| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Peter Scott (fresh) SG - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-28 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Matthew Coyne swats the short shot by Nicholas Casey | 27-28 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina and he's hacked by Peter Scott - foul #2 on Peter Scott, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger loses the dribble to Guadalupe Medina | 30-28 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the finger roll | 32-28 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Peter Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sidney Bollinger | 32-31 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Andre Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Nick Hunt (PF) Peter Scott, Joshua Osborne, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey | |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is called for 3 seconds | 35-31 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun lays it in on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 37-31 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Schwanebeck | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Robert Jones, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #2 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-35 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 40-35 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Deshi Sun (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger (C) Nick Hunt | |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 42-35 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Sidney Bollinger - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey | |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Peter Scott is hacked by Lewis Fagundes - foul #2 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Robert Jones connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sidney Bollinger | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Peter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 42-37 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ross Eggleston | 42-40 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Osborne - foul #1 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Esteban Guerra (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Andre Costa (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Peter Scott, Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones | |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 43-40 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 3 from straight away set up by Esteban Guerra | 46-40 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger knocks in the floater from the right side and the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-43 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck's pass is intercepted by Stephen Manns | 46-43 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 48-43 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Nick Hunt (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Deshi Sun (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Peter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Andre Costa buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 48-46 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Nick Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Esteban Guerra picks off the pass by Ross Eggleston | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a floater near the basket | 48-46 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it home | 50-46 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Swietomierz Bachinski steals it from Nicholas Casey | 50-46 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a floater near the basket set up by Guadalupe Medina | 52-46 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Swietomierz Bachinski picks off the pass by Andre Costa | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andre Costa | 52-46 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Peter Scott misses the floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the finger roll set up by Guadalupe Medina out of the doubleteam | 54-46 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 54-46 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-46 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it in | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Deshi Sun (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Peter Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Esteban Guerra | 56-48 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Peter Scott is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Peter Scott, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Swietomierz Bachinski, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Joshua Osborne - foul #2 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Esteban Guerra takes the ball from Jonathan Hill | 59-48 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-48 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Deshi Sun (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Hai Wen, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Hunt (PF) Sidney Bollinger | |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nick Hunt - foul #1 on Nick Hunt, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Hunt | 60-48 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it but misses | 60-48 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the lay-in | 60-48 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-48 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't finish the layup | 60-48 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-48 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 60-48 |