| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Cochran (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gardner (fresh) PF - Leonard Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Ryans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Billings (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Anthony Cochran takes the ball from John Billings | 44-43 |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran jams it | 46-43 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | John Billings drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 46-45 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by James Gardner is blocked by Bertram Leech | 46-45 |
| 19:25 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock tips it but misses | 46-45 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Ryans - foul #2 on Gerard Ryans, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| 19:02 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Billings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Hancock - foul #3 on Leonard Hancock, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Paul Tapper (PF), Calvin Herring (C) Anthony Cochran, James Gardner, Leonard Hancock, Gerard Ryans | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (SG) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Milton Wood steals the ball from Robert Jones in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 18:22 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Mladen Piurkowski is called for the reach on Nicholas Scott - foul #3 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SG) Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:03 | Kent State | John Billings steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-46 |
| 17:48 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG) Jeff Alford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:48 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:48 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Kevin Foster is called for the reach on Nicholas Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Foster, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish (PG) Kevin Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:29 | Kent State | John Billings drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 17:15 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish's pass is intercepted by John Billings | 49-48 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Milton Wood picks off the pass by Shaiming Wang | 49-48 |
| 16:36 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Jeff Alford (SG), James Gardner (SF), Gerard Ryans (C) Martin Parrish, Anthony Cochran, Milton Wood, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), William Walsh (C) Robert Jones, Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| 16:15 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | James Rankin gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | James Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 15:56 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 15:55 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Alford (fresh) SF - James Gardner (fresh) PF - Paul Tapper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerard Ryans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rankin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Billings (tiring) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - William Walsh (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | East Tennessee State | William Walsh swats the layup by Paul Tapper | 52-48 |
| 15:35 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:17 | East Tennessee State | William Walsh is called for the reach on Gerard Ryans - foul #1 on William Walsh, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Martin Parrish (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF) Jeff Alford, James Gardner, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:06 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock misses the fadeaway from the left block | 52-48 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | William Walsh pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | John Billings can't throw it down | 52-48 |
| 14:57 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 14:43 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mladen Piurkowski and he's fouled by John Billings - foul #3 on John Billings, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Shaiming Wang (SG), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Thomas, James Rankin, William Walsh | |
| 14:43 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 54-48 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Gerard Ryans denies the turnaround by John Billings | 54-48 |
| 14:25 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:21 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 14:19 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:06 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy travels with the ball | 56-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (PG), James Gardner (SF), Milton Wood (C) Mladen Piurkowski, Martin Parrish, Gerard Ryans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF) Robert Jones, John Billings | |
| 13:30 | East Tennessee State | Bertram Leech is called for the reach on Milton Wood - foul #3 on Bertram Leech, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SG), Calvin Herring (PF) Anthony Cochran, Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), William Walsh (C) Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 13:11 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood connects on the jumper from the right block | 58-48 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Jeff Alford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Alford, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG) Jeff Alford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 12:51 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:32 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood's fadeaway is rejected by William Walsh | 58-48 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Walsh | 58-48 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sidney Brooks | 58-51 |
| 12:08 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-51 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 11:57 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Calvin Herring (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Walsh (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Sutton | 60-51 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 60-53 |
| 11:23 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring makes the turnaround in the lane set up by John Sutton | 62-53 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is denied on a layup by Milton Wood | 62-53 |
| 10:45 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 10:40 | East Tennessee State | John Sutton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Foster | 65-53 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (PG), Anthony Cochran (SG), Martin Parrish (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF), Paul Tapper (C) John Sutton, Kevin Foster, James Gardner, Calvin Herring, Milton Wood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), John Billings (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Thomas, Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Sidney Brooks, William Walsh | |
| 10:05 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Tapper, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | John Billings connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Leonard Hancock - foul #4 on Leonard Hancock, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans (C) Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:51 | Kent State | John Billings misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:51 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 09:33 | East Tennessee State | Gerard Ryans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-55 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | John Billings misses the dunk | 65-55 |
| 09:15 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 09:11 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 09:10 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Tapper | 65-55 |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 65-55 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Raymond McCoy | 65-55 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | The short jumper by John Billings is denied by Gerard Ryans | 65-55 |
| 08:44 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 08:37 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Cochran | 67-55 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | John Billings banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 67-57 |
| 08:18 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mladen Piurkowski - foul #4 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Jeff Alford (SF) Mladen Piurkowski, Martin Parrish | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), Sidney Brooks (PF), Gerald Maurer (C) Robert Jones, Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford is called for traveling | 67-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock (PF) Gerard Ryans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) John Billings | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cochran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Alford (fresh) PF - Leonard Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Tapper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rankin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Maurer (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Alford - foul #2 on Jeff Alford, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:20 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sutton | 69-61 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | James Rankin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Gardner (SF), Gerard Ryans (C) Anthony Cochran, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:03 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford drills a floater from the right side | 71-61 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | James Rankin's pass is intercepted by James Gardner | 71-61 |
| 06:30 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks loses the dribble to James Gardner in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (PG), Anthony Cochran (SG), Paul Tapper (C) John Sutton, James Gardner, Gerard Ryans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Raymond McCoy (SF), John Billings (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Thomas, Shaiming Wang, Sidney Brooks, Gerald Maurer | |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | John Billings is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bertram Leech | 73-63 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Robert Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish (PG), Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Calvin Herring (C) Kevin Foster, Anthony Cochran, Jeff Alford, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:17 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a shot from the left side | 76-63 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring is hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #4 on Bertram Leech, team foul #7 | 76-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), James Gardner (SF) Martin Parrish, Milton Wood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Jason Butler (C) Robert Jones, James Rankin, Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Jason Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (SG), Paul Tapper (C) John Sutton, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:15 | East Tennessee State | Shaiming Wang takes the ball from Leonard Hancock | 76-63 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang banks in the layup | 76-65 |
| 03:55 | East Tennessee State | Leonard Hancock misses the easy layup | 76-65 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mladen Piurkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hancock (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Tapper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Billings (tired) 30 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Butler (fresh) | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Leonard Hancock swats the dunk try by John Billings | 76-65 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Jason Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 76-65 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Jason Butler tips it back up and in | 76-67 |
| 03:17 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), Anthony Cochran (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Gerard Ryans (C) Mladen Piurkowski, Kevin Foster, James Gardner, Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF), Gerald Maurer (C) Nicholas Scott, John Billings, Jason Butler | |
| 03:17 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:17 | East Tennessee State | Paul Tapper misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Robert Thomas is whistled for traveling | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish (SF) Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Sutton | 79-67 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring (PF) Gerard Ryans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Thomas, James Rankin, Gerald Maurer | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #9 | 79-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 80-69 |
| 02:02 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Martin Parrish | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | Sidney Brooks is called for the reach on Calvin Herring - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (PG), Kevin Foster (SG), Paul Tapper (C) John Sutton, Anthony Cochran, Martin Parrish | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (PF) Sidney Brooks | |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Robert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Piurkowski - foul #5 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SG) Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 01:53 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), James Gardner (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF) Jeff Alford, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:53 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:53 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Kevin Foster is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Foster, team foul #11 | 82-71 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Paul Tapper (PF) Anthony Cochran, James Gardner, Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:48 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Scott is called for the reach on Jeff Alford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG), James Gardner (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF) Kevin Foster, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:48 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 01:48 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by James Gardner - foul #3 on James Gardner, team foul #12 | 84-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (PG), Milton Wood (SF), Paul Tapper (PF) John Sutton, James Gardner, Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster is hacked by Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #13 | 84-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Cochran (SG), James Gardner (SF), Leonard Hancock (PF) Jeff Alford, Milton Wood, Paul Tapper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | John Billings misses badly on a runner in the lane | 86-75 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 86-75 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang banks in the layup set up by John Billings | 86-77 |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Sutton (PG) Kevin Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on James Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #14 | 86-77 |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 87-77 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 87-79 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on James Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #15 | 87-79 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 88-79 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the offensive board | 88-79 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | James Gardner steals the ball from Robert Jones | 88-79 |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on James Gardner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Jones, team foul #16 | 88-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Billings misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Leonard Hancock - foul #5 on Leonard Hancock, team foul #13 | 90-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster (PG), Jeff Alford (SG), Milton Wood (SF), Paul Tapper (PF) John Sutton, Anthony Cochran, James Gardner, Leonard Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Foster runs out the clock | 90-80 |