| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) SF - Mark Asuncion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Renz (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Knights (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shane Vollmer - foul #1 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | William Renz pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion double dribbles | 19-26 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | David Knights gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Edward Boer takes the ball from William Renz | 19-26 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | David Knights steals the ball from Stephen Manns | 19-26 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | William Renz grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | David Knights scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Shaun Whatley - foul #1 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | David Knights misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | William Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley blows the layup | 21-26 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Renz | 21-26 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Shaun Whatley takes the ball from Shane Vollmer | 21-26 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Edward Boer's pass is intercepted by William Renz | 21-26 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Edward Boer - foul #1 on Edward Boer, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Claude Tone (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, William Renz, David Knights | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is called for traveling | 24-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens (SF) Mark Asuncion | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Claude Tone knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 26-26 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled on the floor by Ricky Clark - foul #2 on Ricky Clark, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG) Rolf Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Tone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a shot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Claude Tone misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a floater from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Stephens | 26-28 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Justin Wilson picks off the pass by Ricky Clark | 26-28 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Charles Gunderson picks off the pass by Guadalupe Medina | 26-28 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Justin Wilson is called for the reach on Ricky Clark - foul #1 on Justin Wilson, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Rolf Strzyzewski (SG), Mark Asuncion (SF), William Renz (PF), David Knights (C) Charles Gunderson, Ricky Clark, Kevin Stephens, Claude Tone, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion's floater is knocked away by Edward Boer | 26-28 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | William Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Manns and he's hacked by William Renz - foul #1 on William Renz, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | William Davis makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | William Davis swats the short shot by David Knights | 26-31 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | William Renz tips it in | 28-31 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-31 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Shane Vollmer - foul #2 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Larry Wingfield (C) Esteban Guerra, Shaun Whatley | |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Stephen Manns steps in front of the Shane Vollmer pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns jams it | 28-34 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) SF - Mark Asuncion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Renz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Knights (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | William Davis drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Manns | 30-36 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | William Renz grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion's floater is tipped away by William Davis | 30-36 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Davis | 30-36 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mark Asuncion - foul #3 on Mark Asuncion, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Kevin Stephens (SF), Claude Tone (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Mark Asuncion, William Renz, David Knights | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (C) Stephen Manns, William Davis, Larry Wingfield | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Rolf Strzyzewski is denied by Edward Boer | 30-38 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-40 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Claude Tone hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG) Rolf Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Edward Boer | |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | William Davis snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Justin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled on the floor by Tim Henry - foul #3 on Tim Henry, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion (SF), William Renz (PF), David Knights (C) Charles Gunderson, Claude Tone, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 32-43 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Rolf Strzyzewski (SG) Ricky Clark, Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Edward Boer (SF) Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson | |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Edward Boer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | William Renz comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) SF - Mark Asuncion (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Renz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Knights (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Manns and he's fouled by David Knights - foul #1 on David Knights, team foul #7 | 34-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Tone (C) David Knights | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Larry Wingfield (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, William Davis | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | William Renz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Renz, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens (SF), Tim Henry (C) Mark Asuncion, William Renz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Shaun Whatley | |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Shane Vollmer - foul #3 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #9 | 34-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG) Shane Vollmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Henry | 34-49 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Edward Boer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina | 34-52 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens's pass is intercepted by Guadalupe Medina | 34-52 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina lays it up and in | 34-54 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Tim Henry banks in the layup | 36-54 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Justin Wilson tips it home | 36-56 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-56 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Justin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is hacked by Rolf Strzyzewski - foul #2 on Rolf Strzyzewski, team foul #10 | 36-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Rolf Strzyzewski, Claude Tone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Stephen Manns, Edward Boer, Larry Wingfield | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the jumper from the right side | 36-58 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 36-58 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | William Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 36-60 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Claude Tone (C) Ricky Clark, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Claude Tone steps in front of the Shaun Whatley pass | 36-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Perez (fresh) SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) C - Claude Tone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 7 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens drills a jump hook in the paint | 38-60 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley lays it up and in | 38-62 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 38-64 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Shaun Whatley steals the ball from Charles Gunderson | 38-64 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Pedro Perez - foul #1 on Pedro Perez, team foul #11 | 38-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (SG), Tim Henry (PF) Charles Gunderson, Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Claude Tone buries a fadeaway from the left side | 40-66 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is hacked by Claude Tone - foul #1 on Claude Tone, team foul #12 | 40-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Kevin Stephens (SF) Pedro Perez, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Gunderson | 43-67 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Boer - foul #2 on Edward Boer, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens snags the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-69 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Boer | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 44-69 |