| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Eicher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hatch (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel's pass is intercepted by John Yokley | 37-26 |
| 19:28 | Marist | John Yokley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-26 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Terry Walker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Johnson | 40-26 |
| 18:22 | Marist | Cecil Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Sonny Puckett | 42-26 |
| 17:33 | Marist | Cecil Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-26 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Ronald Hatch is called for the reach on Terry Walker - foul #3 on Ronald Hatch, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Donald Siebert (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli, Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Marist | David Buchanan (SG), Jay Chaney (SF), Mosi Abu (PF), Joseph Mosley (C) Cecil Smith, Bradley Gregg, Stephen Eicher, Ronald Hatch | |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel blows the layup but he's hacked by Mosi Abu - foul #2 on Mosi Abu, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Elliot Cornish (PG) John Yokley | |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:29 | Marist | Joseph Mosley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-26 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Lee Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-26 |
| 15:58 | Marist | Joseph Mosley gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gregory Best (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Siebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Callahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Elliot Cornish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Chaney (fresh) PF - Mosi Abu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Marist | Joseph Mosley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mosi Abu | 43-29 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Lee Callahan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Mosley - foul #2 on Joseph Mosley, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Ralph Johnson (C) Gregory Best, Donald Siebert, Randy Reynolds, Joshua Ruel | |
| Subs | Marist | John Yokley (PG), Cecil Smith (SG), Bradley Gregg (SF), Stephen Eicher (PF), Ronald Hatch (C) Elliot Cornish, David Buchanan, Jay Chaney, Mosi Abu, Joseph Mosley | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Lee Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Lee Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:57 | Marist | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-29 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | John Yokley is called for the reach on Vaughn Spinelli - foul #3 on John Yokley, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (PF) Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-29 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Terry Walker | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:48 | Marist | Stephen Eicher scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-31 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Stephen Eicher - foul #2 on Stephen Eicher, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Mosley (PF) Stephen Eicher | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Terry Walker and the foul's on Bradley Gregg - foul #1 on Bradley Gregg, team foul #6 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Ruel (PF) Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:52 | Marist | Cecil Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley Gregg | 50-34 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel is hacked by Joseph Mosley - foul #3 on Joseph Mosley, team foul #7 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (SG), Lee Callahan (C) Terry Walker, Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Marist | Jay Chaney (C) Ronald Hatch | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:21 | Marist | Joseph Mosley's floater is knocked away by Lee Callahan | 52-34 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Lee Callahan snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Sonny Puckett | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Best (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Chaney (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Marist | Jay Chaney drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Joseph Mosley takes the ball from Lee Callahan | 54-37 |
| 11:04 | Marist | Bradley Gregg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 11:03 | Marist | Joseph Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:53 | Marist | Bradley Gregg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 54-37 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Lee Callahan scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Best and he's hacked by Jay Chaney - foul #1 on Jay Chaney, team foul #8 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Ralph Johnson (C) Sonny Puckett, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel | |
| Subs | Marist | Elliot Cornish (PG), David Buchanan (SG), Stephen Eicher (PF), Ronald Hatch (C) John Yokley, Cecil Smith, Bradley Gregg, Joseph Mosley | |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Lee Callahan makes the free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:21 | Marist | Jay Chaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Heitz (PF) Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Gregory Best misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Buchanan - foul #1 on David Buchanan, team foul #9 | 57-37 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Gregory Best makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Gregory Best makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Elliot Cornish hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Best - foul #1 on Gregory Best, team foul #1 | 59-37 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Elliot Cornish makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Elliot Cornish makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 59-39 |
| 09:25 | Marist | Stephen Eicher snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 09:18 | Marist | Ronald Hatch can't finish the layup | 59-39 |
| 09:16 | Marist | Ronald Hatch grabs the offensive board | 59-39 |
| 09:08 | Marist | Ronald Hatch comes up short on the shot in the lane | 59-39 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 08:26 | Marist | Jay Chaney clanks a jump hook from close range | 62-39 |
| 08:25 | Marist | Stephen Eicher snags the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Jay Chaney can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #2 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF) Gregory Best, Randy Reynolds, Stephen Heitz | |
| Subs | Marist | John Yokley (PG), Cecil Smith (SG) Elliot Cornish, David Buchanan | |
| 08:10 | Marist | Jay Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Jay Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Stephen Eicher grabs the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 07:58 | Marist | John Yokley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-40 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ralph Johnson | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Chaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Eicher (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hatch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Siebert (SG), Lee Callahan (C) Terry Walker, Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Marist | Bradley Gregg (SF), Mosi Abu (PF), Joseph Mosley (C) Jay Chaney, Stephen Eicher, Ronald Hatch | |
| 07:07 | Marist | Cecil Smith travels with the ball | 62-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (C) Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 06:32 | Marist | Bradley Gregg drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mosi Abu | 65-43 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Donald Siebert scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Sonny Puckett | 67-43 |
| 05:46 | Marist | Joseph Mosley blows the layup | 67-43 |
| 05:45 | Marist | Joseph Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 05:31 | Marist | Randy Reynolds is called for the reach on Mosi Abu - foul #2 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #3 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Stephen Heitz (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel | |
| Subs | Marist | Elliot Cornish (PG), David Buchanan (SG), Jay Chaney (SF) John Yokley, Cecil Smith, Bradley Gregg | |
| 05:25 | Marist | Joseph Mosley misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Lee Callahan - foul #1 on Lee Callahan, team foul #4 | 67-43 |
| 05:25 | Marist | Joseph Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 05:25 | Marist | Joseph Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Donald Siebert hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Elliot Cornish - foul #1 on Elliot Cornish, team foul #10 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Perrigo (C) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Marist | Shaun Painter (SF) Joseph Mosley | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Donald Siebert misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Donald Siebert makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:50 | Marist | David Buchanan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Donald Siebert loses the dribble to Mosi Abu | 68-48 |
| 04:19 | Marist | The pull-up jumper by Elliot Cornish is blocked by Lee Callahan | 68-48 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | James Perrigo gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Mosi Abu steps in front of the Donald Siebert pass | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Siebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Best (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heitz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Perrigo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Elliot Cornish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Painter (fresh) PF - Mosi Abu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jay Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Marist | Jay Chaney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 03:29 | Marist | Shaun Painter snags the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 03:14 | Marist | Elliot Cornish misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | James Perrigo snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Stephen Heitz hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Lee Callahan | 70-48 |
| 02:32 | Marist | David Buchanan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Elliot Cornish blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gregory Best | 70-51 |
| 02:23 | Marist | Mosi Abu gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 02:01 | Marist | Jay Chaney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-51 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Donald Siebert snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Donald Siebert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Heitz | 73-51 |
| 01:26 | Marist | Shaun Painter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Donald Siebert clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 73-54 |
| 01:05 | Marist | Shaun Painter snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 00:54 | Marist | Jay Chaney misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 73-54 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | James Perrigo grabs the board | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Donald Siebert scores on a turnaround in the lane | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Marist | Mosi Abu knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Elliot Cornish | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Donald Siebert runs out the clock | 75-56 |