| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Marco Russo inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Barry Marsala buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Fox | 33-32 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Deshi Sun and he's hacked by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Deshi Sun blocks the short jumper by Barry Marsala | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Luis Diener | 33-36 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Norman Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:51 | Alabama | Luis Diener pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Luis Diener makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Luis Diener makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 36-38 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Louis Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 36-38 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Barry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | Luis Diener buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Louis Fox out of a doubleteam | 38-38 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 38-41 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Louis Fox double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Donald Heath denies the turnaround by Stephen Manns | 38-41 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Pollack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | Donald Heath scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Louis Fox | 40-41 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Donald Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Zilk - foul #3 on Walter Zilk, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Barry Marsala (C) Louis Fox, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Walter Zilk | |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is hacked by Thomas Pollack - foul #2 on Thomas Pollack, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Diener (PF) Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Leland Pettigrew swats the short shot by Luis Diener | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Luis Diener tips it home | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Coyne | 44-46 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Luis Diener misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 13:39 | Alabama | Barry Marsala tips it home | 46-46 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Barry Marsala clanks a shot in the paint | 46-49 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Coyne | 46-52 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Norman Hunter is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Steven Brown, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack is hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Heath | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Pollack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong loses the dribble to Rafael Martinez | 48-52 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Heath | 51-52 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 51-54 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Louis Fox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Walter Zilk snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Eric Valentine - foul #1 on Eric Valentine, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Eric Valentine, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Walter Zilk | |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it in set up by Pete Armstrong and he's fouled by Louis Fox - foul #3 on Louis Fox, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Luis Diener misses badly on a shot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it but misses | 51-57 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Marco Russo | 51-57 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Luis Diener clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Stephen Manns blows the dunk | 51-57 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Luis Diener misses the floater from the left side | 51-57 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 51-60 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Louis Fox splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 54-60 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Norman Hunter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 54-60 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Pete Armstrong | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Barry Marsala scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 56-63 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is called for 3 seconds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Walter Zilk swats the short shot by Donald Heath | 56-63 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-63 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-63 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Steven Brown's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 56-63 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Walter Zilk tips it but misses | 56-63 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 56-65 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Eric Valentine, Steven Brown, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | The short jumper by Luis Diener is denied by Matthew Coyne | 56-65 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Barry Marsala | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Luis Diener hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Stephen Manns | 58-67 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Stephen Manns takes the ball from Barry Marsala | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 58-67 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Barry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Marco Russo - foul #3 on Marco Russo, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Louis Fox splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Marco Russo takes the ball from Swietomierz Bachinski | 58-69 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Luis Diener can't finish the layup | 58-69 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 58-71 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Marco Russo is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez misses the jump hook from close range | 58-71 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Donald Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack double dribbles | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the lay-in | 58-71 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 58-71 |