Perkins | 39-51 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Charles Becker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it back up and in | 39-53 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Kenneth Cameron - foul #3 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Elliott (PF) William Hertel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 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) | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 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) | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Charles Becker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 39-56 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | James Perkins travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Ronald Austin (C) James Perkins, Teddy Crane, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Hans Zentz (SF) Ted Krug, Charles Becker | |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 39-58 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Vasily Slominski denies the turnaround by Ronald Austin | 39-58 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron knocks in the floater from the left side | 41-58 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Brent Horne loses the ball out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Robert Phillips steals it from Eugene Elliott | 41-58 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SG), Frank Estell (C) Brian Upshaw, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Zentz | 41-58 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Charles Becker steps in front of the Frank Estell pass | 41-58 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Frank Estell pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Brent Horne pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the lay-in | 41-58 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Frank Estell snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fairly fresh) SG - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | William Hertel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Hans Zentz, Charles Becker | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Cameron steps in front of the Ted Krug pass | 41-58 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Cameron | 43-58 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-58 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cameron | 43-58 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Ronald Austin buries a jumper from the right block set up by Lloyd Nunes | 45-58 |
| 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) | |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Ronald Austin swats the layup by Donald Deal | 45-58 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 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) | |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 45-63 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Vasily Slominski steals it from Ronald Austin | 45-63 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF) Kenneth Cameron, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Hans Zentz (SF) Ted Krug, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-63 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't tip it in | 45-63 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Brent Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SG), Teddy Crane (SF), James Perkins (PF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Brian Upshaw, Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Teddy Crane clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Ted Krug clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hertel - foul #1 on William Hertel, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Teddy Crane makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron | 47-64 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | James Perkins takes the ball from Charles Becker | 47-64 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Frank Estell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron | 49-64 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Charles Becker's floater is tipped away by Frank Estell | 49-64 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Frank Estell snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | James Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-64 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | William Hertel snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Teddy Crane hits a floater from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-67 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | William Hertel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Teddy Crane tips it back up and in | 53-67 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-67 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Teddy Crane tips it home | 55-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Teddy Crane | 55-67 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | James Perkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Hertel | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Kenneth Cameron, Teddy Crane, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Hans Zentz (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Pedro Cabrera, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by Lloyd Nunes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SF) Hans Zentz | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Donald Deal is fouled on the floor by Eugene Elliott - foul #1 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne is fouled on the floor by Brian Upshaw - foul #3 on Brian Upshaw, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | William Hertel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 58-69 |