| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Emmett Kasperski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Domingo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Louis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Eugene Baker buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Bradley | 23-33 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Domingo Castillo steals the ball from Eugene Baker | 23-33 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo banks in the layup | 23-35 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Emmett Kasperski - foul #3 on Emmett Kasperski, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG) Emmett Kasperski | |
| 17:53 | Kent State | David Peltz takes the ball from Eugene Baker | 23-35 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis is hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Charles Stafford's floater is knocked away by Marijan Zupan | 23-35 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | David Peltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Larry Stokes steals the ball from Paul Degregorio | 23-35 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Eugene Baker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Eugene Baker is called for the reach on Kenneth Louis - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (SG), Shen Xayavong (SF), James Patterson (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) David Peltz, Domingo Castillo, Charles Stafford, Kenneth Louis | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Robert Rowden scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the floater from the right wing | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio comes up short on the runner in the paint | 25-38 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | James Patterson tips it in | 25-40 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Eugene Baker scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 27-40 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harvey Treiber - foul #1 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski (PG), Charles Stafford (PF) Paul Degregorio, James Patterson | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is hacked by Emmett Kasperski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmett Kasperski, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Hans (SG), Kenneth Louis (C) Emmett Kasperski, Jerry Johnson | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Eugene Baker's layup is rejected by Charles Stafford | 27-42 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't tip it in | 27-42 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Robert Rowden misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-42 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Charles Stafford hits the follow up shot | 27-44 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shen Xayavong - foul #3 on Shen Xayavong, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, Marijan Zupan, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), David Peltz (SG), Domingo Castillo (SF) Robert Rowden, Anthony Hans, Shen Xayavong | |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Charles Stafford clanks a runner in the paint | 29-44 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eugene Baker | 29-44 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | The short jumper by Larry Stokes is denied by Kenneth Louis | 29-44 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Charles Stafford grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Charles Stafford hits the finger roll | 29-46 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Adam Hollis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Patterson (PF) Charles Stafford | |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio loses the dribble to Larry Stokes in the backcourt | 29-46 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Luke Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shen Xayavong (C) Kenneth Louis | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | James Patterson grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | David Peltz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Luke Hughes snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Adam Hollis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Alicea and he's fouled by James Patterson - foul #1 on James Patterson, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (PG), Jerry Johnson (C) Paul Degregorio, Domingo Castillo | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the free throw | 31-46 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Robert Rowden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Bradley | 33-46 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Shen Xayavong - foul #4 on Shen Xayavong, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Hans (SF), Charles Stafford (PF), Kenneth Louis (C) David Peltz, Shen Xayavong, Jerry Johnson | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | The jump hook by He-ping Xiong is blocked by Kenneth Louis | 33-46 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Robert Rowden is hacked by Harvey Treiber - foul #2 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG) He-ping Xiong | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Domingo Castillo (SF) James Patterson, Anthony Hans | |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-46 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Eugene Baker gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Domingo Castillo picks off the pass by David Bradley | 33-46 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Domingo Castillo | 33-48 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Charles Stafford denies the turnaround by Eugene Baker | 33-48 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber tips it home | 35-48 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-48 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Larry Stokes buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Bradley | 37-48 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Charles Stafford comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Marijan Zupan - foul #3 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Peltz (SG) Robert Rowden | |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Charles Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Charles Stafford buries a turnaround in the lane | 37-51 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Adam Hollis buries a driving attempt in the lane | 39-51 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis banks in the layup set up by David Peltz | 39-53 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-53 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Charles Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Domingo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Stafford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Louis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Charles Stafford connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Degregorio | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Domingo Castillo - foul #3 on Domingo Castillo, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski (PG), Shen Xayavong (SF), James Patterson (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Paul Degregorio, Domingo Castillo, Charles Stafford, Kenneth Louis | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Alicea | 41-55 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | David Peltz picks off the pass by Harvey Treiber | 41-55 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | David Peltz lays it in | 41-57 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber hits a fadeaway from the right side | 43-57 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | James Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harvey Treiber - foul #3 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Eugene Baker (SF), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (SG), Charles Stafford (PF), Kenneth Louis (C) David Peltz, James Patterson, Jerry Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shen Xayavong | 43-59 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harvey Treiber | 43-59 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | David Bradley hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-59 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Charles Stafford scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Emmett Kasperski | 45-61 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Charles Stafford is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-61 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Rowden - foul #1 on Robert Rowden, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (PF) Harvey Treiber, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Anthony Hans (SF), James Patterson (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Emmett Kasperski, Shen Xayavong, Charles Stafford, Kenneth Louis | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Anthony Hans clanks a floater from the right side | 46-61 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson tips it in | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Hans (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Adam Hollis tips it but misses | 46-63 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rowden | 46-65 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Rowden - foul #2 on Robert Rowden, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shen Xayavong (SF) Robert Rowden | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | James Patterson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Degregorio | 48-67 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | James Patterson is called for the reach on Eugene Baker - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG) Larry Stokes | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jerry Johnson | 48-67 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Baker - foul #3 on Eugene Baker, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), David Bradley (C) He-ping Xiong, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (SG) Anthony Hans | |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is fouled on the floor by Jerry Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #10 | 48-69 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | David Bradley is whistled for traveling | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | James Patterson is called for traveling | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Luke Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio runs out the clock | 49-71 |