| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) C - John Billings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) SG - Jared Runkle (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Walter Heckstall (fresh) C - Brandon Plank (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Heckstall | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall jams it set up by John Phillips | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shaiming Wang | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | John Billings misses short on a jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Florida State | John Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Jared Runkle's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Scott | 3-4 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Brian Harper tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | John Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Jared Runkle knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Brian Harper and he's hacked by Nicholas Scott - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) C - John Billings (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Walter Heckstall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Brian Harper picks off the pass by Shaiming Wang | 5-7 |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Brandon Plank clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it in | 5-9 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | John Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Runkle | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | Brandon Plank snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Jared Runkle is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Scott - foul #2 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Nicholas Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Hugh Zadd (C) Brandon Plank | |
| 14:00 | Florida State | John Phillips can't finish the layup | 7-12 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Walter Heckstall swats the short shot by Raymond McCoy | 7-12 |
| 13:53 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | The jump hook by Walter Heckstall is blocked by John Billings | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Hugh Zadd - foul #1 on Hugh Zadd, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Plank (C) Hugh Zadd | |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | John Phillips grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Brian Harper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | John Phillips is whistled for traveling | 8-15 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Jared Runkle is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Jared Runkle, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 2 pts. SG - James Rankin (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) C - John Billings (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Runkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Walter Heckstall - foul #1 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Arnold Gore (PG) Brian Harper | |
| 11:40 | Kent State | John Billings hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 8-15 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | John Billings hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 11:10 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arnold Gore | 10-17 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a shot from the right side set up by Robert Thomas | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Jared Runkle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Brandon Plank hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | John Billings lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Rankin and he's hacked by Brandon Plank - foul #1 on Brandon Plank, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Shaiming Wang (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Robert Thomas, James Rankin, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Bruce Cook (SF), Robert Morrell (PF), Hugh Zadd (C) Jared Runkle, John Phillips, Walter Heckstall, Brandon Plank | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Shaiming Wang steps in front of the Brian Harper pass in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy is hacked by Bruce Cook - foul #1 on Bruce Cook, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | John Billings shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from close range | 15-19 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Bertram Leech comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | Robert Morrell pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Robert Morrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Bruce Cook, Hugh Zadd | |
| 09:00 | Kent State | John Billings misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brandon Plank - foul #2 on Brandon Plank, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Hugh Zadd (C) Brandon Plank | |
| 09:00 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Arnold Gore gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | John Phillips clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 16-19 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | John Billings's layup is rejected by Hugh Zadd | 16-19 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Morrell | 16-19 |
| 08:06 | Florida State | John Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG), Walter Heckstall (PF) Brian Harper, Robert Morrell | |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG), Sidney Brooks (SF), William Walsh (C) Shaiming Wang, Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) SG - James Rankin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) PF - John Billings (tiring) 8 pts. C - William Walsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Arnold Gore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Runkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Zadd (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | John Billings blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Walter Heckstall - foul #2 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bruce Cook (SF), Robert Morrell (PF) John Phillips, Walter Heckstall | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Robert Morrell tips it in | 18-21 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jared Runkle picks off the pass by John Billings out of a doubleteam | 18-21 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Arnold Gore makes the floater from the right side set up by Hugh Zadd | 18-23 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Robert Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Walsh | 21-23 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Robert Morrell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | John Billings's pass is intercepted by Hugh Zadd | 21-23 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | John Billings is called for the reach on Bruce Cook - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (PG), Raymond McCoy (SF) Robert Jones, John Billings | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Jack Miller (SG), John Phillips (SF) Arnold Gore, Jared Runkle, Bruce Cook | |
| 04:51 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | John Phillips is called for the reach on Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Robert Morrell double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG) Jack Miller | |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Hugh Zadd swats the shot by Raymond McCoy | 22-24 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | Robert Morrell snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Rankin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Walsh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Runkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Zadd (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Florida State | Jared Runkle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Harper | 22-27 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang blows the layup | 22-27 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jared Runkle | 22-27 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | John Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-27 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | William Walsh's pass is intercepted by John Phillips | 22-27 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Brian Harper throws it down set up by John Phillips | 22-29 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), Bertram Leech (PF), John Billings (C) James Rankin, Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks, William Walsh | |
| Subs | Florida State | Arnold Gore (SG), Walter Heckstall (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Jared Runkle, Robert Morrell, Hugh Zadd | |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is hacked by John Billings - foul #2 on John Billings, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jack Miller (SG) Brian Harper | |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Brandon Plank swats the short shot by John Billings | 22-31 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Jack Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:08 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall lays it in | 22-33 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Arnold Gore gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is whistled for a carry | 22-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG), Bruce Cook (SF) Jack Miller, John Phillips | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Walter Heckstall steals it from John Billings | 22-33 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall is hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #3 on Bertram Leech, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), Sidney Brooks (PF) Robert Jones, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG) Arnold Gore | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Brandon Plank grabs the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | John Billings is called for the reach on Bruce Cook - foul #3 on John Billings, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Maurer (C) John Billings | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Bruce Cook makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Bruce Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-36 |