| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the lay-in | 38-35 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Wayne Green buries a 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Oscar Danek can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Adam Williams snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses badly on a runner near the basket | 41-35 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Isaac | 41-35 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Charles Isaac double dribbles | 41-35 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Charles Isaac steals it from Carlos Mitchell | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Oscar Danek connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Williams | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Charles Isaac is called for the reach on Wayne Green - foul #2 on Charles Isaac, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Williams | 41-40 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Charles Isaac steals the ball from Monroe Sanders | 41-40 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Charles Isaac misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Victor Bowles tips it in | 41-42 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Wayne Green is called for the reach on Victor Bowles - foul #2 on Wayne Green, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Victor Snelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 41-42 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Robert Jury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | James Hunsucker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | James Hunsucker hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | John Thomas buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Allan | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Robert Jury picks off the pass by Douglas Eason | 43-44 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | James Allan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Donald Bethune grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Donald Bethune steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Wayne Green is fouled on the floor by Victor Bowles - foul #3 on Victor Bowles, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 44-44 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Adam Williams double dribbles | 44-44 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Jing-Sheng Tao takes the ball from Phillip Ruggeri | 47-44 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton tips it in | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Charles Isaac travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bethune (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Green | 51-44 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Oscar Danek is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Oscar Danek knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Adam Williams | 51-47 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Douglas Eason snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Charles Isaac pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Adam Williams dunks the ball on a great pass from Oscar Danek | 51-49 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Douglas Eason swats the layup by Robert Jury | 51-49 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Donald Bethune gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Charles Isaac clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Green | 51-49 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Donald Bethune | 51-49 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell tips it in | 53-49 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Robert Jury takes the ball from Adam Williams | 53-49 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Robert Jury connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carlos Mitchell | 56-49 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Adam Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Danek | 56-52 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Wayne Green is fouled on the floor by Charles Isaac - foul #3 on Charles Isaac, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Andrew Brewer (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Douglas Eason, Donald Bethune | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Craig Russ buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 60-55 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | John Thomas blows the layup but the foul's on Phillip Ruggeri - foul #2 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Victor Bowles swats the layup by Craig Russ | 62-55 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 62-55 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Hillyer - foul #3 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #2 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Isaac (SF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #3 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (PF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) Victor Bowles | |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Isaac - foul #4 on Charles Isaac, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (C) Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Adam Williams clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 67-58 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Adam Williams grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Oscar Danek can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Thomas (C) Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | John Thomas is whistled for traveling | 67-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (SG), James Hunsucker (C) Adam Williams, Charles Isaac | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - John Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Douglas Eason knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Danek and he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, James Hunsucker | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason | |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Adam Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Phillip Ruggeri picks off the pass by Jing-Sheng Tao | 67-64 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Isaac - foul #5 on Charles Isaac, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (SF) Charles Isaac | |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Donald Bethune clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #4 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Donald Bethune makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 72-65 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri's layup is rejected by Monroe Sanders | 72-65 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Danek - foul #3 on Oscar Danek, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Adam Williams gets the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Oscar Danek connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Victor Bowles | 74-68 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Oscar Danek in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Danek, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Adam Williams is hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Victor Bowles grabs the offensive board | 76-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Tao | 76-69 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Adam Williams is called for the reach on Geoffrey Whorton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Williams, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Danek - foul #5 on Oscar Danek, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG) Oscar Danek | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Adam Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Williams, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | The 3pt attempt by Phillip Ruggeri is denied by Geoffrey Whorton | 81-72 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Victor Bowles gets the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Victor Snelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri gets the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 81-72 |