| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) SG - John Cole (fresh) SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) C - Frank Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Paul Parikh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Aaron Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Peterson | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Steven Peterson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Paul Parikh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | John Cole buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | George Scott is hacked by Joe Guillaume - foul #1 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Franklin Wright steals it from George Scott | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fairly fresh) SG - George Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Peterson (fairly fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SF), Richard Morant (PF) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | John Cole gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ben Jones - foul #1 on Ben Jones, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (PF) John Cole | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sam Warf (C) Steven Peterson | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | John Little buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Sam Warf | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | David Galli is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Sam Warf hits the finger roll set up by Erick Coker and the foul's on Carl Powell - foul #1 on Carl Powell, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG) James Emig, Carl Powell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) David Galli, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) John Little | |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson (C) Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, Sam Warf | |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Aaron Williams snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Paul Parikh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (PF) William Williams | |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | George Scott's pass is intercepted by Franklin Wright | 11-7 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Aaron Williams steals it from Patrick Headrick | 11-7 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Robert Liddle blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | John Cole buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Guillaume | 14-7 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Wright (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fairly fresh) SG - George Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Steven Peterson steals it from Joe Guillaume | 14-9 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is called for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James Emig | 16-9 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Erick Coker buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ben Jones | 16-11 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | James Emig clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Erick Coker - foul #1 on Erick Coker, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | William Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford connects on the shot from the right block | 19-14 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | John Little hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Erick Coker | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Emig | 22-17 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Ben Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ben Jones, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Franklin Wright (PF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on John Cole - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF) David Galli | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson tips it in | 24-17 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 2 stl. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Peterson - foul #1 on Steven Peterson, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 25-17 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | George Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on John Cole - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SG) John Cole | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick clanks a runner from the right block | 25-19 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright tips it back up and in | 27-19 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Liddle | 27-22 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Galli | 30-22 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is fouled on the floor by Joe Guillaume - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Richard Morant (SF), Dennis Crawford (PF) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), William Williams (PF) George Scott, Steven Peterson | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Paul Parikh can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 30-22 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Erick Coker's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Wilson | 30-22 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Erick Coker hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig is hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #1 on Paul Parikh, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) David Galli, Dennis Crawford, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG), John Little (SF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, Aaron Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | George Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell is whistled for a carry | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (PF) Sam Warf | |
| 03:56 | Kent State | John Little is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG) James Emig, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) John Little | |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Ben Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Morant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Erick Coker is hacked by Franklin Wright - foul #1 on Franklin Wright, team foul #6 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SF), Frank Wilson (C) Carl Powell, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SF), Sam Warf (C) Erick Coker, William Williams | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | John Little buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Scott | 32-27 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (PF) Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Paul Parikh (C) George Scott, John Little, Sam Warf | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Robert Liddle travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF) David Galli | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Cole | 34-27 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Jones | 34-30 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Steven Peterson grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Steven Peterson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick can't finish the layup | 34-33 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Robert Liddle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits a floater from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Wilson | 36-35 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Robert Liddle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is hacked by Robert Liddle - foul #2 on Robert Liddle, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG), David Galli (SF), Franklin Wright (PF), Richard Morant (C) John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Dennis Crawford, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), George Scott (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, Ben Jones, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | James Emig snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | John Little steals it from David Galli | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | John Little comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-35 |