| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Preston Humes (fresh) SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Elmore (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Michael McManemy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Craig Eiler | 30-27 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Christopher Case misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Michael McManemy drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Garland | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Preston Humes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Nathan Garland snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Nathan Garland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Isaac Bankhead | 30-33 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Jason Elmore connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Christopher Case | 32-33 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Christopher Case comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Charles Stork grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Jason Elmore knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Preston Humes | 34-36 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Craig Eiler picks off the pass by Mark Schwipps | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Charles Stork misses long on a shot from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski tips it in | 34-38 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Christopher Case hits a turnaround in the paint | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Humes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Stork (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Elmore (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McManemy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Garland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Eiler - foul #1 on Craig Eiler, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (PG), Craig Pratt (SG), Gary George (SF), Shawn McMinn (PF), Robert Hymel (C) Christopher Case, Preston Humes, Craig Eiler, Charles Stork, Jason Elmore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SG), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Michael McManemy, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Gary George misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Michael Kyle gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Kyle | 36-43 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Gary George makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Labadie | 39-43 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shawn McMinn | 39-43 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Glenn Snapp is called for the reach on Gary George - foul #2 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Case (PG), Craig Eiler (SF), Charles Stork (PF), Jason Elmore (C) Craig Pratt, Gary George, Shawn McMinn, Robert Hymel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Michael McManemy (SG), Mark Schwipps (C) Glenn Snapp, Isaac Bankhead, Michael Kyle | |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Christopher Case clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Donald Labadie grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Mark Schwipps swats the short shot by Donald Labadie | 39-43 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Charles Stork snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Dylan Bynoe steps in front of the Jason Elmore pass | 39-43 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe connects on the runner from the left block | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Labadie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Elmore (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Craig Eiler scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Case | 41-45 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski is fouled on the floor by Jason Elmore - foul #2 on Jason Elmore, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Preston Humes (SG) Donald Labadie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (SF), Nathan Garland (PF) Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Roger Hayden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McManemy | 41-48 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Christopher Case hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Craig Eiler snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Roger Hayden steps in front of the Preston Humes pass | 41-48 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Roger Hayden lays it in | 41-50 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Preston Humes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Elmore | 44-50 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Roger Hayden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Christopher Case grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Craig Eiler comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Hayden - foul #1 on Roger Hayden, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (SG), Shawn McMinn (PF) Preston Humes, Charles Stork | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG), Isaac Bankhead (SF), Dylan Bynoe (C) Michael McManemy, Roger Hayden, Mark Schwipps | |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Craig Eiler makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Craig Eiler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Jason Elmore gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Craig Eiler can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Christopher Case gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Christopher Case can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dylan Bynoe - foul #2 on Dylan Bynoe, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Pratt (SG), Gary George (C) Craig Eiler, Jason Elmore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau (SG), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Nathan Garland | |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Christopher Case misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Christopher Case misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dylan Bynoe | 46-50 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Jeffrey Rocheleau takes the ball from Christopher Case | 46-50 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Gary George - foul #1 on Gary George, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Stork (PF), Jason Elmore (C) Christopher Case, Shawn McMinn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG) Jeffrey Rocheleau | |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Jason Elmore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Gary George can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Labadie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Pratt (fresh) SF - Gary George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Stork (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Elmore (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Snapp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dylan Bynoe | 46-53 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Jason Elmore comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe connects on the runner from the right block | 46-55 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Jason Elmore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Michael Kyle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Stork - foul #3 on Charles Stork, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Case (PG), Preston Humes (SG), Craig Eiler (SF) Donald Labadie, Craig Pratt, Gary George | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael McManemy (SG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Mark Schwipps (C) Glenn Snapp, Isaac Bankhead, Dylan Bynoe | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Michael Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Michael Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski's pass is intercepted by Jason Elmore | 46-55 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Craig Eiler hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Elmore - foul #3 on Jason Elmore, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Garland (PF) Michael Kyle | |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Charles Stork knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Nathan Garland - foul #2 on Nathan Garland, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn McMinn (C) Jason Elmore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (PG) Zlatko Podwoski | |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Charles Stork makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Michael McManemy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-57 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Schwipps - foul #2 on Mark Schwipps, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary George (C) Charles Stork | |
| Subs | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead (SF) Jeffrey Rocheleau | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Nathan Garland hits the finger roll | 53-59 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Craig Eiler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Nathan Garland grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Michael McManemy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps tips it in | 53-61 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Christopher Case hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael McManemy | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Christopher Case (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Preston Humes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Eiler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn McMinn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Glenn Snapp (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Christopher Case is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Snapp - foul #3 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (SG), Charles Stork (PF), Jason Elmore (C) Preston Humes, Shawn McMinn, Gary George | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG) Glenn Snapp | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Jason Elmore misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Jason Elmore gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Zlatko Podwoski steals it from Donald Labadie | 56-63 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Nathan Garland misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-63 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Michael McManemy can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Michael McManemy is hacked by Donald Labadie - foul #1 on Donald Labadie, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Pratt (SG), Gary George (SF) Christopher Case, Craig Eiler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Michael McManemy, Isaac Bankhead, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Podwoski | 56-66 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Charles Stork throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn McMinn (PF), Robert Hymel (C) Charles Stork, Jason Elmore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG) Zlatko Podwoski | |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Roger Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Craig Pratt connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hymel | 58-66 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Case (PG), Preston Humes (SG), Craig Eiler (SF), Charles Stork (PF), Jason Elmore (C) Donald Labadie, Craig Pratt, Gary George, Shawn McMinn, Robert Hymel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Michael McManemy (SG), Isaac Bankhead (SF), Nathan Garland (PF), Mark Schwipps (C) Roger Hayden, Glenn Snapp, Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe, Michael Kyle | |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps is hacked by Preston Humes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Humes, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe (PF) Nathan Garland | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Christopher Case can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Michael McManemy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Podwoski and he's hacked by Charles Stork - foul #4 on Charles Stork, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Labadie (PG), Craig Pratt (SG), Gary George (SF), Shawn McMinn (PF), Robert Hymel (C) Christopher Case, Preston Humes, Craig Eiler, Charles Stork, Jason Elmore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Isaac Bankhead, Mark Schwipps | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Michael McManemy misses the free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Shawn McMinn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Donald Labadie misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Snapp - foul #4 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG) Michael McManemy | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Donald Labadie misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Donald Labadie misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Michael Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Roger Hayden runs out the clock | 58-70 |