| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | James Powell inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Richard Peterson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Richard Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Richard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 35-29 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Claudio Rizzo | 37-29 |
| 18:55 | UMKC | Matthew Coyne is called for the reach on Bill Putney - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 18:28 | UMKC | James Prince hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:26 | UMKC | Bill Putney tips it in | 37-31 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:00 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:25 | UMKC | James Prince snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | Bill Putney misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 39-31 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Ruben Snow clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), Ralph Thomas (PF), Victor Brindle (C) Bill Putney, James Powell, James Prince, Richard Peterson | |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Ruben Snow makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Ruben Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG) Ruben Snow | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Milan Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bart Marshall (fresh) PF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Brindle (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UMKC | Bart Marshall comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 39-33 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-33 |
| 15:10 | UMKC | Bart Marshall pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:54 | UMKC | Milan Gallo double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Charles Morin | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Powell (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Bart Marshall, Victor Brindle | |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG), Bill Putney (SG), James Prince (PF) Milan Gallo, William Swasey, Ralph Thomas | |
| 14:14 | UMKC | Ruben Snow clanks a floater from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Putney | 39-33 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Vyacheslav Szychowski takes the ball from James Powell | 39-33 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the lay-in | 39-33 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 39-33 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by James Prince - foul #2 on James Prince, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 41-33 |
| 12:51 | UMKC | Richard Peterson misses the shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:50 | UMKC | James Powell misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne double dribbles | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG), William Swasey (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), Ralph Thomas (PF) Ruben Snow, Bill Putney, James Powell, James Prince | |
| 12:02 | UMKC | Richard Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Tony Branham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG) Milan Gallo | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bart Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 11:26 | UMKC | Ruben Snow grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Richard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-33 |
| 11:16 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Thomas | 41-33 |
| 11:00 | UMKC | Richard Peterson drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Snow | 41-35 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Ralph Thomas takes the ball from Tony Branham | 41-35 |
| 10:31 | UMKC | Ruben Snow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 10:06 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | Bart Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG), Bill Putney (SG), James Powell (SF), James Prince (PF) Ruben Snow, William Swasey, Bart Marshall, Richard Peterson | |
| 09:12 | UMKC | James Powell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | James Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #4 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 41-36 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Bill Putney grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 08:02 | UMKC | Bill Putney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG), Victor Brindle (C) Milan Gallo, Ralph Thomas | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Brindle - foul #1 on Victor Brindle, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Peterson (C) Victor Brindle | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UMKC | James Powell hits a floater in the paint | 43-38 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Coyne and he's fouled by Ruben Snow - foul #1 on Ruben Snow, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 06:27 | UMKC | James Powell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 46-38 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), Ralph Thomas (PF) Bill Putney, James Powell, James Prince | |
| 05:53 | Kent State | The jump hook by Matthew Coyne is blocked by Bart Marshall | 46-38 |
| 05:52 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Bart Marshall buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ruben Snow and he's hacked by Charles Morin - foul #2 on Charles Morin, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Bart Marshall makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | William Swasey is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on William Swasey, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG) Ruben Snow | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Morin and he's fouled by Bart Marshall - foul #1 on Bart Marshall, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 05:08 | UMKC | The pull-up jumper by Richard Peterson is blocked by Matthew Coyne | 49-41 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 49-41 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Anthony Price tips it in | 51-41 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas clanks a turnaround from the right block | 51-41 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-41 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | William Swasey gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG), Bill Putney (SG), James Powell (SF), James Prince (PF) Milan Gallo, William Swasey, Bart Marshall, Ralph Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | UMKC | Bill Putney's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Coyne | 51-41 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | Richard Peterson tips it home | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Richard Peterson takes the ball from Deshi Sun | 51-43 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | James Powell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Claudio Rizzo - foul #4 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | James Powell makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 53-45 |
| 02:16 | UMKC | James Prince is denied on a layup by Matthew Coyne | 53-45 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Richard Peterson picks off the pass by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 53-45 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Bill Putney scores on a runner near the basket | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Richard Peterson blocks the jumper by Deshi Sun | 53-47 |
| 01:01 | UMKC | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UMKC | James Prince hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 00:44 | UMKC | James Prince misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:44 | UMKC | James Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Ruben Snow is called for the reach on Matthew Coyne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Snow, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is hacked by James Prince - foul #3 on James Prince, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Bill Putney is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Bill Putney makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Bill Putney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Snow - foul #3 on Ruben Snow, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SF), Walter Zilk (PF) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:33 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-49 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by Ruben Snow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ruben Snow, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Bill Putney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 00:16 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to James Prince | 56-49 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Bill Putney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Putney - foul #3 on Bill Putney, team foul #11 | 56-49 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:10 | UMKC | James Prince grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Ruben Snow - foul #5 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin runs out the clock | 56-49 |