| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Keneth Seal inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Adrian Mendenhall - foul #1 on Adrian Mendenhall, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Greg Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:47 | Kent State | John Griffith gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Henry Teachout hits a shot from the baseline set up by Arnold Cogan | 33-32 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Henry Teachout misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Greg Maggard is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Gary Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Cogan | 33-36 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Keneth Seal misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arnold Cogan - foul #2 on Arnold Cogan, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Keneth Seal makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Keneth Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | John Griffith can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Michael Ford pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Michael Ford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Teachout - foul #2 on Henry Teachout, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Michael Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Keneth Seal snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Greg Maggard | 39-36 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Maggard - foul #3 on Greg Maggard, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (PG) Greg Maggard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Henry Teachout comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | John Griffith snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Clinton - foul #1 on Michael Clinton, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (SG), Donald Hampton (PF) Arnold Cogan, John Griffith | |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Keneth Seal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | William Purvis gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Donald Hampton misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 39-38 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Ronald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Adrian Mendenhall - foul #2 on Adrian Mendenhall, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG), Alexander Payeur (PF), Richard Chambers (C) Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fred Hillhouse (SG), Danny Axford (SF) Adrian Mendenhall, Gary Howard | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Henry Teachout buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Danny Axford | 41-40 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Clinton | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clinton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alexander Payeur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Chambers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Hillhouse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Axford (fresh) PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | William Purvis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Donald Hampton tips it in | 44-42 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Danny Axford - foul #1 on Danny Axford, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Michael Ford (C) Cory Coder, Richard Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (SG), Gary Howard (SF), John Griffith (PF) Fred Hillhouse, Danny Axford, Henry Teachout | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Donald Hampton loses the dribble to Jamison Nicosia | 46-42 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Michael Clinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Keneth Seal (SF), Ronald Miller (PF) Jamison Nicosia, Alexander Payeur | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG) William Purvis | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Griffith | 46-44 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Michael Clinton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Miller | 48-44 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Donald Hampton loses the dribble to Ronald Miller | 48-44 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Keneth Seal blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Michael Clinton tips it home | 50-44 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Howard | 50-46 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Ronald Miller hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Clinton | 52-46 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adrian Mendenhall - foul #3 on Adrian Mendenhall, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (SG), Alexander Payeur (C) Michael Clinton, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Fred Hillhouse (SG), Danny Axford (SF), Nelson Collins (PF), Henry Teachout (C) Adrian Mendenhall, Arnold Cogan, Gary Howard, John Griffith, Donald Hampton | |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Ronald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Teachout | 53-48 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Fred Hillhouse connects on the runner in the paint | 53-50 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Keneth Seal slams it home | 55-50 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Nelson Collins misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Greg Maggard - foul #4 on Greg Maggard, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG), Richard Chambers (C) Greg Maggard, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Nelson Collins makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Nelson Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keneth Seal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Payeur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Chambers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Axford (fresh) PF - Nelson Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Keneth Seal buries a floater in the paint | 57-52 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Henry Teachout misses the lay-in | 57-52 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Henry Teachout hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Cory Coder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Danny Axford snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | William Purvis drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Fred Hillhouse | 57-56 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Keneth Seal lays it in set up by Jamison Nicosia and he's hacked by William Purvis - foul #2 on William Purvis, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (PG), Ronald Miller (PF), Michael Ford (C) Cory Coder, Alexander Payeur, Richard Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Arnold Cogan (SG), Gary Howard (SF), John Griffith (PF) William Purvis, Fred Hillhouse, Danny Axford, Nelson Collins | |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Keneth Seal misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Henry Teachout gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Henry Teachout's layup is rejected by Ronald Miller | 59-56 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Ronald Miller grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Keneth Seal misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia tips it in | 61-56 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Michael Ford swats the short shot by Adrian Mendenhall | 61-56 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | John Griffith hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Keneth Seal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Payeur (SF) Keneth Seal | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:01 | Kent State | John Griffith is hacked by Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Gary Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Henry Teachout tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Miller | 61-58 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Gary Howard picks off the pass by Michael Ford | 61-58 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Gary Howard can't throw it down | 61-58 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | John Griffith can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Ronald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | John Griffith picks off the pass by Jamison Nicosia | 61-58 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG) Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (SG), Donald Hampton (C) Arnold Cogan, Henry Teachout | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Howard | 61-58 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Donald Hampton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clinton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Alexander Payeur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Purvis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Gary Howard snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Donald Hampton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Donald Hampton tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Cory Coder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Ronald Miller (PF) Jamison Nicosia, Alexander Payeur | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fred Hillhouse (SG), Danny Axford (SF), Henry Teachout (C) Adrian Mendenhall, Gary Howard, John Griffith | |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Danny Axford makes the shot from the right wing set up by William Purvis | 61-60 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Michael Ford misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Michael Clinton gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Cory Coder makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Greg Maggard | 64-60 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Danny Axford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Greg Maggard snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Cory Coder clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Teachout | 64-60 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | William Purvis makes the jumper from the right side set up by Danny Axford | 64-62 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Hillhouse - foul #1 on Fred Hillhouse, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Alexander Payeur (PF), Richard Chambers (C) Greg Maggard, Cory Coder, Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Arnold Cogan (SG), Gary Howard (SF), John Griffith (PF) William Purvis, Fred Hillhouse, Danny Axford, Donald Hampton | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Henry Teachout pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Gary Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | John Griffith hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Henry Teachout grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | John Griffith's layup is rejected by Alexander Payeur | 64-64 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Gary Howard tips it but misses | 64-64 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Keneth Seal snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Adrian Mendenhall picks off the pass by Richard Chambers | 64-64 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Henry Teachout can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Chambers - foul #2 on Richard Chambers, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Ronald Miller (PF) Michael Clinton, Richard Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Greg Maggard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Griffith | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Payeur (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Gary Howard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adrian Mendenhall | 64-69 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Keneth Seal hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamison Nicosia | 66-69 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamison Nicosia - foul #3 on Jamison Nicosia, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Ford (C) Alexander Payeur | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Donald Hampton (PF), Nelson Collins (C) Adrian Mendenhall, John Griffith, Henry Teachout | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Ronald Miller knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamison Nicosia | 68-71 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), John Griffith (PF), Henry Teachout (C) William Purvis, Donald Hampton, Nelson Collins | |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Ronald Miller snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Keneth Seal hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Maggard | 71-71 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Ronald Miller gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Henry Teachout gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Henry Teachout lays it up and in | 71-73 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Greg Maggard banks in the layup | 73-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Henry Teachout knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Cogan | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Greg Maggard drills a floater from the right side | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 20 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ronald Miller wins the tip | 75-75 |
| 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) | |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Keneth Seal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Ronald Miller tips it back up and in | 77-75 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Henry Teachout misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Ronald Miller gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Michael Ford tips it home | 79-75 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Gary Howard makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Cogan | 79-78 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-78 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan grabs the board | 79-78 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan double dribbles | 79-78 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Keneth Seal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-78 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia tips it home | 81-78 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-80 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Michael Ford's layup is rejected by Henry Teachout | 81-80 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-80 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 81-80 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Ronald Miller gets the offensive rebound | 81-80 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-80 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Teachout | 81-80 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | The jumper by John Griffith is denied by Ronald Miller | 81-80 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Gary Howard snags the offensive board | 81-80 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Gary Howard is hacked by Michael Ford - foul #3 on Michael Ford, team foul #8 | 81-80 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Gary Howard makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Gary Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Gary Howard is called for the reach on Greg Maggard - foul #2 on Gary Howard, team foul #9 | 81-82 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Henry Teachout pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Gary Howard is fouled on the floor by Keneth Seal - foul #3 on Keneth Seal, team foul #9 | 81-82 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Gary Howard makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Gary Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keneth Seal (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Cogan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Griffith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Michael Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 81-84 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | John Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 81-84 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Henry Teachout buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Griffith | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-86 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ronald Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 81-86 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Henry Teachout picks off the pass by Ronald Miller | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan is fouled in the backcourt by Jamison Nicosia - foul #4 on Jamison Nicosia, team foul #10 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG) Adrian Mendenhall | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Keneth Seal misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-88 |