| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Linton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Kegley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Francis Clement inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Kal Eyre drills a floater from the right wing set up by Melvin Jobe | 30-38 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Francis Clement can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | James Linton misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Kenny Tse snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Kenny Tse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jobe | 30-40 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Bruce Kegley swats the layup by Victor Davis | 30-40 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 30-40 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Kal Eyre connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 30-42 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Kenny Tse is hacked by Francis Clement - foul #2 on Francis Clement, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Iler - foul #3 on David Iler, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG) David Iler | |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Herb Hebron misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Kenny Tse grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Francis Clement grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Kal Eyre is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chad Jackson (SF) Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley is hacked by Kal Eyre - foul #2 on Kal Eyre, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn (C) Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SF), John Mioduszewski (PF) Melvin Jobe, Francis Clement, Victor Davis | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | James Linton grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Mioduszewski - foul #3 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Benny Brooks (SG) Kenny Tse | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Houston (PF), Billie Nichols (C) John Mioduszewski, Kal Eyre | |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Louis Carr is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Guynn - foul #1 on Jonathan Guynn, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Yang (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF) Yo Chiong, James Linton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Billie Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Franklin Yang grabs the board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Benny Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Yang (fresh) SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Houston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billie Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander is fouled on the floor by Walter Carte - foul #1 on Walter Carte, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Kegley (C) Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), David Iler (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Herb Hebron, Walter Carte, Edward Houston, Billie Nichols | |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Victor Davis denies the turnaround by Benny Brooks | 34-42 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Victor Davis connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 34-44 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Franklin Yang makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Benny Brooks | 36-44 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | David Iler's pass is intercepted by Franklin Yang | 36-44 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Benny Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Kenny Tse (SG), James Linton (PF) Benny Brooks, Franklin Yang, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kal Eyre (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Francis Clement makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Iler | 36-46 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | James Linton misses badly on a shot in the lane | 36-46 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Francis Clement gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | David Iler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Yo Chiong snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Chad Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Kal Eyre pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Iler | 36-48 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | David Iler is fouled on the floor by Kenny Tse - foul #1 on Kenny Tse, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Alexander (SF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Chad Jackson, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SF), John Mioduszewski (PF) Melvin Jobe, Francis Clement, Victor Davis | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Jonathan Guynn blocks the jumper by Walter Carte | 36-48 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Yo Chiong pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | James Linton is whistled for traveling | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG) David Iler | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-48 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Linton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Walter Carte connects on the jumper from the right block | 36-50 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander is fouled on the floor by Kal Eyre - foul #3 on Kal Eyre, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Benny Brooks (SG), Bruce Kegley (C) Kenny Tse, Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Francis Clement (SF) Walter Carte | |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Benny Brooks travels with the ball | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chad Jackson (PF) James Linton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Victor Davis (PF) Louis Carr, Kal Eyre | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Francis Clement hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Alexander - foul #1 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Yang (SG) Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG) Herb Hebron | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Francis Clement misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Francis Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | David Iler pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Victor Davis knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Francis Clement | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Benny Brooks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Kenny Tse (SG), James Linton (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Benny Brooks, Franklin Yang, Matthew Alexander, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SF), Kal Eyre (C) Francis Clement, John Mioduszewski | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Kal Eyre buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Melvin Jobe and he's hacked by Chad Jackson - foul #2 on Chad Jackson, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Yang (SF) Chad Jackson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Edward Houston (PF) Melvin Jobe, Victor Davis | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Kal Eyre makes the free throw | 36-59 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Yo Chiong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | James Linton hits the follow up shot | 38-59 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Kenny Tse steals the ball from David Iler | 38-59 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Yo Chiong makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | David Iler is fouled on the floor by Kenny Tse - foul #2 on Kenny Tse, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Alexander (SF), Bruce Kegley (C) Franklin Yang, Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Herb Hebron (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF) Louis Carr, David Iler, Walter Carte, Edward Houston | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Linton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Kegley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Davis | 40-61 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Kenny Tse can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Victor Davis's layup is rejected by Bruce Kegley | 40-61 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it in | 40-63 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Yo Chiong | 42-63 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Herb Hebron knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Melvin Jobe | 42-65 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | James Linton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Kenny Tse grabs the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Kenny Tse clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-65 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Herb Hebron gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Kal Eyre makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Victor Davis | 42-67 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jobe | 42-67 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | James Linton drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Melvin Jobe - foul #3 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Benny Brooks (PG), Franklin Yang (SG), Chad Jackson (SF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Yo Chiong, Kenny Tse, Matthew Alexander, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), John Mioduszewski (PF), Edward Houston (C) Melvin Jobe, Herb Hebron, Francis Clement, Victor Davis, Kal Eyre | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | James Linton makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Billie Nichols scores on a shot in the paint | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Franklin Yang's pass is intercepted by Walter Carte | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Billie Nichols is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Guynn - foul #2 on Jonathan Guynn, team foul #6 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Hammock (PG) James Linton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG) Billie Nichols | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carl Hammock (fresh) SG - Benny Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Yang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Carte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Houston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herb Hebron and he's hacked by Franklin Yang - foul #1 on Franklin Yang, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the free throw | 45-72 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Chad Jackson misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Carl Hammock tips it in | 47-72 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Louis Carr buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Herb Hebron | 47-75 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Houston - foul #1 on Edward Houston, team foul #8 | 47-75 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Edward Houston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-75 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Chad Jackson is hacked by John Mioduszewski - foul #4 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #9 | 49-75 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Chad Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Walter Carte pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Louis Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Chad Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Chad Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Benny Brooks | 51-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr is fouled on the floor by Franklin Yang - foul #2 on Franklin Yang, team foul #8 | 51-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Franklin Yang misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-77 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn tips it in | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Louis Carr runs out the clock | 53-77 |