| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lawrence Guarino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Pat Cavender and he's fouled by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:49 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 27-26 |
| 19:24 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Barry Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerald Stevens | 27-28 |
| 18:41 | Appalachian State | Arthur Wood is called for the reach on Kevin Bourbeau - foul #1 on Arthur Wood, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:29 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender's pass is intercepted by Jerald Stevens | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens lays it in | 27-30 |
| 18:03 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino buries a floater from the left side set up by Kevin Bourbeau | 29-30 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 29-32 |
| 17:34 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:17 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Wood | 31-34 |
| 16:19 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Justin Brown | 33-34 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Macaluso | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Guarino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 33-39 |
| 15:10 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Arthur Wood's pass is intercepted by Pat Cavender | 33-39 |
| 14:43 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (PG), David Reeves (SG), Edward Beach (SF), James Hewlett (PF), Marvin Walter (C) Justin Brown, Pat Cavender, Daryl Fisher, Kevin Bourbeau, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Leslie Norfleet (SF) Arthur Wood, Peter Macaluso | |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Marvin Walter's fadeaway is rejected by Leslie Norfleet | 33-41 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leslie Norfleet | 33-41 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Edward Gold is fouled on the floor by Marvin Walter - foul #1 on Marvin Walter, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-41 |
| 13:38 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:34 | Appalachian State | David Reeves connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway scores on a shot from close range | 36-43 |
| 12:53 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG), Pat Cavender (SG) David Reeves, Marvin Walter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Edward Gold, Leslie Norfleet | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Barry Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino (C) Edward Beach | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:20 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Jerald Stevens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau (PF) James Hewlett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Jerald Stevens | |
| 12:09 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-43 |
| 12:08 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bourbeau - foul #3 on Kevin Bourbeau, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher (SF) Andrew Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Guarino (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Barry Brown's layup is rejected by Kevin Bourbeau | 38-43 |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:14 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender makes the runner from the baseline set up by Kevin Bourbeau | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Justin Brown is called for the reach on Barry Brown - foul #2 on Justin Brown, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Barry Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Valeri Zuclich | 40-46 |
| 10:34 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-46 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Valeri Zuclich | 40-48 |
| 10:08 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino misses the floater from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 40-48 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Edward Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (PG), David Reeves (SG), Edward Beach (SF), James Hewlett (PF), Marvin Walter (C) Justin Brown, Pat Cavender, Daryl Fisher, Kevin Bourbeau, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:48 | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-48 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Edward Gold pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Barry Brown's pass is intercepted by David Reeves | 40-48 |
| 09:17 | Appalachian State | Marvin Walter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 09:15 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett tips it in | 42-48 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Peter Macaluso steals the ball from James Hewlett | 42-50 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Valeri Zuclich | 42-53 |
| 07:48 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-53 |
| 07:46 | Appalachian State | David Reeves grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Andrew Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Beach (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Hewlett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Walter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Edward Gold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Brown (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Appalachian State | David Reeves misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Valeri Zuclich - foul #1 on Valeri Zuclich, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender (SG), Daryl Fisher (SF), Kevin Bourbeau (PF), Lawrence Guarino (C) Andrew Boyd, Edward Beach, James Hewlett, Marvin Walter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Leslie Norfleet (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Valeri Zuclich, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| 07:27 | Appalachian State | David Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:27 | Appalachian State | David Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-53 |
| 07:02 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Kent Hollaway is called for the reach on Kevin Bourbeau - foul #3 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG) David Reeves | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG) Edward Gold | |
| 06:24 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 44-56 |
| 05:48 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Pat Cavender, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Leslie Norfleet | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans snags the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 44-56 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (C) Jeffery Evans | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino misses the turnaround near the basket | 44-56 |
| 04:38 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau tips it in | 46-56 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Daryl Fisher takes the ball from Peter Macaluso | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Daryl Fisher | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 03:35 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Guarino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 03:28 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:17 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Brown and he's hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #4 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (SG), Edward Beach (SF), James Hewlett (C) Pat Cavender, Daryl Fisher, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Leslie Norfleet (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) Arthur Wood, Kent Hollaway, Barry Brown | |
| 03:17 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans is denied on a layup by Kevin Bourbeau | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender (SG), Lawrence Guarino (C) Edward Beach, James Hewlett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Kent Hollaway (PF), Barry Brown (C) Edward Gold, Leslie Norfleet, Jeffery Evans | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Barry Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 50-58 |
| 02:32 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Brown | 53-58 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 02:15 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Andrew Boyd | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Guarino | 56-58 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Guarino - foul #2 on Lawrence Guarino, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher (SF) Andrew Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Pat Cavender | 59-59 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Pat Cavender - foul #2 on Pat Cavender, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:50 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Brown | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Lawrence Guarino is called for the reach on Barry Brown - foul #3 on Lawrence Guarino, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender is fouled in the backcourt by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:32 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Barry Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown is hacked by Arthur Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Wood, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (SF) Daryl Fisher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau is hacked by Arthur Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Wood, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher (SF) Andrew Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |