| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Creason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dan Creason inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Ball State | Byron Barnes knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 34-25 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | David Murphy steals it from John Billings | 34-25 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-25 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shaiming Wang | 37-25 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on Byron Barnes - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | David Murphy is hacked by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | David Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Li Xayasith | 37-25 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Benjamin Cai swats the short shot by Ivan Jakubowski | 37-25 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | Dan Creason pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | David Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Li Xayasith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Shaiming Wang | 40-25 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | David Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG) Samuel Aikens | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:17 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | David Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | John Billings misses the dunk | 40-26 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Byron Barnes grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Dan Creason double dribbles | 40-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Donald Prill (SF), John Chamlee (PF), Lester Lee (C) Byron Barnes, Dan Creason, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Li Xayasith and he's fouled by David Murphy - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (SG) David Murphy | |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 43-26 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Lester Lee clanks a floater from the left side | 43-26 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Koerner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Prill (fresh) PF - John Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Li Xayasith | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Prill - foul #1 on Donald Prill, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Dan Creason (SF) Ted Downard, Don Koerner, Lester Lee | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Byron Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-26 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Aikens | 47-26 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | John Billings misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-26 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the offensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | John Billings clanks a floater from the left block | 47-26 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Byron Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Dan Creason comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #4 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) John Chamlee, Donald Prill | |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses the 1st free throw | 47-26 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Samuel Aikens | 49-27 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | David Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-27 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 49-27 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jon Jones | 49-27 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Dan Creason is hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #5 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (SF) Dan Creason | |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Shaiming Wang - foul #3 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #6 | 49-27 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Donald Prill - foul #2 on Donald Prill, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG) Byron Barnes | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Murphy - foul #4 on David Murphy, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (SG) David Murphy | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Li Xayasith - foul #3 on Li Xayasith, team foul #7 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SF) Donald Prill | |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Jon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Koerner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Creason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Li Xayasith loses the dribble to Ted Downard | 50-30 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-30 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai gets the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Dan Creason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Li Xayasith hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Bertram Leech | 52-30 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Jon Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Jakubowski | 52-30 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Benjamin Cai - foul #3 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), John Chamlee (PF), Donald Prill (C) Don Koerner, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the defensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-30 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 53-30 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Bertram Leech scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Samuel Aikens | 55-30 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-30 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Donald Prill hits the follow up shot | 55-32 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | John Billings lays it in | 57-32 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't throw it down | 57-32 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 57-32 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | John Billings misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-32 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | John Billings hits the follow up shot | 59-32 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | John Billings steals the ball from Byron Barnes | 59-32 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-32 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the board | 59-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Creason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Dan Creason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Chamlee | 59-35 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | John Billings misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Chamlee - foul #1 on John Chamlee, team foul #6 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Keith Tully (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Gerald Maurer (C) Samuel Aikens, Li Xayasith, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (PG), Justin King (SG), Virgil Pearson (PF), Lester Lee (C) Ted Downard, Byron Barnes, Dan Creason, John Chamlee | |
| 06:57 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Don Koerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Justin King hits a driving attempt from the right block | 61-37 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Maurer | 63-37 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Lester Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 63-37 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Raymond McCoy | 63-37 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Keith Tully buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond McCoy | 66-37 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-37 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 66-37 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | John Billings misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Justin King - foul #1 on Justin King, team foul #7 | 66-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), John Chamlee (PF) Donald Prill, Virgil Pearson | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-37 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Lester Lee tips it home | 68-39 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Keith Tully scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond McCoy | 70-39 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Don Koerner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-39 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Lee | 70-39 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Don Koerner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-39 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Keith Tully grabs the board | 70-39 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Ted Downard | 70-39 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | John Chamlee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ted Downard | 70-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | John Billings's pass is intercepted by Don Koerner | 70-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Tully (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) PF - John Billings (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Maurer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Don Koerner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Justin King scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Chamlee | 70-43 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy is fouled on the floor by John Chamlee - foul #2 on John Chamlee, team foul #8 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF), Bertram Leech (C) John Billings, Gerald Maurer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (SF), Virgil Pearson (PF) Justin King, Lester Lee | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 70-43 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson grabs the board | 70-43 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Ted Downard double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-43 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson snags the defensive board | 70-43 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Robert Jones steals the ball from Ted Downard in the backcourt | 70-43 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Lee (C) Virgil Pearson | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Robert Jones steals it from John Chamlee | 70-43 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy is hacked by Donald Prill - foul #3 on Donald Prill, team foul #9 | 70-43 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Donald Prill buries a fadeaway from the right block | 72-45 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Keith Tully drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones and the foul's on Lester Lee - foul #1 on Lester Lee, team foul #10 | 74-45 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the free throw | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Donald Prill is hacked by Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #8 | 75-45 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 1st free throw | 75-46 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Bertram Leech clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-47 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | John Chamlee snags the defensive board | 75-47 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | John Chamlee hits a floater in the paint set up by Ted Downard | 75-49 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 75-49 |