| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mingo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Burnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Harold Eastman inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | John Mingo misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Prendergast - foul #3 on Robert Prendergast, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein (C) Robert Prendergast | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | John Mingo makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:44 | Ball State | John Mingo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Peter Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 30-43 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | John Mingo snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Harold Eastman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | John Mingo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Omar Peraza grabs the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Bradley Burnell is called for the reach on Peter Gibson - foul #2 on Bradley Burnell, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Mingo - foul #3 on John Mingo, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Golden (PF) John Mingo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Howard Lee's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bray | 30-44 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses the dunk | 30-44 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Harold Eastman snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Harold Eastman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Jerry Bray snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | The jump hook by Frank Opperman is blocked by Bradley Burnell | 30-44 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Howard Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Frank Opperman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein is denied on a layup by Bradley Burnell | 30-44 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein tips it in | 30-46 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Harold Eastman connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Omar Peraza - foul #1 on Omar Peraza, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (PG), Shannon Whaley (SG), Bennie Wright (C) Howard Lee, Richard Pennypacker, Bradley Burnell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SG) Frank Opperman | |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Harold Eastman misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 32-46 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Harold Eastman gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Whaley (fresh) SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Omar Peraza picks off the pass by Harold Eastman | 32-46 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Peter Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Bennie Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Harold Eastman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Gibson - foul #1 on Peter Gibson, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Lee (PG), Richard Pennypacker (SG), John Mingo (PF), Bradley Burnell (C) Eric Robinson, Shannon Whaley, Paul Golden, Bennie Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Patrick Pagan (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Jerry Bray, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Harry Cooperstein | |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Harold Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Harold Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Frank Opperman clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Mingo - foul #4 on John Mingo, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Lee (SF), Bennie Wright (PF) Harold Eastman, John Mingo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | Bennie Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell tips it but misses | 34-50 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the turnaround from close range | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Robert Prendergast is called for the reach on Patrick Lee - foul #4 on Robert Prendergast, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Golden (SF) Patrick Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Omar Peraza (PF) Gregory Slocum, Robert Prendergast | |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Bennie Wright misses the shot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Frank Opperman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Frank Opperman hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Bray | 34-55 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker comes up short on the floater in the lane | 34-55 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Omar Peraza gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Omar Peraza is hacked by Bennie Wright - foul #1 on Bennie Wright, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (SG), Harold Eastman (SF) Richard Pennypacker, Bennie Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gibson (SF), Harry Cooperstein (C) Richard Jorden, Patrick Pagan | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Burnell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the lay-in | 34-55 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Howard Lee is whistled for traveling | 34-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Lee (C) Bradley Burnell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lee - foul #1 on Patrick Lee, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shannon Whaley (SG), Bennie Wright (PF) Howard Lee, Paul Golden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (PG), Gregory Slocum (SG) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Felipe Avila misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Eric Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Eric Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 34-55 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Cooperstein | 34-57 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Patrick Lee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Harold Eastman gets the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Bennie Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Robinson and the foul's on Omar Peraza - foul #2 on Omar Peraza, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Lee (PG), Richard Pennypacker (SG), Bradley Burnell (C) Eric Robinson, Shannon Whaley, Patrick Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Frank Opperman (SG), Patrick Pagan (C) Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum, Omar Peraza | |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Bennie Wright makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses the runner from the right block | 37-57 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan tips it but misses | 37-57 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Peter Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Harold Eastman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Lee | 40-57 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Peter Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 40-60 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Howard Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-60 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bennie Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Burnell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Frank Opperman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Golden (SF), John Mingo (PF) Harold Eastman, Bennie Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Peter Gibson, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | John Mingo is hacked by Omar Peraza - foul #3 on Omar Peraza, team foul #6 | 40-60 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell is fouled on the floor by Robert Prendergast - foul #5 on Robert Prendergast, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Robert Prendergast | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 40-60 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | John Mingo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Howard Lee misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-60 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 40-60 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Richard Pennypacker is called for the reach on Frank Opperman - foul #1 on Richard Pennypacker, team foul #6 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Eastman (SF) Paul Golden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gibson (SF) Richard Jorden | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan lays it in | 40-62 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Harold Eastman knocks in the shot from the left side | 42-62 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Peter Gibson's floater is tipped away by John Mingo | 42-62 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | John Mingo gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | John Mingo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Frank Opperman hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Howard Lee drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Burnell | 44-64 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | John Mingo pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Jerry Bray gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Howard Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Mingo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bradley Burnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Patrick Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 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) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (PG), Shannon Whaley (SG), Patrick Lee (SF), Paul Golden (PF), Bennie Wright (C) Howard Lee, Richard Pennypacker, Harold Eastman, John Mingo, Bradley Burnell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Michael Woodward (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Patrick Pagan | |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Robinson | 47-64 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Felipe Avila misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Patrick Lee grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Patrick Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Cooperstein - foul #3 on Harry Cooperstein, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Patrick Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Patrick Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Michael Woodward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein tips it but misses | 49-64 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Richard Jorden tips it in | 49-66 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Eric Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Michael Woodward | |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan is fouled on the floor by Bennie Wright - foul #2 on Bennie Wright, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein gets the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-67 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Eric Robinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Whaley | 51-67 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Richard Jorden is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lee - foul #2 on Patrick Lee, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Patrick Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-69 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Patrick Lee misses the tip | 51-69 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Paul Golden grabs the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Patrick Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum tips it home | 54-71 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Patrick Lee makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Shannon Whaley | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Jorden runs out the clock | 56-71 |