| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Andre Costa inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Andre Costa and he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Nick Hunt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Willard | 41-34 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Deshi Sun blocks the short jumper by Ross Eggleston | 41-36 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Nick Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Andre Costa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the dunk but he's fouled by Nick Hunt - foul #2 on Nick Hunt, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Andre Costa gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (C) Donald Willard, Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Jonathan Hill takes the ball from Matthew Coyne | 46-37 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jonathan Hill | 49-37 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the floater from the right side | 49-39 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Lewis Fagundes swats the shot by Nicholas Casey | 49-39 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Walter Zilk gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Joshua Osborne steals it from Swietomierz Bachinski | 49-39 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Ross Eggleston, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Andre Costa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Stephen Manns splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Nick Hunt gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Andre Costa hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 51-42 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Nick Hunt | 53-42 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it in | 53-44 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Nick Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG) Jonathan Hill, Joshua Osborne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Deshi Sun | |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 53-44 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leland Pettigrew | 53-46 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Robert Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is hacked by Nicholas Casey - foul #2 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Casimir Skokowski - foul #1 on Casimir Skokowski, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Esteban Guerra picks off the pass by Donald Willard | 55-48 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 55-48 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Donald Willard is fouled on the floor by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Joshua Osborne, Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Walter Zilk | |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-48 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Ross Eggleston, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Robert Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andre Costa out of a doubleteam | 57-48 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Pete Armstrong | 57-51 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (PF) Peter Scott, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Stephen Manns shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 59-54 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Nick Hunt buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Willard | 61-54 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Manns | 61-57 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Pete Armstrong picks off the pass by Andre Costa | 61-57 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-57 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Hunt | 61-57 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Nick Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Nick Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Walter Zilk pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG) Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Peter Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Casimir Skokowski (C) Peter Scott, Joshua Osborne | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Walter Zilk grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 62-57 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Robert Jones, Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Nick Hunt pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Andre Costa can't finish the layup | 62-57 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Andre Costa gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Andre Costa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew can't tip it in | 62-57 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski tips it home | 62-59 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey blows the layup | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Stephen Manns shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andre Costa | 62-59 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Joshua Osborne (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Jonathan Hill, Ross Eggleston, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Nick Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 62-59 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 62-61 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 62-61 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 62-63 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Joshua Osborne picks off the pass by Leland Pettigrew | 62-63 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits the finger roll | 64-63 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Pete Armstrong steals the ball from Andre Costa | 64-65 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Stephen Manns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Walter Zilk | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is called for traveling | 64-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Nick Hunt misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey tips it home | 66-65 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew blows the layup | 66-65 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | The short jumper by Andre Costa is denied by Pete Armstrong | 66-67 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is fouled on the floor by Andre Costa - foul #2 on Andre Costa, team foul #4 | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #2 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Donald Willard - foul #1 on Donald Willard, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Donald Willard knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ross Eggleston | 68-69 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Willard - foul #2 on Donald Willard, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is hacked by Donald Willard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Willard, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-72 |