| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Herbert Alston is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Herbert Alston, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Williams | 42-38 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Charles Harr's layup is rejected by Joe Nguyen | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Albert Childress lays it up and in and he's fouled by Charles Harr - foul #2 on Charles Harr, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Keith Troxler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is whistled for a carry | 45-38 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Albert Childress is hacked by Keith Troxler - foul #2 on Keith Troxler, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Keith Troxler | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Alston | 45-40 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | James Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Herbert Alston scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Flynn and he's fouled by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #1 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Flawiusz Zimmerman | 45-42 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | De Xia hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Herbert Alston is fouled on the floor by Darrell Allen - foul #1 on Darrell Allen, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) De Xia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Herbert Alston | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) C - Samuel Young (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Samuel Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Thomas Agostini is called for the reach on Darrell Allen - foul #2 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Douglas Good, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Charles Harr snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses short on a shot in the paint | 47-42 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shawn Thiel | 47-42 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Leblanc - foul #1 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Dean Wessel | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Pearlman - foul #2 on Peter Pearlman, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Alston (SG), Douglas Good (SF) Peter Pearlman, Charles Harr | |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Douglas Good is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Good, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 49-44 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the floater from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Keith Troxler tips it home | 49-46 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Troxler - foul #3 on Keith Troxler, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Robert Williams hits the finger roll set up by Gabriel Gallo and he's fouled by Thomas Agostini - foul #3 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Herbert Alston snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Herbert Alston is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SG) Herbert Alston | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Douglas Good gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 3 pf. C - Samuel Young (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Samuel Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Darrell Allen misses long on a jumper from the right block | 51-46 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Wessel | 51-46 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is fouled on the floor by Douglas Good - foul #3 on Douglas Good, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Douglas Good, Peter Pearlman, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Keith Troxler misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Albert Childress gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Keith Troxler snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Charles Harr is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Harr, team foul #10 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), De Xia (PF) Dean Wessel, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | De Xia misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Troxler - foul #4 on Keith Troxler, team foul #11 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Agostini (PF) Keith Troxler | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | De Xia misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | De Xia makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Santos Diaz - foul #2 on Santos Diaz, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) De Xia | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini knocks in the floater near the basket set up by James Flynn | 54-48 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the dunk but he's fouled by Shawn Thiel - foul #1 on Shawn Thiel, team foul #12 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Leblanc - foul #2 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Herbert Alston | |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Robert Williams double dribbles | 55-49 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Todd Leblanc is called for the reach on James Flynn - foul #3 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF) Peter Pearlman, Thomas Agostini | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Albert Childress is hacked by Charles Harr - foul #4 on Charles Harr, team foul #13 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG) James Flynn | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Herbert Alston drills a shot from the right side set up by Douglas Good | 56-54 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | The jumper by Albert Childress is denied by Keith Troxler | 56-54 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Keith Troxler snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Herbert Alston buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Peter Pearlman (SF), Thomas Agostini (C) Douglas Good, Charles Harr, Shawn Thiel | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Keith Troxler steals the ball from Darrell Allen | 56-59 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman is whistled for a carry | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) De Xia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Thiel (C) Thomas Agostini | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Keith Troxler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Peter Pearlman | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Santos Diaz connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | James Flynn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | James Flynn steals the ball from Joe Nguyen | 59-59 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Keith Troxler's pass is intercepted by Santos Diaz | 59-59 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Santos Diaz banks in the layup | 61-59 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Herbert Alston's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Nguyen | 61-59 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Albert Childress knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Charles Harr misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Keith Troxler can't tip it in | 64-59 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel tips it home | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Albert Childress comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | James Flynn pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | James Flynn scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the easy layup | 64-63 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is fouled on the floor by Joe Nguyen - foul #3 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Keith Troxler picks off the pass by Todd Leblanc | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel loses the dribble to Todd Leblanc | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is hacked by James Flynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Flynn, team foul #14 | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | James Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe Nguyen | 66-63 |