| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) PF - Royal Willilams (fresh) C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Anthony Dix inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Anthony Dix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Joseph Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Samuel Miles misses the dunk attempt | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Samuel Miles gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Clifford Gee pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger drills a jumper from close range | 42-37 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Jose Martin steals it from Steven Klinger | 42-37 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Jose Martin lays it up and in | 44-37 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Joseph Learned scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 44-40 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Joseph Williams scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Klinger and the foul's on Royal Willilams - foul #3 on Royal Willilams, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Marco Sargent (PF) Royal Willilams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Clifford Gee pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Anthony Dix comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Miles - foul #1 on Samuel Miles, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) John Anderson | |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Anthony Dix misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Anthony Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Anthony Dix buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Joseph Learned can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Marco Sargent pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Jose Martin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (PG), Charles Blair (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Steven Pearson (C) Jose Martin, Clyde Hunger, Anthony Dix, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Richard Easley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | David Lindsey snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Easley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Keene (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marco Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Callaghan | 48-45 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Marco Sargent knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Edgar Keene and he's fouled by Mark Rothrock - foul #2 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Clyde Hunger (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Royal Willilams (PF) Richard Easley, Charles Blair, Edgar Keene, Steven Pearson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), John Anderson (PF) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, David Lindsey | |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Marco Sargent makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Barry Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Anderson | 51-47 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Mark Rothrock swats the layup by Anthony Dix | 51-47 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Steven Klinger makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Learned | 53-50 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Jose Martin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Steven Klinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | John Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Steven Klinger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Royal Willilams pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger is hacked by Barry Jones - foul #1 on Barry Jones, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clifford Gee (C) Marco Sargent | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Samuel Miles (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Joseph Learned, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock | |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Royal Willilams knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Dix | 55-50 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Anthony Dix blocks the short jumper by John Anderson | 55-50 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Clifford Gee gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Jose Martin hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Clifford Gee | 58-50 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Clifford Gee - foul #1 on Clifford Gee, team foul #2 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Edgar Keene (SF) Clyde Hunger, Anthony Dix | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Lindsey (PF) John Anderson | |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Steven Klinger makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Jose Martin loses the dribble to Samuel Miles | 58-51 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | David Lindsey steals the ball from Clifford Gee | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edgar Keene (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Lindsey (fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Edgar Keene snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Clifford Gee tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Samuel Miles pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Miles | 58-54 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Royal Willilams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jose Martin | 61-57 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Royal Willilams - foul #4 on Royal Willilams, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Marco Sargent (PF), Steven Pearson (C) Jose Martin, Edgar Keene, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), John Anderson (PF) Mitchell Herbert, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, David Lindsey | |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Dix | 64-59 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Easley | 67-59 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Joseph Learned knocks in the floater from close range set up by Barry Jones | 67-61 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Steven Pearson misses long on a floater from close range | 67-61 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Marco Sargent can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Anthony Dix can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Marco Sargent tips it in | 69-61 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Joseph Learned clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Marco Sargent snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Anthony Dix makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Pearson | 72-61 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses the fadeaway near the basket | 72-61 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Anderson | 72-61 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Steven Pearson grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Easley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Dix | 75-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Barry Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Dix - foul #1 on Anthony Dix, team foul #4 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Edgar Keene (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Richard Easley, Anthony Dix, Marco Sargent, Steven Pearson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), Mark Rothrock (C) Joseph Learned, Gordon Callaghan, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Barry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Royal Willilams snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Edgar Keene makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Martin | 78-62 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Steven Klinger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-62 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the board | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Jose Martin drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Royal Willilams | 80-62 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Steven Klinger connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mitchell Herbert | 80-65 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Edgar Keene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Anthony Dix (SF) Clyde Hunger, Edgar Keene | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), David Lindsey (C) Mitchell Herbert, Barry Jones | |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Clifford Gee steals the ball from Samuel Miles | 80-65 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Royal Willilams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Richard Easley can't tip it in | 80-65 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the offensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Clifford Gee can't connect on a shot from close range | 80-65 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Steven Klinger buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Miles | 80-68 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Richard Easley makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock is called for 5 seconds | 83-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SG), Marco Sargent (PF), Steven Pearson (C) Richard Easley, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (SG), Gordon Callaghan (SF), John Anderson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Mark Rothrock, David Lindsey | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Joseph Learned steals it from Steven Pearson | 83-68 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Royal Willilams (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Marco Sargent, Steven Pearson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan | |
| 02:53 | Kent State | John Anderson banks in the layup | 83-70 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Royal Willilams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-70 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Joseph Learned comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 83-70 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Samuel Miles grabs the offensive board | 83-70 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Dix - foul #2 on Anthony Dix, team foul #5 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (PG), Charles Blair (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Marco Sargent (PF), Steven Pearson (C) Jose Martin, Clyde Hunger, Anthony Dix, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), David Lindsey (C) Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Joseph Learned makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Joseph Learned makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Clyde Hunger (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Richard Easley, Charles Blair, Edgar Keene, Marco Sargent, Steven Pearson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Mitchell Herbert, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock, David Lindsey | |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-72 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Anthony Dix tips it back up and in | 85-72 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Anthony Dix takes the ball from Steven Klinger | 85-72 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Samuel Miles is called for the reach on Anthony Dix - foul #2 on Samuel Miles, team foul #5 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (PG), Charles Blair (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Marco Sargent (PF), Steven Pearson (C) Jose Martin, Clyde Hunger, Anthony Dix, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Steven Pearson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 85-72 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Steven Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-72 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Edgar Keene hits a jumper in the paint set up by Charles Blair | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Richard Easley steals the ball from Gordon Callaghan | 87-72 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Charles Blair lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Easley | 89-72 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 89-72 |