| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephan Salmon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Heard inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Billy Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 19:46 | Hawaii | Willie Wise grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 19:33 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heard - foul #1 on Joseph Heard, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:20 | Hawaii | Joseph Heard takes the ball from Olin Zenk | 34-23 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Stephan Salmon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Dunkle | 34-26 |
| 18:54 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci misses the floater from the right block | 34-26 |
| 18:52 | Hawaii | Willie Wise gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:34 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Billy Davis makes the floater from the right block set up by Stephan Salmon | 34-28 |
| 17:56 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 17:54 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | Hawaii | Willie Wise misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | William Forster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Raymond Dunkle takes the ball from Olin Zenk | 34-28 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Forster | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dima Ziel | 36-31 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Joseph Heard drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Olin Zenk | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Olin Zenk (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arturo Meza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephan Salmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Dunkle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle's pass is intercepted by Dima Ziel | 38-34 |
| 15:13 | Hawaii | Billy Davis swats the layup by Willie Wise | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk drills a floater from the left block | 40-34 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle is hacked by Olin Zenk - foul #2 on Olin Zenk, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (PG), Minh Ming (SG), Clifford Askew (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Dennis Sexton (C) Dima Ziel, Olin Zenk, Willie Wise, Antony Ricci, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Billy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dennis Sexton | 40-35 |
| 14:10 | Hawaii | Dennis Sexton misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-35 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Billy Davis knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Stephan Salmon | 40-37 |
| 13:28 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dima Ziel (PG) Minh Ming | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Dennis Sexton picks off the pass by Raymond Dunkle | 40-37 |
| 13:13 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel is fouled in the backcourt by Stephan Salmon - foul #4 on Stephan Salmon, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 13:01 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda lays it in set up by Clifford Askew | 42-37 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the runner from close range | 42-37 |
| 12:47 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:31 | Hawaii | Dennis Sexton loses the dribble to Raymond Dunkle | 42-37 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | William Forster knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Stephan Salmon | 42-39 |
| 11:54 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dima Ziel and the foul's on Billy Davis - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Antony Ricci (PF), Arturo Meza (C) Ramon Vasquez, Clifford Askew, Dennis Sexton | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Delaney (SF), Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Joseph Heard, Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| 11:54 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | David Delaney snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephan Salmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Dunkle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | David Delaney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 11:24 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 11:08 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza is fouled on the floor by Stephan Salmon - foul #5 on Stephan Salmon, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Willie Wise (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Colby Cox (SG) Stephan Salmon, Raymond Dunkle | |
| 10:58 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Forster (C) Robert Nelson | |
| 10:25 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Arturo Meza is called for the reach on James Holmes - foul #2 on Arturo Meza, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (PG), Clifford Askew (C) Dima Ziel, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF), Billy Davis (PF) David Delaney, Stephen Barnaby | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Billy Davis's floater is tipped away by Antony Ricci | 47-39 |
| 10:04 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-39 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | William Forster clanks a shot from the left block | 47-39 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Billy Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | The short jumper by Billy Davis is denied by Antony Ricci | 47-39 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Billy Davis grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Joseph Heard comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Willie Wise - foul #2 on Willie Wise, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dima Ziel (PG), Arturo Meza (C) Olin Zenk, Clifford Askew | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle (SG) Colby Cox | |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Joseph Heard makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Joseph Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | Willie Wise hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dima Ziel | 49-41 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Ramon Vasquez - foul #2 on Ramon Vasquez, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Delaney (SF) Joseph Heard | |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Antony Ricci | 51-44 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:13 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | Hawaii | Willie Wise misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Dunkle - foul #4 on Raymond Dunkle, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Clifford Askew (PF) Antony Ricci | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| 07:47 | Hawaii | Willie Wise misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | Hawaii | Willie Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ramon Vasquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Wise (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Dunkle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Arturo Meza denies the turnaround by Robert Nelson | 51-44 |
| 07:29 | Hawaii | Willie Wise pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:12 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez can't finish the layup | 51-44 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Robert Nelson snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Wise - foul #3 on Willie Wise, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Dennis Sexton (C) Ramon Vasquez, Willie Wise, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) David Delaney | |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:32 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda drills a runner from the baseline set up by Dima Ziel | 53-46 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | James Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-46 |
| 06:11 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Clifford Askew | 53-46 |
| 05:53 | Hawaii | James Holmes is called for the reach on Olin Zenk - foul #1 on James Holmes, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Antony Ricci (PF) Dennis Sexton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Billy Davis (PF), William Forster (C) Stephen Barnaby, Robert Nelson | |
| 05:34 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 05:33 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 53-46 |
| 05:19 | Hawaii | William Forster is called for the reach on Clifford Askew - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arturo Meza (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:19 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | James Holmes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 05:02 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:42 | Hawaii | William Forster takes the ball from Antony Ricci | 53-46 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Billy Davis is denied on a layup by Antony Ricci | 53-46 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | James Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Antony Ricci - foul #3 on Antony Ricci, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (PG), Willie Wise (SF) Dima Ziel, Clifford Askew | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), David Delaney (SF) Raymond Dunkle, Joseph Heard | |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Billy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:06 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez's pass is intercepted by James Holmes in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | William Forster can't finish the layup but the foul's on Olin Zenk - foul #3 on Olin Zenk, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Minh Ming (SG) Olin Zenk | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:53 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza loses the dribble to James Holmes | 53-48 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Colby Cox hits the finger roll set up by James Holmes | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ramon Vasquez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Minh Ming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Colby Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | William Forster banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 02:51 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Minh Ming | 55-52 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dima Ziel (PG), Olin Zenk (SG) Ramon Vasquez, Minh Ming | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle (SG), Joseph Heard (SF) Colby Cox, David Delaney | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 55-52 |
| 02:33 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:18 | Hawaii | Joseph Heard swats the dunk try by Antony Ricci | 55-52 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Billy Davis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 01:53 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | William Forster gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Raymond Dunkle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Willie Wise | 55-55 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Olin Zenk | 57-55 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Antony Ricci | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza is hacked by James Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:13 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | William Forster's floater is tipped away by Arturo Meza | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci is hacked by Raymond Dunkle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Dunkle, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG) Raymond Dunkle | |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Holmes can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 59-55 |