| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fresh) SG - John McGibbon (fresh) SF - Frank Wible (fresh) PF - David Elliott (fresh) C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Larry Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Frank Wible steals the ball from Robert Boshears | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | High Point | Larry Hughes swats the short shot by Frank Wible | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Robert Boshears drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | High Point | John McGibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | High Point | Frank Wible snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | High Point | John Menjivar can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Briggs - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | High Point | Shawn Reitz grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | High Point | John Menjivar misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | High Point | John Menjivar tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits a driving attempt from close range set up by David Briggs | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | High Point | David Elliott clanks a shot in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | High Point | John McGibbon snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | High Point | Frank Wible hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Menjivar | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | High Point | Kenneth Damm (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 16:40 | High Point | Frank Wible clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SF) Everett Brasfield | |
| 16:40 | High Point | Frank Wible makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | High Point | Frank Wible makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Thomas Huff misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John McGibbon - foul #1 on John McGibbon, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Thomas Huff makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Thomas Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | High Point | Kenneth Damm's pass is intercepted by Thomas Huff | 6-6 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McGibbon (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Wible (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Elliott (fresh) C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Thomas Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) C - James Craine (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Thomas Huff is fouled on the floor by Frank Wible - foul #1 on Frank Wible, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Shawn Reitz (C) Kenneth Damm | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Larry Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Combs (PF) Donald Levering, James Craine | |
| 15:01 | High Point | John McGibbon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Wible | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Robert Boshears's pass is intercepted by John McGibbon | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | High Point | John McGibbon hits the finger roll | 10-6 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Briggs | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | High Point | Frank Wible hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 10-8 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Larry Hughes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Briggs | 10-10 |
| 13:28 | High Point | Frank Wible hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | David Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | High Point | Kenneth Damm (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Huff (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Everett Brasfield, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 12:51 | High Point | David Elliott hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | High Point | Frank Wible hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock misses the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Damm - foul #1 on Kenneth Damm, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:21 | High Point | John Menjivar misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | High Point | Kenneth Damm gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | High Point | Matthew Dunneback is called for the reach on John Menjivar - foul #1 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | High Point | David Nichols (SG), David Carroll (SF) John McGibbon, Frank Wible | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:01 | High Point | David Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF) Thomas Huff | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | David Nichols is called for the reach on Matthew Dunneback - foul #1 on David Nichols, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nichols (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) PF - David Elliott (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Donald Levering (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Craine (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | James Craine buries a jumper in the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:11 | High Point | Kenneth Damm's floater is tipped away by Todd Tadlock | 12-13 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's fadeaway is rejected by David Carroll | 12-13 |
| 10:46 | High Point | The rebound goes to Kenneth Damm | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | High Point | David Nichols is fouled on the floor by Todd Tadlock - foul #1 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | High Point | John McGibbon (PG), Frank Wible (SF), Tracy Gambill (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Menjivar, David Carroll, David Elliott, Kenneth Damm | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 10:25 | High Point | Tracy Gambill scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John McGibbon | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | David Briggs is hacked by John McGibbon - foul #2 on John McGibbon, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (PG) John McGibbon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SF) Everett Brasfield | |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Chester Seibel - foul #1 on Chester Seibel, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SF) Thomas Huff | |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | High Point | Tracy Gambill snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | High Point | Chester Seibel is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | David Nichols steals it from Larry Hughes | 15-14 |
| 09:17 | High Point | Tracy Gambill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | High Point | Frank Wible tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Briggs | 15-14 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tracy Gambill - foul #1 on Tracy Gambill, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | High Point | John Menjivar (PG), David Elliott (PF), Kenneth Damm (C) David Nichols, Tracy Gambill, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF) David Briggs | |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:30 | High Point | Kenneth Damm connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Wible | 17-16 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Robert Boshears hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Robert Boshears tips it home | 17-18 |
| 07:51 | High Point | Chester Seibel is fouled on the floor by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | High Point | David Carroll (SF) Frank Wible | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) Robert Boshears, Donald Levering, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 07:43 | High Point | David Elliott can't finish the layup but the foul's on Todd Tadlock - foul #2 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Todd Tadlock | |
| 07:43 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:43 | High Point | David Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Seibel (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) PF - David Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Thomas Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | John Menjivar is called for the reach on Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on John Menjivar, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | High Point | David Nichols (SG), Shawn Reitz (C) Chester Seibel, Kenneth Damm | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Matthew Dunneback | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:19 | High Point | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 06:56 | High Point | David Elliott loses the dribble to Everett Brasfield | 18-18 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | James Craine misses short on a shot from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 06:29 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Everett Brasfield - foul #2 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Combs (PF) Thomas Huff, Larry Hughes | |
| 06:29 | High Point | John Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:29 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 06:08 | High Point | David Carroll grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 05:53 | High Point | Shawn Reitz misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Craine | 19-20 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Shawn Reitz is called for the reach on Donald Levering - foul #1 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (SG), Frank Wible (SF), Tracy Gambill (PF), Kenneth Damm (C) David Nichols, David Carroll, David Elliott, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Robert Boshears (SG) David Briggs, Everett Brasfield | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Donald Levering makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:34 | High Point | Frank Wible gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:19 | High Point | Tracy Gambill is whistled for traveling | 19-21 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Thomas Combs double dribbles | 19-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Ronald Hankins (SG) John Menjivar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Donald Levering, James Craine | |
| 04:47 | High Point | Kenneth Damm comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Dunneback | 19-21 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 04:25 | High Point | Frank Wible gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:18 | High Point | Tracy Gambill loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | High Point | David Nichols (SG), David Elliott (PF) Ronald Hankins, Tracy Gambill | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff | |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is hacked by Frank Wible - foul #2 on Frank Wible, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | High Point | John Menjivar (PG), John McGibbon (SG), Shawn Reitz (C) Chester Seibel, David Nichols, Kenneth Damm | |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:36 | High Point | Frank Wible is called for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McGibbon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Wible (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield blows the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Reitz - foul #2 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #11 | 19-23 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG) Robert Boshears | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:57 | High Point | John Menjivar loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | High Point | David Carroll (SF) Frank Wible | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | James Craine misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John McGibbon - foul #3 on John McGibbon, team foul #12 | 19-25 |
| Subs | High Point | David Nichols (SG), Kenneth Damm (C) John McGibbon, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SF) David Briggs, Everett Brasfield | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | James Craine misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | James Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 02:28 | High Point | David Elliott can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Craine - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Todd Tadlock | |
| 02:28 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:28 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Donald Levering makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Huff and he's fouled by David Nichols - foul #2 on David Nichols, team foul #13 | 21-29 |
| Subs | High Point | Tracy Gambill (PF) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (PF) James Craine | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:07 | High Point | David Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:57 | High Point | Tracy Gambill drills a shot near the basket | 23-29 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 23-29 |
| 01:33 | High Point | Kenneth Damm grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 01:28 | High Point | John Menjivar is hacked by Donald Levering - foul #1 on Donald Levering, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | High Point | Frank Wible (SF) David Carroll | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock | |
| 01:28 | High Point | John Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:28 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield drills a turnaround from the left block | 24-31 |
| 01:03 | High Point | John Menjivar misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Larry Hughes snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 00:37 | High Point | The rebound goes to Kenneth Damm | 24-31 |
| 00:19 | High Point | David Nichols is fouled on the floor by Donald Levering - foul #2 on Donald Levering, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (PG), David Elliott (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Menjivar, Tracy Gambill, Kenneth Damm | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), James Craine (C) Donald Levering, Larry Hughes | |
| 00:19 | High Point | David Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:19 | High Point | David Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | James Craine pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Shawn Reitz blocks the jumper by Thomas Combs | 25-31 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | James Craine pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 25-31 |