| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Graham Tillotson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Webre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Mark Durst inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Webre | 28-36 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Robert Mireles's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Farmer | 28-36 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Farmer | 28-36 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter drills a shot in the paint set up by Kenneth Farmer | 28-38 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-38 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | William Webre knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Graham Tillotson | 28-41 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Robert Mireles scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Bergren | 31-41 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Michael Wyman swats the layup by Kenneth Farmer | 31-41 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Robert Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Webre - foul #2 on William Webre, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Robert Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Michael Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Michael Wyman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | William Webre grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Mark Durst hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Durst | 32-44 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | William Webre grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | William Webre drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Durst | 32-46 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-46 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Mireles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Waggoner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Graham Tillotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Webre (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Durst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Coulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Farmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner lays it in on a nice dish by Chester Jordan and the foul's on Kenneth Farmer - foul #2 on Kenneth Farmer, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), Johnathan Wilson (SG), James Taylor (PF), Randy Dean (C) Chester Jordan, Robert Mireles, Kenneth Bergren, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Struthers (PG), Salvador Guerra (SG), Kent Rogers (SF), William Brown (PF), Paul Ellis (C) Graham Tillotson, William Webre, Mark Durst, Michael Coulter, Kenneth Farmer | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Dean - foul #1 on Randy Dean, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Warr (PF) Leon Waggoner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | James Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Paul Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Sean Lawson steps in front of the Paul Struthers pass | 35-47 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Richard Warr gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | James Taylor drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Lawson | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Paul Ellis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Salvador Guerra misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Richard Warr grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Paul Struthers is called for the reach on Johnathan Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Struthers, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Mireles (SG), Leon Waggoner (SF), Michael Wyman (C) Sean Lawson, Johnathan Wilson, Richard Warr, Randy Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (PG), William Webre (SG), Kenneth Farmer (C) Paul Struthers, Salvador Guerra, Paul Ellis | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Chester Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Durst (SF), Michael Coulter (PF) Kent Rogers, William Brown | |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | James Taylor grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Michael Coulter | 37-47 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Michael Wyman steals the ball from Mark Durst | 37-47 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the fadeaway in the paint | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SG - William Webre (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Coulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), Kenneth Bergren (PF) Chester Jordan, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson (PG), Kent Rogers (PF) Michael Lewis, Michael Coulter | |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Graham Tillotson takes the ball from Leon Waggoner | 39-47 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Mark Durst lays it up and in on a nice dish by Graham Tillotson | 39-49 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Mireles and he's fouled by Kent Rogers - foul #3 on Kent Rogers, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SF) Leon Waggoner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Mark Durst | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | William Webre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Michael Wyman steals the ball from Kenneth Farmer | 44-49 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Sean Lawson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wyman | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer makes the floater in the lane | 46-51 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Sean Lawson's pass is intercepted by Graham Tillotson in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | William Brown lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Bergren - foul #2 on Kenneth Bergren, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), James Taylor (SF), Randy Dean (C) Sean Lawson, Robert Mireles, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Struthers (SG), Salvador Guerra (SF), Paul Ellis (C) William Webre, Kent Rogers, Kenneth Farmer | |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Randy Dean misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Ellis | 46-54 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Paul Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Salvador Guerra grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Salvador Guerra misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Randy Dean is fouled on the floor by Paul Ellis - foul #1 on Paul Ellis, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leon Waggoner (SF) Kenneth Bergren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Durst (SF), Kenneth Farmer (C) Graham Tillotson, Paul Ellis | |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Durst | 49-59 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Mireles (SG), Michael Wyman (C) Johnathan Wilson, Randy Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Webre (SG), Michael Coulter (PF) Salvador Guerra, William Brown | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (PG) Paul Struthers | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SG - William Webre (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Durst (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Coulter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer tips it in | 49-61 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Robert Mireles hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Wyman | 51-61 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer buries a shot from the right block | 51-63 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | James Taylor misses the floater in the paint | 51-63 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Chester Jordan - foul #1 on Chester Jordan, team foul #3 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), Kenneth Bergren (PF) Chester Jordan, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson (PG), Kent Rogers (SF), William Brown (C) Michael Lewis, Mark Durst, Kenneth Farmer | |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren blows the layup | 51-65 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Michael Wyman is called for the reach on Kent Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Wyman, team foul #4 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Richard Warr (SF), Randy Dean (C) Robert Mireles, Leon Waggoner, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Struthers (SG), Paul Ellis (C) William Webre, Michael Coulter | |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson is fouled on the floor by Sean Lawson - foul #2 on Sean Lawson, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Richard Warr steals the ball from Graham Tillotson | 51-65 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Richard Warr hits the finger roll | 53-65 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Kent Rogers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Ellis | 53-67 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Sean Lawson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren tips it home | 55-67 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Paul Ellis loses the dribble to Johnathan Wilson | 55-67 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson hits the finger roll | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Mireles (SG), Leon Waggoner (SF), Michael Wyman (C) Sean Lawson, Johnathan Wilson, Richard Warr, Randy Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Webre (SG), Mark Durst (SF), Michael Coulter (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) Paul Struthers, Kent Rogers, William Brown, Paul Ellis | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Kenneth Bergren swats the shot by Kenneth Farmer | 57-67 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Chester Jordan gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Mark Durst pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Graham Tillotson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Webre (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Durst (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Coulter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Chester Jordan picks off the pass by Kenneth Farmer | 57-67 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses the easy layup | 57-67 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Farmer | 57-67 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 57-67 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Mark Durst hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Chester Jordan | 59-69 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Mark Durst clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-69 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Robert Mireles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Mark Durst clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | William Webre clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer grabs the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Michael Coulter clanks a jump hook from the left block | 59-69 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Michael Wyman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Graham Tillotson runs out the clock | 59-69 |