| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Donald Deal scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Brown | 40-41 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | The jump hook by Donald Deal is blocked by Arthur Brown | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Arthur Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Donald Deal blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Cameron - foul #2 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bright | 42-43 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by Shawn Boucher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Boucher, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Gary Bright steals it from Donald Deal | 42-43 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Gerald Avery is called for the reach on Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Gerald Avery, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Gerald Avery, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Arthur Brown knocks in the runner from the right block | 42-45 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | The short jumper by Christopher Johnson is denied by Ronnie Porter | 42-45 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Gary Bright steals it from Brent Horne | 42-47 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Arthur Brown scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 42-49 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 42-49 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 42-51 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Arthur Brown steps in front of the Fredrick Palafox pass | 42-51 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Ronnie Porter, Donald Deal, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Nguyen - foul #1 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Ronald Austin gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Guillory - foul #4 on John Guillory, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincent Goad, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Gerald Avery loses the dribble to Fred Nguyen | 42-54 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Ted Krug drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Avery | 45-57 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ted Krug | 47-60 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | James Perkins loses the dribble to Vincent Goad | 47-60 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | James Perkins gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses the jumper from the left block | 47-60 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the floater in the lane | 49-60 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Gerald Avery drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent Goad | 52-60 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | James Perkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the jump hook from the left block | 52-62 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Vincent Goad buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Avery | 54-62 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Avery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Mickey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Vincent Goad can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-64 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen's fadeaway is rejected by Fredrick Palafox | 54-64 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gerald Avery | 56-64 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ted Krug steals it from Timothy Anderson in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Gerald Avery double dribbles | 56-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Gary Bright scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Bright - foul #3 on Gary Bright, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron | 58-68 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter grabs the offensive board | 58-68 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-68 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Kenneth Cameron steals it from Robert Phillips | 58-68 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Arthur Brown blows the layup | 58-68 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson tips it home | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Cameron - foul #3 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF) Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey is denied on a layup by Donald Deal | 59-70 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is fouled on the floor by Jerry Mickey - foul #2 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Richard Meeker (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Brent Horne, Ronnie Porter, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), James Perkins (C) Shawn Boucher, Christopher Johnson | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Richard Meeker, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Lloyd Nunes, Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey, James Perkins | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the jumper in the paint | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Donald Deal comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Vincent Goad snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-72 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Arthur Brown can't finish the layup | 64-72 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Kenneth Cameron is called for the reach on Brent Horne - foul #4 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by John Guillory - foul #5 on John Guillory, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SF), Jerry Mickey (C) Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Timothy Anderson, Arthur Brown | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Gary Bright is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Reinaldo Gallo and he's fouled by Kenneth Cameron - foul #5 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #10 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Kenneth Cameron, Ronald Austin | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Brent Horne is called for the reach on Gary Bright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) Ronald Austin | |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Horne - foul #4 on Brent Horne, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Brent Horne clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-79 |