Since the 2017–18 season, Ball State and Kent State have met 14 times, and Kent State has the better of it at 8–6.
Most recently Kent State won 75–68 on February 14, 2026.
Right now Ball State is 0–0 and Kent State is 0–0, with Ball State at 214 days since a win against Kent State's 208.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 14 2026 | Ball State home | Kent State | 75–68 |
| Sat, Jan 4 2025 | Kent State home | Ball State | 75–67 |
| Tue, Mar 5 2024 | Ball State home | Ball State | 76–69 |
| Tue, Jan 2 2024 | Kent State home | Kent State | 82–69 |
| Tue, Feb 21 2023 | Ball State home | Ball State | 82–70 |
| Fri, Jan 20 2023 | Kent State home | Kent State | 86–65 |
| Tue, Feb 22 2022 | Kent State home | Kent State | 93–82 |
| Tue, Jan 4 2022 | Ball State home | Kent State | 66–65 |
| Wed, Feb 24 2021 | Ball State home | Ball State | 90–71 |
| Tue, Feb 4 2020 | Kent State home | Ball State | 62–54 |
| Sat, Feb 2 2019 | Ball State home | Kent State | 83–80 |
| Thu, Mar 8 2018 | Neutral site | Kent State | 76–73 |
| Fri, Feb 9 2018 | Ball State home | Ball State | 87–68 |
| Tue, Jan 23 2018 | Kent State home | Kent State | 88–80 |
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