| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Boyd (fresh) SF - John Slawson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Herndon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Furness (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 35-41 |
| 18:55 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Brady | 38-41 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 18:38 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Ardian Zegar is called for the reach on Lester Dolinsky - foul #2 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 18:07 | St. Joseph's | Michael Herndon is called for the reach on Lester Dolinsky - foul #2 on Michael Herndon, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 17:59 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-41 |
| 17:58 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady tips it home | 40-41 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 17:49 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | Li Xayasith steps in front of the Gregory Brady pass | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Michael Herndon banks in the layup set up by Li Xayasith | 40-43 |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 17:01 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses the dunk attempt | 40-43 |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Li Xayasith is fouled on the floor by John Slawson - foul #3 on John Slawson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue (SG), William Stevens (SF), Robert Bullard (PF) William Boyd, John Slawson, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Sung Tao (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (PF), Eric Wright (C) Michael Herndon, Samuel Aikens, Li Xayasith, Ardian Zegar, Steven Furness | |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Bullard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady hits a fadeaway from the right block | 42-43 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Sung Tao is fouled on the floor by Gregory Brady - foul #1 on Gregory Brady, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF) William Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Keith Tully is fouled on the floor by Gregory Brady - foul #2 on Gregory Brady, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Sung Tao comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai (PF) Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Herndon (PG), Samuel Aikens (SG) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao | |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Slawson | 42-43 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Eric Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Robert Bullard denies the turnaround by Ivan Jakubowski | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Brian Cai | 42-43 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is called for 5 seconds | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), William Stevens (SF), Gregory Brady (C) Freddy Lanoue, John Slawson, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Li Xayasith (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF), Steven Furness (C) Michael Herndon, Keith Tully, Ivan Jakubowski, Eric Wright | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on William Boyd - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Dolinsky | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Steven Furness hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Brady - foul #3 on Gregory Brady, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Herndon (PG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Steven Furness makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Steven Furness misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-47 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Boyd (fresh) SF - William Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Cai (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Herndon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Furness (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is fouled on the floor by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), John Slawson (SF) Lester Dolinsky, William Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Steven Furness is denied on a layup by Brian Cai | 48-47 |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai misses long on a shot from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Steven Furness hits a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Herndon | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ardian Zegar - foul #3 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), Robert Bullard (C) David Marti, Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG) Sung Tao | |
| 10:40 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:40 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:58 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue (SG), William Stevens (SF), Gregory Brady (C) William Boyd, John Slawson, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (PF), Eric Wright (C) Ardian Zegar, Steven Furness | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the turnaround in the paint | 52-51 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Michael Herndon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Keith Tully (SF) Michael Herndon, Li Xayasith | |
| 09:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-51 |
| 09:14 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Miroslav Zolty - foul #1 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Eric Wright drills a jumper from the left block | 52-53 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is hacked by Miroslav Zolty - foul #2 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), John Slawson (PF) Freddy Lanoue, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF), Steven Furness (C) Ivan Jakubowski, Eric Wright | |
| 08:11 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens hits a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), Brian Cai (PF) Lester Dolinsky, William Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Herndon (PG), Sung Tao (SG), Li Xayasith (SF) Miroslav Zolty, Samuel Aikens, Keith Tully | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Marti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Boyd (fresh) SF - John Slawson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Cai (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Herndon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Furness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Brady | 57-53 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | David Marti takes the ball from Steven Furness | 57-53 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Furness | 57-53 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd tips it in | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Michael Herndon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Marti | 61-53 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Steven Furness misses the lay-in | 61-53 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar tips it home | 61-55 |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's | Steven Furness denies the turnaround by John Slawson | 61-55 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Steven Furness grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar is fouled on the floor by Brian Cai - foul #1 on Brian Cai, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), William Stevens (SF), Robert Bullard (C) David Marti, William Boyd, John Slawson, Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Ivan Jakubowski (PF), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, Ardian Zegar, Steven Furness | |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 05:16 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Robert Bullard is blocked by Eric Wright | 61-55 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Michael Herndon snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses the jumpshot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Lester Dolinsky - foul #3 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady (C) Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Keith Tully (SF) Michael Herndon, Li Xayasith | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Stevens | 64-56 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-56 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the tip | 64-56 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:00 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Eric Wright misses badly on a floater from the right side | 67-56 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Eric Wright grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bullard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Eric Wright is whistled for a carry | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), John Slawson (SF) Freddy Lanoue, William Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF), Steven Furness (C) Ivan Jakubowski, Eric Wright | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | The 3pt attempt by Lester Dolinsky is denied by Ardian Zegar | 67-56 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Steven Furness gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stevens (SF) Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:48 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Steven Furness pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard (PF) William Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Herndon (PG), Li Xayasith (SF) Miroslav Zolty, Keith Tully | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 67-56 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar dunks the ball | 67-58 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady drills a fadeaway in the paint | 69-58 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Li Xayasith loses the ball out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai (PF) Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Sung Tao (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (PF), Eric Wright (C) Michael Herndon, Samuel Aikens, Li Xayasith, Ardian Zegar, Steven Furness | |
| 01:37 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Slawson | 72-58 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Tully | 72-60 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-60 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky tips it in | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Keith Tully loses the dribble to Brian Cai | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai clanks a turnaround from close range | 74-60 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai tips it back up and in | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it but misses | 76-60 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty tips it back up and in | 76-62 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Boyd and he's fouled by Miroslav Zolty - foul #3 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #7 | 78-62 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully is whistled for a carry | 78-62 |