| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Randall Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Cory Callison (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Man Tao comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Brown - foul #1 on Randall Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Man Tao's pass is intercepted by Cory Callison in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Kevin Adams steals the ball from Terrance Davis | 0-1 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Randall Brown scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Earle Hendrickson | 2-1 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens is fouled on the floor by Earle Hendrickson - foul #1 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits a runner near the basket set up by Richard Traynor | 2-3 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Randall Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Man Tao | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Man Tao steps in front of the Steven Mendel pass | 4-3 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Kevin Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Man Tao | 6-3 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Mendel and he's hacked by Earle Hendrickson - foul #2 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) SF - Charles Wright (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Cory Callison (fresh) SF - Richard Traynor (fresh) PF - Blake Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Blake Ratcliff | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Blake Ratcliff steals it from Eric Wise | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Man Tao | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Richard Traynor, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terrance Davis | 8-12 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss clanks a turnaround from the right block | 8-12 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Eric Wise grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Eric Wise clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Randall Brown (C) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG) Cory Callison | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Donald Cooley picks off the pass by Randall Brown | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Donald Cooley lays it in | 8-14 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Michael Hampson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-14 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Dean Durham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 8-17 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Kevin Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Man Tao | 11-17 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Kevin Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Man Tao | 14-17 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) C - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Man Tao | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Man Tao grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Randall Brown is hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Nathan Harriss, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Dean Durham, Terrance Davis, Tyler Arocho, Hubert Stephens | |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Charles Wright scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Wise | 19-17 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Steven Mendel tips it in | 19-19 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Eric Wise connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff loses the ball out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG) Steven Mendel | |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Man Tao scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Wright | 23-19 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Dean Durham is hacked by Scott Hoberg - foul #1 on Scott Hoberg, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF) Eric Wise, Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff can't finish the layup | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Richard Traynor gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Kevin Adams pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Man Tao misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Casey Jacobs denies the turnaround by Cory Callison | 25-19 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Michael Hampson gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Scott Hoberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cory Callison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Richard Traynor pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Steven Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Durham | 25-22 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Kevin Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a shot from the right side | 25-22 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg is hacked by Blake Ratcliff - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Randall Brown (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Scott Hoberg, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Blake Ratcliff, Richard Traynor | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss lays it up and in set up by Charles Wright and he's fouled by Tyler Arocho - foul #1 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Wright | 31-22 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens tips it in | 31-24 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Brown | 31-24 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Tyler Arocho swats the short shot by Nathan Harriss | 31-24 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Robert Stokes pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Wright - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (SF) Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Randall Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Randall Brown hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Man Tao | 33-24 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 33-26 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Donald Cooley picks off the pass by Nathan Harriss | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Man Tao takes the ball from Tyler Arocho | 33-26 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Man Tao hits the finger roll | 35-26 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 35-26 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Callison | 35-29 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 35-29 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the floater from the right block set up by Cory Callison | 35-31 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Man Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Nathan Harriss, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Hubert Stephens | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses long on a jumper in the paint | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Richard Traynor tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Man Tao is fouled on the floor by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Michael Hampson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Terrance Davis - foul #3 on Terrance Davis, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG) Kevin Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (C) Terrance Davis | |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Michael Hampson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson is denied on a layup by Blake Ratcliff | 36-33 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Robert Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is fouled on the floor by Michael Hampson - foul #1 on Michael Hampson, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG) Man Tao, Michael Hampson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Tyler Arocho (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |