| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Robert Jury scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Roger Hillyer and the foul's on Douglas Eason - foul #2 on Douglas Eason, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer's pass is intercepted by Craig Russ | 21-35 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the lay-in | 21-35 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Craig Russ snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Craig Russ hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Edward Mounce comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-35 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Douglas Eason drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Danek | 23-35 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Robert Jury clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it in | 23-37 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (PF), Russell Aubry (C) Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (SG), Casey Jensen (C) Edward Mounce, Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Long Hong is fouled on the floor by Roger Hillyer - foul #3 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (SG) Oscar Danek | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer | |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Russell Aubry's pass is intercepted by Andrew Savitz | 25-37 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | James Allan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Savitz | 25-39 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Long Hong drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Howe | 28-39 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Gary Raya can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Casey Jensen - foul #1 on Casey Jensen, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Howe (fresh) SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | James Hunsucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Russell Aubry is called for the reach on Andrew Savitz - foul #1 on Russell Aubry, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Long Hong, Victor Howe, Russell Aubry, James Hunsucker, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Craig Russ (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp, Robert Jury | |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Andrew Brewer is called for the reach on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carlos Mitchell | 28-43 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Edward Mounce scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dino Russo | 31-43 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oscar Danek - foul #3 on Oscar Danek, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Craig Russ is called for the reach on Douglas Eason - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ | |
| 13:43 | Ball State | The short jumper by Dino Russo is denied by Robert Jury | 31-44 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Edward Mounce grabs the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer can't finish the layup | 31-44 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Oscar Danek scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 34-47 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Dino Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Victor Howe (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), Casey Jensen (C) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 34-47 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz loses the ball out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Douglas Eason's pass is intercepted by James Allan | 34-47 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | James Allan lays it up and in | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Howe (fresh) SF - Russell Aubry (fresh) PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Long Hong is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Long Hong, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Gary Raya (C) Andrew Savitz, Robert Jury | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Douglas Eason steps in front of the James Allan pass | 34-49 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Russell Aubry hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Danek | 36-49 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Eason - foul #3 on Douglas Eason, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Long Hong, Russell Aubry, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer | |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Craig Russ is whistled for a carry | 36-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Gary Raya | |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-51 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 36-51 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Jury is blocked by James Hunsucker | 36-51 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Oscar Danek grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer blows the layup | 36-51 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Dino Russo tips it in | 38-51 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury is hacked by James Hunsucker - foul #2 on James Hunsucker, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Russell Aubry (C) Oscar Danek, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Gary Raya (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Craig Russ, Monroe Sanders | |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | James Hunsucker's pass is intercepted by Robert Jury | 38-53 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | James Allan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Mitchell | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Edward Mounce knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jury | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hunsucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Aubry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Long Hong misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-57 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | James Hunsucker hits the follow up shot | 42-57 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Gary Raya connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Mitchell | 42-59 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Dino Russo drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 44-59 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Robert Jury's layup is rejected by Russell Aubry | 44-59 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Long Hong grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Carlos Mitchell is called for the reach on Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Craig Russ (C) Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya, Robert Jury | |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Long Hong | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | James Allan buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 47-62 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Long Hong | 49-62 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roger Hillyer | 49-64 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Kent State | James Allan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Long Hong | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-64 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Long Hong clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it but misses | 52-64 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Craig Russ connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Allan | 54-66 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Russell Aubry - foul #4 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Russell Aubry, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Gary Raya (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Craig Russ | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Edward Mounce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Greg Ropp buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carlos Mitchell | 54-68 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | James Hunsucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Ropp | 54-70 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Dino Russo comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jacob Molino (PG), Victor Howe (SG) Oscar Danek, Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury | |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Miller (SG) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Mark Miller misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Victor Howe snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Victor Howe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-70 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Craig Russ tips it back up and in | 55-72 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Craig Russ is called for the reach on Victor Howe - foul #3 on Craig Russ, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Russell Aubry (SF) Jacob Molino, Mark Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) James Schuelke | |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Victor Howe makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Victor Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | James Allan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Long Hong is fouled in the backcourt by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Long Hong misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Craig Russ pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Allan | 57-77 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-77 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | James Hunsucker tips it in | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Allan runs out the clock | 59-77 |