| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) C - Bill Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Paul wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Stanley Broadnax picks off the pass by Edward Worrall | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jeffery | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Evan Brush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Alex Lewis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Joseph Paul's pass is intercepted by Stanley Broadnax | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Evan Brush takes the ball from Shane Elliott in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | Bill Smith is fouled on the floor by Alex Lewis - foul #1 on Alex Lewis, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Alex Lewis takes the ball from Bill Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Alex Lewis banks in the layup | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Bill Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Alex Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Almendarez | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Sammy Leach's pass is intercepted by Kong Chu | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Sammy Leach takes the ball from Kong Chu | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Bill Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Sammy Leach snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Charles Robinson steals it from Sammy Leach | 5-2 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 7-2 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Brian Durham swats the layup by Jason Edmondson | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kong Chu (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Durham (fairly fresh) C - Bill Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fairly fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Edmondson (fairly fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) C - Domingo Colon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Charles Robinson is called for the reach on Wayne Almendarez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Joseph Brown, Kong Chu, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Jason Edmondson, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Joseph Paul hits the easy wide open finger roll | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #1 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Evan Brush misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | David Maul pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Stanley Broadnax - foul #1 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Smith (PG) Alex Lewis | |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is hacked by Michael Jeffery - foul #1 on Michael Jeffery, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Frank Warner (C) Stanley Broadnax, David Maul | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Shane Elliott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 13:47 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Roy France comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Evan Brush tips it back up and in | 12-4 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Eric Smith misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Frank Warner snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Edward Worrall picks off the pass by Michael Jeffery | 12-4 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Edward Worrall throws it down | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Worrall | 12-6 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Mancini | 15-6 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Edward Worrall comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-6 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Evan Brush grabs the board | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Brush (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Roy France (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (tiring) 3 reb. C - Frank Warner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (tiring) PF - Christopher Robertson (tiring) C - Joseph Paul (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini's pass is intercepted by Edward Worrall | 15-6 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Shane Elliott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Worrall | 15-8 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Evan Brush travels with the ball | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), David Maul (C) Maximo Mancini, Evan Brush, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Eric Smith, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is hacked by Charles Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Jason Edmondson - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | The jumper by Jason Edmondson is denied by Brian Durham | 15-8 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Alex Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Domingo Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is fouled on the floor by David Maul - foul #1 on David Maul, team foul #6 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Domingo Colon | |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-8 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the tip | 15-8 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | David Maul hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 15-8 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sammy Leach | 15-8 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kong Chu - foul #1 on Kong Chu, team foul #7 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Kong Chu, Joseph Brown, David Maul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (SG) Sammy Leach | |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Duane Paredes is called for the reach on Stanley Broadnax - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Alex Lewis, Jason Edmondson | |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Evan Brush, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG) Stanley Broadnax | |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (PF) Joseph Paul | |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Durham | 17-9 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (PG), Kong Chu (SG), David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Evan Brush, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Wayne Almendarez, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon | |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Brian Durham | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kong Chu (fresh) SF - Brian Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Maul (fresh) C - Frank Warner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (tiring) C - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Brian Durham drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-9 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Durham - foul #1 on Brian Durham, team foul #9 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Roy France (SF) Kong Chu, Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Edmondson (SF), Joseph Paul (C) Edward Worrall, Duane Paredes | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | David Maul pulls down the rebound | 22-9 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 24-9 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Lewis | 24-11 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Frank Warner misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-11 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 24-11 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is hacked by Joseph Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #10 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown, David Maul, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Domingo Colon (PF) Alex Lewis, Christopher Robertson | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Joseph Paul scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Almendarez | 24-14 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Roy France tips it but misses | 24-14 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Bill Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-14 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Joseph Paul double dribbles | 24-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Brian Durham (SF), David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Kong Chu, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Duane Paredes (C) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Jason Edmondson, Domingo Colon, Joseph Paul | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | David Maul misses short on a floater from close range | 24-14 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | David Maul tips it but misses | 24-14 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Warner - foul #1 on Frank Warner, team foul #11 | 24-14 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Brian Durham buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Maul and he's fouled by Edward Worrall - foul #1 on Edward Worrall, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF) Evan Brush, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the free throw | 27-15 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Durham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Maul (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (tiring) 3 pts. C - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Warner (C) David Maul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Smith (PG), Joseph Paul (C) Alex Lewis, Christopher Robertson | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Stanley Broadnax is called for the reach on Eric Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #12 | 28-18 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Duane Paredes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 31-23 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Duane Paredes is called for the reach on Brian Durham - foul #2 on Duane Paredes, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Evan Brush (SG) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Domingo Colon (C) Eric Smith, Joseph Paul | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Edward Worrall travels in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Brian Durham, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson travels with the ball | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF), David Maul (C) Charles Robinson, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (SG) Edward Worrall | |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-23 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the tip | 33-23 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini is hacked by Alex Lewis - foul #2 on Alex Lewis, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Frank Warner (C) Evan Brush, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Smith (PG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Alex Lewis, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon | |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Wayne Almendarez takes the ball from Maximo Mancini | 34-23 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is denied on a layup by David Maul | 34-23 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Robertson | 34-23 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #11 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Bill Smith (C) Maximo Mancini, Kong Chu, Roy France, David Maul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Joseph Paul (C) Wayne Almendarez, Christopher Robertson | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 3 from the left wing | 37-23 |