| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Christopher Fales inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Wesley William scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thurman McHugh | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Harry Cowell - foul #3 on Harry Cowell, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Preston Johnson (PF) Harry Cowell | |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | Wesley William can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Rex Peres pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Wesley William hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Wesley William hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Wood - foul #2 on Arthur Wood, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Wesley William makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Wesley William makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 38-34 |
| 17:22 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wesley William | 38-36 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Rex Peres steals it from Arthur Wood | 38-36 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Wesley William scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 38-39 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Decker (C) Rex Peres | |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Christopher Fales banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fales (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Decker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Wesley William is fouled in the backcourt by Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SF) Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SG), Harry Cowell (PF) Thurman McHugh, Preston Johnson | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 40-41 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Harry Cowell snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Cowell | 40-44 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Christopher Fales grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Wesley William scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Cowell | 43-47 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's floater is knocked away by Harry Cowell | 43-47 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Jimmy Decker gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Edward Gold, Valeri Zuclich | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Rex Peres (C) Allen Whitaker, Jimmy Decker | |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Christopher Fales is called for the reach on Kent Hollaway - foul #2 on Christopher Fales, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Peter Macaluso | 45-47 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Christopher Fales hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Rex Peres grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Christopher Fales's pass is intercepted by Barry Brown | 45-47 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Preston Johnson (PF) Harry Cowell | |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Rex Peres lays it in and he's hacked by Peter Macaluso - foul #1 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Brown | 47-49 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Wood | 50-49 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Christopher Fales can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Brown | 50-49 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Barry Brown clanks a turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Rex Peres grabs the board | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fales (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Wesley William comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Kent Hollaway steals it from Rex Peres | 53-49 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Rex Peres pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Christopher Fales banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Barry Brown's pass is intercepted by Preston Johnson | 53-51 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Jerald Stevens is called for the reach on Christopher Fales - foul #3 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Valeri Zuclich (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gale Collins (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Jimmy Decker (C) Christopher Fales, Preston Johnson, Rex Peres | |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Valeri Zuclich is called for the reach on Gale Collins - foul #2 on Valeri Zuclich, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gale Collins | 53-54 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | Jimmy Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Wesley William is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Wesley William, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Allen Whitaker | |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Arthur Wood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:52 | Evansville | Gale Collins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Decker | 53-57 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Gold | 55-57 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | Wesley William clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Gold | 55-57 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses badly on a runner in the paint | 55-57 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Jimmy Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh's pass is intercepted by Peter Macaluso | 55-57 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jimmy Decker - foul #3 on Jimmy Decker, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (PG), Barry Brown (C) Valeri Zuclich, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Preston Johnson (PF), Rex Peres (C) Wesley William, Gale Collins, Harry Cowell, Jimmy Decker | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 22 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Allen Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fales (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Peter Macaluso | 56-57 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 06:45 | Evansville | Christopher Fales gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Christopher Fales is fouled on the floor by Peter Macaluso - foul #2 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SF) Edward Gold, Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Mukai (SG), Harry Cowell (PF) Thurman McHugh, Preston Johnson | |
| 06:10 | Evansville | James Mukai misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Rex Peres hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-59 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Barry Brown tips it home | 58-59 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | James Mukai grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Christopher Fales scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Whitaker | 58-62 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-62 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Harry Cowell snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 04:54 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Valeri Zuclich, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG) Allen Whitaker, James Mukai | |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Wesley William buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 58-64 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Peter Macaluso | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #3 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Decker (C) Rex Peres | |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Jimmy Decker grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fales (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Decker (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (PF) Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gale Collins (SF), Preston Johnson (PF) Christopher Fales, Harry Cowell | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 62-64 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (PF) Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Gale Collins, Preston Johnson, Jimmy Decker | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Rex Peres's pass is intercepted by Kent Hollaway | 62-64 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-64 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Rex Peres grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 62-64 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Harry Cowell tips it home | 62-66 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Arthur Wood knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Barry Brown and he's fouled by Wesley William - foul #2 on Wesley William, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Christopher Fales loses the dribble to Arthur Wood | 65-66 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Wesley William - foul #3 on Wesley William, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Barry Brown buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Wood | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Christopher Fales comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 71-69 |