| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is hacked by Shawn Edwards - foul #1 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Robert Shaul is called for the reach on Shawn Parsons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Shaul, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Shawn Sage - foul #3 on Shawn Sage, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry (C) Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Parsons steals it from Benny Garry | 22-27 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's layup is rejected by Philip Brockberg | 22-27 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is whistled for a carry | 22-27 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Garry and the foul's on Shawn Parsons - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (SF) Orlando Campbell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wade Gilbert | 24-30 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cody Gonsalves, team foul #4 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Jason Sanders (C) Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Cody Gonsalves - foul #2 on Cody Gonsalves, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Robert Shaul, Benny Garry, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's fadeaway is rejected by Orlando Campbell | 24-30 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Shawn Sage and he's fouled by Wade Gilbert - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Shawn Edwards (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Newton, Stanley Patrick, Orlando Campbell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 27-30 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Thomas Combs is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell (SF) Cody Gonsalves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Orlando Campbell - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 27-30 |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is fouled on the floor by Shawn Edwards - foul #2 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 27-30 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | The jump hook by Wade Gilbert is blocked by Orlando Campbell | 27-30 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Larry Hughes clanks a shot from the left block | 27-30 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg can't throw it down but the foul's on Wade Gilbert - foul #4 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (PG), Cody Gonsalves (SG), Benny Garry (C) Robert Shaul, Shawn Edwards, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Larry Hughes | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is fouled on the floor by Orlando Campbell - foul #2 on Orlando Campbell, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Jason Sanders (C) Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders is whistled for a carry | 29-32 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | David Briggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Benny Garry | 29-32 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Cody Gonsalves takes the ball from Matthew Dunneback | 31-32 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Jason Sanders is denied by Everett Brasfield | 31-32 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits a floater in the lane and the foul's on Cody Gonsalves - foul #3 on Cody Gonsalves, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Shawn Edwards (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Shawn Sage (C) Robert Newton, Stanley Patrick, Cody Gonsalves, Benny Garry, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) David Briggs, Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Shawn Sage steals the ball from Danny Connelly | 32-35 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is hacked by Shawn Sage - foul #4 on Shawn Sage, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry (C) Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Benny Garry picks off the pass by Shawn Parsons | 32-35 |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage (C) Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Combs (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is hacked by Orlando Campbell - foul #3 on Orlando Campbell, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is fouled on the floor by Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (SF) Orlando Campbell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carlos Gammon | 37-40 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Benny Garry (PF) Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert hits a turnaround near the basket | 37-42 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves is fouled on the floor by Danny Connelly - foul #2 on Danny Connelly, team foul #9 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Orlando Campbell (SF) Robert Shaul, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | James Craine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Newton, Cody Gonsalves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Sage | 39-42 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards buries a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Matthew Dunneback - foul #1 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Benny Garry (C) Stanley Patrick, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | James Craine misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Shaul | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Garry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Dunneback | 44-44 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Edwards | 46-44 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage (C) Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), Thomas Combs (C) David Briggs, Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine, Larry Hughes | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Gammon | 48-47 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is fouled on the floor by Shawn Parsons - foul #4 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #11 | 48-47 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's floater is tipped away by Shawn Sage | 49-47 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert tips it home | 49-49 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 49-49 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Danny Connelly dunks the ball set up by Carlos Gammon | 49-51 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg is whistled for traveling | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons runs out the clock | 49-51 |