| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Wallner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Jerry Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Chris Morgan - foul #2 on Chris Morgan, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-29 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Donald Lingo is hacked by Jeffrey Adams - foul #3 on Jeffrey Adams, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Loren Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Dan Eby lays it in | 26-31 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Chris Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Herbert Fritsche | 26-31 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Fritsche | 26-33 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Chris Morgan is hacked by Anthony Bockman - foul #2 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Dan Eby grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Wallner - foul #2 on Benjamin Wallner, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Holsey (C) Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Robert Holsey can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Dan Eby pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Robert Holsey double dribbles | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Beal (SF), Chris Morgan (C) Benjamin Wallner, Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Anthony Bockman | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | James Beverly clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | James Beverly pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Beal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Beverly (fresh) C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | James Beverly is called for a backcourt violation | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (PG), Jess Bangs (SF), Jeffrey Adams (PF) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF) Kevin Zmolek | |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Donald Lingo takes the ball from Robert Holsey | 29-34 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Jess Bangs denies the turnaround by Cecil Hawkins | 29-34 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Robert Holsey grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Jerry Williams steps in front of the Austin Dailey pass | 29-34 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Jerry Williams throws it down | 29-36 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Manuel Beal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cecil Hawkins - foul #2 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Benjamin Wallner (SF), Loren Johnson (C) Austin Dailey, Jess Bangs, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, Edward Higgin, James Beverly | |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Manuel Beal makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Manuel Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Adams - foul #4 on Jeffrey Adams, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Chris Morgan (C) Manuel Beal, Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Chris Morgan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Benjamin Wallner is called for the reach on Cecil Hawkins - foul #3 on Benjamin Wallner, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-41 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses the 3 from straight away | 31-41 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Loren Johnson tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Dan Eby is whistled for traveling | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Holsey (C) Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), James Beverly (SF), Kevin Zmolek (PF) Cecil Hawkins, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| 12:23 | Ball State | The short jumper by Benjamin Wallner is denied by Kevin Zmolek | 33-41 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Jerry Williams's pass is intercepted by Stephen Wallace in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Loren Johnson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 35-41 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Wallner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beverly (fresh) PF - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Chris Morgan (C) Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Kevin Zmolek | |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Thomas Kiser picks off the pass by Jerry Williams | 35-43 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace banks in the layup set up by Thomas Kiser | 37-43 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Dan Eby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses the lay-in | 37-43 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Dan Eby hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Benjamin Wallner | 40-45 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman tips it home | 40-47 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Chris Morgan hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bockman - foul #3 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (PG), Manuel Beal (SF), Loren Johnson (PF) Stephen Wallace, Benjamin Wallner, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, James Beverly, Anthony Bockman | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Jerry Williams drills a 3 from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Loren Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Edward Higgin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Chris Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Lingo | 44-53 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses the tip | 44-53 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Edward Higgin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Austin Dailey (fresh) SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Beal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Hawkins | 44-55 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Manuel Beal makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Kiser | 46-55 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Loren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Austin Dailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Benjamin Wallner (SF), Jeffrey Adams (PF) Austin Dailey, Thomas Kiser, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, Edward Higgin, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dan Eby | 46-57 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Manuel Beal is fouled on the floor by Herbert Fritsche - foul #2 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Holsey (C) Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | James Beverly slams it home on a nice dish by Herbert Fritsche | 46-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Manuel Beal is hacked by Anthony Bockman - foul #4 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Jess Bangs (SF), Loren Johnson (C) Manuel Beal, Benjamin Wallner, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Donald Lingo (PF) Cecil Hawkins, Dan Eby | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Jess Bangs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Wallace | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Bangs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Loren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Jeffrey Adams is called for the reach on Donald Lingo - foul #5 on Jeffrey Adams, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Holsey (C) Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek (C) Anthony Bockman | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Wallace - foul #1 on Stephen Wallace, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner (SF), Chris Morgan (C) Jess Bangs, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) James Beverly, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche gets the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche makes the jumper from the left side | 52-63 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Chris Morgan tips it in | 54-63 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the follow up shot | 54-65 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Loren Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 54-65 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Bockman | 54-65 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Donald Lingo lays it in | 54-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Jerry Williams picks off the pass by Loren Johnson | 54-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Jerry Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Herbert Fritsche | 54-69 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the easy layup | 54-69 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner tips it in | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams runs out the clock | 56-69 |