| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kitchen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Childress (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Fa Hou | 38-47 |
| 19:32 | Howard | George Kitchen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Giorgi | 41-47 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by George Kitchen - foul #2 on George Kitchen, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 19:14 | Howard | George Kitchen is fouled on the floor by Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 18:49 | Howard | George Childress is fouled on the floor by Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Henry Carpenter swats the short shot by Jason Giorgi | 41-49 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Thomas Patterson grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 18:10 | Howard | George Kitchen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 18:08 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to George Childress | 41-49 |
| 17:55 | Howard | Charles Trott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Dennis Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Dennis Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Carpenter | 41-51 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Thomas Patterson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Fa Hou clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 17:15 | Howard | Thomas Patterson gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Charles Eastland is called for the reach on Thomas Patterson - foul #3 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Gross (PF) Thomas Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF), William Rhodes (C) Charles Eastland, Dennis Davis | |
| 16:46 | Howard | George Childress can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | William Lim's layup is rejected by George Kitchen | 43-51 |
| 16:37 | Howard | Jason Giorgi pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:10 | Howard | George Kitchen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (PG), Stephen Gettinger (SF), Leonard Barr (PF), Michael Aderholt (C) Charles Trott, Jason Giorgi, George Kitchen, George Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Tom Hawkins (C) Fa Hou, Henry Carpenter | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | William Lim connects on the floater from the baseline | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Eric Argo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) PF - Leonard Barr (fresh) C - Michael Aderholt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Howard | Leonard Barr can't finish the layup | 43-53 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | William Rhodes snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | William Lim misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Gettinger - foul #1 on Stephen Gettinger, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Rex Eastridge (PF), Thomas Patterson (C) Leonard Barr, Michael Aderholt | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG), Charles Eastland (SF) Stephen Richmond, Tom Hawkins | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Mark Gross loses the dribble to Charles Eastland | 43-55 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Charles Eastland banks in the layup | 43-57 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-57 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | William Rhodes snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Charles Eastland connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Uang Huang | 43-59 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Thomas Patterson is hacked by William Rhodes - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Trott (PG), Jason Giorgi (SG), George Kitchen (SF), George Childress (C) Eric Argo, Mark Gross, Stephen Gettinger, Thomas Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Stephen Richmond (SG), Henry Carpenter (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, James Louie, William Lim, William Rhodes | |
| 14:17 | Howard | Henry Carpenter blocks the short jumper by George Kitchen | 43-59 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Dennis Davis gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 13:56 | Howard | Rex Eastridge gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:35 | Howard | George Kitchen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Kitchen - foul #3 on George Kitchen, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:10 | Howard | Rex Eastridge misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Carpenter - foul #1 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Rex Eastridge misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rex Eastridge - foul #4 on Rex Eastridge, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Patterson (PF) Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:41 | Howard | George Kitchen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fa Hou - foul #2 on Fa Hou, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF) Charles Eastland | |
| 12:41 | Howard | George Kitchen makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 12:41 | Howard | George Kitchen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Fa Hou gets the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fa Hou | 46-66 |
| 12:09 | Howard | George Childress buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jason Giorgi | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (+2) | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | George Kitchen steals the ball from Stephen Richmond | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kitchen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - George Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Howard | George Kitchen can't finish the layup | 48-66 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Lim | 48-66 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Gross (SG), Eric Argo (SF) Jason Giorgi, George Kitchen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), James Louie (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Rhodes (PF) Fa Hou, Stephen Richmond, Henry Carpenter, Dennis Davis | |
| 11:07 | Howard | Charles Trott misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | James Louie grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Thomas Patterson swats the short shot by Charles Eastland | 48-66 |
| 10:58 | Howard | Thomas Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Mark Gross misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-66 |
| 10:34 | Howard | Thomas Patterson tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:22 | Kent State | George Childress takes the ball from William Rhodes | 50-66 |
| 10:03 | Howard | George Childress knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Trott | 52-66 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Charles Eastland comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | James Louie makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Uang Huang | 52-68 |
| 09:28 | Howard | George Childress connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Trott | 54-68 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | William Rhodes's floater is knocked away by Thomas Patterson | 54-68 |
| 09:05 | Howard | George Childress pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:59 | Howard | George Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-68 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 08:33 | Howard | Thomas Patterson grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 08:28 | Howard | Charles Eastland is called for the reach on Thomas Patterson - foul #4 on Charles Eastland, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Carmelo Ramos (PG), Jason Giorgi (SG), George Kitchen (SF), Michael Aderholt (C) Charles Trott, Mark Gross, Eric Argo, George Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Stephen Richmond (SG), Tom Hawkins (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, James Louie, Charles Eastland, William Rhodes, William Lim | |
| 08:28 | Howard | Thomas Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 08:28 | Howard | Thomas Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the finger roll set up by Tom Hawkins and the foul's on Carmelo Ramos - foul #1 on Carmelo Ramos, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Leonard Barr (PF) Thomas Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:08 | Howard | George Kitchen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 56-71 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Tom Hawkins | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Carmelo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kitchen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Barr (fresh) C - Michael Aderholt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Howard | George Kitchen buries a jumper from the free throw line | 58-73 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-73 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Michael Aderholt gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 06:36 | Howard | Michael Aderholt hits the finger roll | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Dennis Davis connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Fa Hou | 60-75 |
| 06:04 | Howard | Dennis Davis steps in front of the Michael Aderholt pass | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Trott (PG), Rex Eastridge (PF), George Childress (C) Carmelo Ramos, Leonard Barr, Michael Aderholt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF), William Rhodes (C) Tom Hawkins, Dennis Davis | |
| 05:21 | Howard | Charles Trott is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Trott, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) Fa Hou | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | George Childress swats the short shot by Henry Carpenter | 60-75 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Rex Eastridge grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Rex Eastridge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Eastland - foul #5 on Charles Eastland, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Gross (SG), Eric Argo (SF) Jason Giorgi, George Kitchen | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (C) Stephen Richmond, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| 04:38 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | William Rhodes drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Uang Huang | 62-77 |
| 04:12 | Howard | Rex Eastridge is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Rex Eastridge, team foul #7 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Patterson (PF) Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG) James Louie | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-77 |
| 03:52 | Howard | George Childress pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 03:39 | Howard | George Childress is hacked by Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, Tom Hawkins | |
| 03:39 | Howard | George Childress makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 03:39 | Howard | George Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Argo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - George Childress (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Mark Gross is called for the reach on Stephen Richmond - foul #1 on Mark Gross, team foul #8 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Jason Giorgi (SG), George Kitchen (SF) Mark Gross, Eric Argo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) William Rhodes | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Thomas Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-79 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (PG), Mark Gross (SG), Stephen Gettinger (SF), Michael Aderholt (C) Charles Trott, Jason Giorgi, George Kitchen, George Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), James Louie (SG), Robert Keene (SF), William Rhodes (C) Fa Hou, Stephen Richmond, William Lim, Dennis Davis | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | James Louie is hacked by Mark Gross - foul #2 on Mark Gross, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | James Louie misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | William Rhodes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Aderholt - foul #1 on Michael Aderholt, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | William Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | William Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 01:59 | Howard | William Rhodes denies the turnaround by Stephen Gettinger | 64-82 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Michael Aderholt tips it in | 66-82 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Robert Keene knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Louie | 66-85 |
| 01:29 | Howard | Eric Argo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-85 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Uang Huang snags the defensive board | 66-85 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-85 |
| 01:02 | Howard | Thomas Patterson grabs the board | 66-85 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 00:56 | Howard | Thomas Patterson can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Rhodes - foul #2 on William Rhodes, team foul #10 | 66-85 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF) Robert Keene | |
| 00:56 | Howard | Thomas Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 67-85 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Thomas Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-85 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Eric Argo is called for the reach on William Lim - foul #1 on Eric Argo, team foul #11 | 68-85 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 68-86 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | William Lim misses the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 68-86 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Louie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-86 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Eric Argo and he's hacked by William Rhodes - foul #3 on William Rhodes, team foul #11 | 70-86 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the free throw | 71-86 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Uang Huang runs out the clock | 71-86 |