| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Rawlings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | George Rencher inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | George Rencher misses the easy layup | 23-30 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | George Rencher tips it home | 25-30 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Dana Cusick swats the dunk try by Richard Rawlings | 25-30 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Dana Cusick snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Dana Cusick drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Chitty | 25-33 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Rawlings is blocked by Dana Cusick | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Rogan | 25-33 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | George Rencher double dribbles | 25-33 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Rencher - foul #1 on George Rencher, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | George Rencher loses the dribble to Dave Howes | 25-35 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Dana Cusick loses the dribble to Edmund Rogan | 25-35 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | John Cevallos buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Rawlings | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Rawlings - foul #2 on Richard Rawlings, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), Paul Raney (C) Richard Rawlings, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (C) Ralph Chitty | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | George Rencher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Dana Cusick's pass is intercepted by Edmund Rogan | 31-37 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Michael Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Richard Rawlings (SG), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, George Rencher, John Cevallos | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Jamie James (SG), Eddie Benoit (C) Dave Howes, David Wade, Dana Cusick | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Pauly Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Rawlings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) PF - Paul Raney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Key (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie James (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | David Key throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), Ralph Chitty (C) Matthew Dozier, Eddie Benoit | |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Davis and he's hacked by David Key - foul #1 on David Key, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | David Key misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Rawlings - foul #3 on Richard Rawlings, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG) Matthew Dear | |
| 15:12 | Kent State | David Key misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | David Key misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Paul Raney pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Richard Rawlings clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Paul Raney misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Jamie James snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Jamie James tips it home | 34-39 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Jamie James steals it from Richard Rawlings | 34-39 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Michael Davis steals it from Ralph Chitty | 34-39 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Eddie Hagberg denies the turnaround by Thomas Alexander | 34-39 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Pauly Collins | 34-39 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Richard Rawlings buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Pauly Collins and he's fouled by Jamie James - foul #2 on Jamie James, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), George Rencher (SF), John Cevallos (PF) Michael Davis, Paul Raney, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF), Eddie Benoit (C) David Key, Jamie James, Eddie Hagberg, Ralph Chitty | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Richard Rawlings makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Dana Cusick snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | David Wade misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Dana Cusick tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Rawlings and the foul's on Dave Howes - foul #2 on Dave Howes, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Smith (SG) Richard Rawlings | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Dana Cusick blocks the short jumper by Clyde Smith | 40-41 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | John Cevallos pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Clyde Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dana Cusick | 40-41 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | David Wade hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dave Howes | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 stl. SG - Clyde Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pauly Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Pauly Collins gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Clyde Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Cevallos | 43-44 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | The jumper by Eddie Benoit is denied by Clyde Smith | 43-44 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | George Rencher pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Dave Howes snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Dave Howes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Dana Cusick hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | David Wade buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on George Rencher - foul #2 on George Rencher, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Rawlings (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Paul Raney (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Clyde Smith, George Rencher, John Cevallos, Pauly Collins | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Eddie Hagberg (PF), Ralph Chitty (C) Dave Howes, Dana Cusick, Eddie Benoit | |
| 09:35 | Kent State | David Wade makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Michael Davis misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Hagberg - foul #3 on Eddie Hagberg, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), Jamie James (SF) David Wade, Matthew Dozier | |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Hagberg | 45-49 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Michael Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Jamie James misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Smith (PG) Edmund Rogan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Matthew Dozier (SF) Matthew Dear, David Key | |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Jamie James makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Jamie James makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Alexander is blocked by Eddie Hagberg | 48-51 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Hagberg | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clyde Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Rawlings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Raney (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier is fouled on the floor by Richard Rawlings - foul #4 on Richard Rawlings, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), John Cevallos (PF) Michael Davis, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (SG), Dana Cusick (PF) Jamie James, Eddie Hagberg | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | George Rencher snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Rawlings | 50-51 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | John Cevallos pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | George Rencher misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ralph Chitty | 50-51 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Dave Howes clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | George Rencher snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Clyde Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | John Cevallos gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clyde Smith | 53-51 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | John Cevallos steals the ball from David Key | 53-51 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Clyde Smith buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander and he's fouled by Ralph Chitty - foul #2 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Paul Raney (C) Richard Rawlings, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Jamie James (SF), Eddie Hagberg (C) Dave Howes, Matthew Dozier, Ralph Chitty | |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Clyde Smith makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Jamie James misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | David Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | George Rencher is called for the reach on Eddie Hagberg - foul #3 on George Rencher, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), Pauly Collins (SF) Clyde Smith, George Rencher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (C) Dana Cusick | |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Michael Davis travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Matthew Dozier (SF) David Key, Jamie James | |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier scores on a jump hook near the basket | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Dave Howes is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan - foul #3 on Dave Howes, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Rawlings (SG) John Cevallos | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 stl. SG - Richard Rawlings (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Pauly Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Matthew Dozier takes the ball from Pauly Collins | 56-55 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | David Wade lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Dozier | 56-57 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Pauly Collins | 59-57 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to David Wade | 59-57 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), John Cevallos (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Pauly Collins, Michael Davis, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dana Cusick (PF), Ralph Chitty (C) Eddie Hagberg, Eddie Benoit | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Dave Howes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Cevallos - foul #2 on John Cevallos, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | John Cevallos snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos is fouled on the floor by Dana Cusick - foul #2 on Dana Cusick, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Dave Howes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | David Wade is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan - foul #1 on David Wade, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dana Cusick | 61-59 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Richard Rawlings grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | George Rencher comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Matthew Dozier is called for the reach on George Rencher - foul #3 on Matthew Dozier, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Thomas Alexander steps in front of the David Wade pass | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | David Wade is called for the reach on John Cevallos in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wade, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | David Wade knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dave Howes | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Dave Howes is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dave Howes, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Wade | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | David Wade misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander runs out the clock | 66-62 |