| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adam Maples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Holton - foul #2 on Patrick Holton, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:50 | Northeastern | Ryan Bell steps in front of the Micheal Ribeiro pass | 38-41 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Ribeiro - foul #3 on Micheal Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (SF) Micheal Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:24 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Michael Holland pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Michael Holland's dunk attempt is rejected by Harold Farnsworth | 38-43 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Adam Maples grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:50 | Northeastern | Adam Maples misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 17:50 | Northeastern | Adam Maples makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:50 | Northeastern | Adam Maples makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Adam Maples takes the ball from Andrew Savitz | 40-43 |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | Frank Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-43 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Farnsworth - foul #2 on Harold Farnsworth, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Leon Walston (PG), Edward Hall (SG), David Lane (PF), Franklin Hill (C) Frank Christian, Patrick Holton, Adam Maples, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), James Schuelke (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:31 | Northeastern | Franklin Hill misses the floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:29 | Northeastern | Leon Walston gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:07 | Northeastern | Richard Veney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG) Andrew Savitz | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | David Lane is called for the reach on Greg Ropp - foul #1 on David Lane, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), Patrick Holton (SG), Micheal Ribeiro (SF), Harold Farnsworth (C) Leon Walston, Edward Hall, Richard Veney, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Schuelke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Frank Christian picks off the pass by Sean Tims | 40-44 |
| 15:27 | Northeastern | Frank Christian hits the finger roll | 42-44 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | James Schuelke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 14:52 | Northeastern | David Lane tips it in | 44-44 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:32 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:27 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Christian | 47-44 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Greg Ropp | 47-46 |
| 13:45 | Northeastern | Daniel Benjamin picks off the pass by Patrick Holton | 47-46 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Sean Tims drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Harold Farnsworth - foul #3 on Harold Farnsworth, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (PG), Edward Hall (SG), Adam Maples (PF), Franklin Hill (C) Frank Christian, Patrick Holton, David Lane, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF) Daniel Benjamin, Kenneth Bernardino, James Schuelke, Greg Ropp | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:25 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:11 | Northeastern | Edward Hall misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-48 |
| 13:09 | Northeastern | Edward Hall tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | James Allan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Polinski | 47-51 |
| 12:45 | Northeastern | Adam Maples hits the finger roll set up by Richard Veney | 49-51 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Sean Tims scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Allan | 49-53 |
| 12:15 | Northeastern | Richard Veney clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #3 on Michael Holland, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Lane (SF) Micheal Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ryan Bell (C) Sean Tims | |
| 12:15 | Northeastern | Richard Veney makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:15 | Northeastern | Richard Veney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | James Allan misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-53 |
| 12:02 | Northeastern | David Lane snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 11:39 | Northeastern | David Lane double dribbles | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), Patrick Holton (SG), Harold Farnsworth (C) Edward Hall, David Lane, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Veney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Maples (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | James Allan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Veney - foul #2 on Richard Veney, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:09 | Northeastern | Richard Veney hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Holton | 53-55 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Farnsworth - foul #4 on Harold Farnsworth, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Franklin Hill (C) Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Michael Holland | |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:59 | Northeastern | Adam Maples grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 10:42 | Northeastern | Adam Maples is denied on a layup by Ryan Bell | 53-56 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 10:25 | Northeastern | Franklin Hill gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 10:09 | Northeastern | Richard Veney misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 53-56 |
| 10:08 | Northeastern | Franklin Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:42 | Northeastern | Frank Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro (SF), David Lane (PF) Richard Veney, Adam Maples | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Michael Holland (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski | |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Frank Christian takes the ball from Ryan Bell | 53-56 |
| 08:54 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | James Schuelke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ryan Bell and he's hacked by Frank Christian - foul #2 on Frank Christian, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (PG), Edward Hall (SG), Keith Derrick (C) Frank Christian, Patrick Holton, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Tims (C) Ryan Bell | |
| 08:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Edward Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:08 | Northeastern | Richard Veney can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Schuelke - foul #2 on James Schuelke, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Adam Maples (PF) David Lane | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) Kenneth Bernardino, Michael Holland | |
| 08:08 | Northeastern | Richard Veney makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:08 | Northeastern | Richard Veney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin's layup is rejected by Keith Derrick | 55-58 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Sean Tims clanks a jumper from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 07:36 | Northeastern | Edward Hall gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Veney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Maples (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Derrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schuelke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Greg Ropp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Northeastern | Adam Maples is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Adam Maples, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth (C) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF), James Garr (PF) Daniel Benjamin, James Schuelke, Greg Ropp | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Polinski | 55-60 |
| 07:14 | Northeastern | Richard Veney is hacked by James Allan in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), Patrick Holton (SG) Richard Veney, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:54 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | James Allan buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Savitz | 55-62 |
| 06:24 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro double dribbles | 55-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (SF), David Lane (PF) Micheal Ribeiro, Adam Maples | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG), Michael Holland (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Andrew Savitz, James Garr, Sean Tims | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-62 |
| 06:09 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Harold Farnsworth | 55-62 |
| 05:47 | Northeastern | Richard Veney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Lane | 57-62 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | James Schuelke is fouled on the floor by Richard Veney - foul #3 on Richard Veney, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edward Hall (SG) Patrick Holton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (SF) Kevin Polinski | |
| 05:29 | Kent State | James Schuelke makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:29 | Northeastern | David Lane grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 05:11 | Northeastern | David Lane can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bell | 57-63 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | James Schuelke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 04:39 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Richard Veney | 57-63 |
| 04:20 | Northeastern | Edward Hall is fouled on the floor by James Schuelke - foul #3 on James Schuelke, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Leon Walston (PG), Patrick Holton (SG), Micheal Ribeiro (SF), Adam Maples (PF), Franklin Hill (C) Frank Christian, Edward Hall, Richard Veney, David Lane, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) James Allan, Michael Holland | |
| 04:07 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:06 | Northeastern | Adam Maples tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell is hacked by Franklin Hill - foul #1 on Franklin Hill, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF) James Schuelke | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:29 | Northeastern | Leon Walston hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Micheal Ribeiro | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Leon Walston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Maples (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Franklin Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 03:03 | Northeastern | Leon Walston gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:58 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), Harold Farnsworth (C) Leon Walston, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Michael Holland (PF) Daniel Benjamin, Greg Ropp | |
| 02:47 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Bell - foul #1 on Ryan Bell, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 02:47 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Micheal Ribeiro - foul #4 on Micheal Ribeiro, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Adam Maples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-67 |
| 02:15 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Frank Christian hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Holton | 67-67 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Ryan Bell is called for traveling | 67-67 |
| 01:21 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Michael Holland pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Frank Christian misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Bell - foul #2 on Ryan Bell, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Frank Christian misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Frank Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Michael Holland knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by James Allan | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Northeastern | Adam Maples can't finish the layup | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Ryan Bell is hacked by Frank Christian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Christian, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton misses the fullcourt shot | 68-70 |