| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | David Briggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Ruben Laws connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Hukill | 25-23 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Robert Boshears comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | James Ford hits a floater from close range | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Darrell Lugo - foul #1 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | James Ford pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | David Briggs is fouled on the floor by James Ford - foul #3 on James Ford, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Charlton (C) James Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Thomas Combs connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Hughes | 27-27 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alonso Alphin | 29-27 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is fouled on the floor by Ruben Laws - foul #3 on Ruben Laws, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SF) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Boshears | 29-29 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Billy Charlton clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Craine - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SF), James Ford (PF) Van Jackson, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG) Robert Boshears | |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Billy Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Billy Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) C - James Craine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the dunk | 31-29 |
| 15:27 | Ball State | Ruben Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Ruben Laws makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback loses the dribble to Eric Hukill in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | James Ford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Hukill | 36-29 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Alonso Alphin steals it from Donald Levering | 36-29 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Hukill | 39-29 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Donald Levering knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Dunneback | 39-32 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Ruben Laws tips it home | 41-32 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Donald Levering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Billy Charlton snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Matthew Dunneback steals the ball from Alonso Alphin | 41-32 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Donald Levering is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SG), Darrell Lugo (C) Alonso Alphin, Billy Charlton | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Van Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | David Briggs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Ruben Laws pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Jackson (fresh) SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Van Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ford | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Van Jackson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG) Eric Hukill, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Robert Boshears misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo buries a floater from the left wing | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Boshears | 46-36 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Larry Hughes steals it from James Ford | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Larry Hughes buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Briggs | 46-38 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Larry Hughes picks off the pass by Timothy Carroll | 46-38 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 46-38 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | James Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alonso Alphin | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | James Ford pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | David Briggs buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Boshears | 51-41 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | David Briggs is called for the reach on Timothy Carroll - foul #2 on David Briggs, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Van Jackson (SG), Timothy Slape (SF), Billy Charlton (C) Timothy Carroll, Alonso Alphin, Ruben Laws, James Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Everett Brasfield, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Slape (fresh) PF - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boshears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) C - James Craine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Van Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Todd Tadlock | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Timothy Slape clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Robert Boshears loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF) Billy Charlton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Matthew Dunneback steals the ball from Van Jackson | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-41 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Timothy Slape grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | James Ford lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Hukill and he's hacked by Todd Tadlock - foul #2 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), Ruben Laws (SF), Billy Charlton (C) Van Jackson, Timothy Slape, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Robert Boshears, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 04:53 | Ball State | James Ford misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Alonso Alphin steals it from Everett Brasfield | 53-41 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Matthew Dunneback picks off the pass by Ruben Laws | 53-41 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-41 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Billy Charlton gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Eric Hukill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | James Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | James Ford scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ford (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donald Levering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits a jumper in the paint set up by Donald Levering and the foul's on Billy Charlton - foul #1 on Billy Charlton, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Van Jackson (SG), Timothy Slape (PF) Eric Hukill, Alonso Alphin, James Ford | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), James Craine (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering, Thomas Combs | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Timothy Slape makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Charlton | 59-44 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Ruben Laws snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Hughes steps in front of the Ruben Laws pass | 59-44 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right block set up by Everett Brasfield | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is hacked by David Briggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Briggs, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Combs (PF) James Craine | |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Billy Charlton - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is fouled on the floor by Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 59-46 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Van Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Van Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Boshears - foul #1 on Robert Boshears, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Van Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Van Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Ruben Laws is called for the reach on Everett Brasfield - foul #4 on Ruben Laws, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Hughes | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Billy Charlton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Charlton, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Slape - foul #1 on Timothy Slape, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Van Jackson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Van Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Van Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by David Briggs | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll runs out the clock | 63-52 |