| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Albert Childress connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Santos Diaz | 31-32 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Joe Nguyen - foul #2 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe Nguyen | 31-34 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Harr - foul #3 on Charles Harr, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Herbert Alston grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | James Flynn knocks in the shot from the right side | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Albert Childress buries a floater from close range | 34-36 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Todd Leblanc is called for the reach on James Flynn - foul #1 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Keith Troxler throws it down on a great pass from Herbert Alston and the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Keith Troxler makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen tips it in | 36-39 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Herbert Alston scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Flynn | 36-41 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Shawn Thiel picks off the pass by Santos Diaz | 36-41 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Keith Troxler misses the jumper from the left block | 36-41 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Herbert Alston steps in front of the Flawiusz Zimmerman pass | 36-41 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Keith Troxler is called for the reach on Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #1 on Keith Troxler, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Robert Williams (PF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Flawiusz Zimmerman, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Charles Harr (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Peter Pearlman, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - De Xia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) SG - Ralph Square (fresh) SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Young (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Robert Williams comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Dean Wessel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Robert Williams tips it home | 38-41 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Ralph Square misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Samuel Young hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Dean Wessel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Douglas Good | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Douglas Good makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | De Xia hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Allen | 40-46 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Douglas Good is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #4 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Robert Williams, De Xia | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| 13:31 | Ball State | James Flynn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Alston | 40-49 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Herbert Alston can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Herbert Alston - foul #3 on Herbert Alston, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Albert Childress grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Santos Diaz | 44-49 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Leblanc - foul #2 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen can't connect on a shot from the right block | 44-50 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Herbert Alston gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Joe Nguyen swats the layup by Peter Pearlman | 44-50 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Alston | 44-50 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | James Flynn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Keith Troxler hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Peter Pearlman | |
| 10:47 | Ball State | James Flynn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Flynn, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Santos Diaz | 46-52 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | James Flynn misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Herbert Alston takes the ball from Joe Nguyen | 46-52 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | James Flynn lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Alston | 46-54 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Charles Harr is called for the reach on Albert Childress - foul #4 on Charles Harr, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (PF), Wendell Carter (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Flawiusz Zimmerman, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Peter Pearlman (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Charles Harr, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Douglas Good takes the ball from Darrell Allen | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Samuel Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Wendell Carter - foul #1 on Wendell Carter, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Samuel Young misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Samuel Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo misses the fadeaway from the left block | 46-55 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Wendell Carter tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Ralph Square makes the jumper from close range set up by Douglas Good | 48-57 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Dean Wessel lays it in | 50-57 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Douglas Good is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Good, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, De Xia, Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Charles Harr (SF), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Peter Pearlman, Samuel Young, Thomas Agostini | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the floater from the right wing set up by Todd Leblanc | 52-57 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Keith Troxler misses badly on a floater from the right block | 52-57 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Childress | 54-57 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Albert Childress takes the ball from Keith Troxler | 54-57 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Santos Diaz lays it in on a great pass from Albert Childress | 56-57 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Herbert Alston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Santos Diaz snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Herbert Alston - foul #4 on Herbert Alston, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Charles Harr grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | James Flynn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Robert Williams buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc | 58-60 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Santos Diaz gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by James Flynn - foul #4 on James Flynn, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Santos Diaz, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Flynn and the foul's on Todd Leblanc - foul #3 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Dean Wessel knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Flawiusz Zimmerman | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Peter Pearlman, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (C) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Keith Troxler | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gabriel Gallo and the foul's on Ralph Square - foul #2 on Ralph Square, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Darrell Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Young (C) Shawn Thiel | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses the free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Samuel Young | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - De Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Square (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Samuel Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is fouled on the floor by Ralph Square - foul #3 on Ralph Square, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Santos Diaz, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman, De Xia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF), Keith Troxler (PF) Ralph Square, Samuel Young | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Harr | 66-66 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Dean Wessel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Williams and the foul's on Charles Harr - foul #5 on Charles Harr, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG) Douglas Good, Charles Harr | |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Dean Wessel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Thiel (C) Thomas Agostini | |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen is called for traveling | 69-66 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #5 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 69-68 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Keith Troxler misses the tip | 69-68 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Alston | 69-71 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | James Flynn is hacked by Santos Diaz - foul #2 on Santos Diaz, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 69-72 |