| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Harbison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Henley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Fields (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Michael Wyman drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chester Jordan | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston tips it home | 36-33 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Chester Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Gaston | 38-33 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Michael Wyman drills a jumper from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Fields grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Gaston | 41-35 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Michael Wyman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Daniel Harbison | 41-35 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jay Gaston | 43-35 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Robert Mireles is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harbison - foul #3 on Daniel Harbison, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SG), Joseph Embree (C) Daniel Harbison, Dennis Fields | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), James Taylor (PF) Chester Jordan, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 17:09 | Kent State | James Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Waggoner | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Wyman - foul #3 on Michael Wyman, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (SG), Richard Evans (C) John Henley, Robert Seales | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Richard Warr (PF), Randy Dean (C) Robert Mireles, Leon Waggoner, Michael Wyman | |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Randy Dean misses the dunk | 45-38 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Randy Dean comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Embree | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Embree (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Utter (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sean Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Warr (fresh) C - Randy Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Shawn Johnson | 47-38 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Richard Warr buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sean Lawson | 47-41 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Warr steps in front of the Richard Evans pass | 47-41 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Richard Evans takes the ball from Johnathan Wilson | 47-41 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Gaston | 50-41 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | James Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Embree | 50-41 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 50-41 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Richard Warr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison (SG), John Henley (SF), Robert Seales (PF), Dennis Fields (C) Jay Gaston, Joseph Embree, Charles Utter, Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Mireles (SG), Leon Waggoner (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF), Michael Wyman (C) Sean Lawson, Johnathan Wilson, James Taylor, Richard Warr, Randy Dean | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by John Henley is denied by Kenneth Bergren | 52-41 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Michael Wyman gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Mireles | 52-44 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison is fouled on the floor by Chester Jordan - foul #2 on Chester Jordan, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Ranallo (PG) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley makes the 3 from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Robert Mireles is whistled for traveling | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Charles Utter (SG) David Ranallo, Daniel Harbison | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-44 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Robert Mireles is hacked by Robert Seales - foul #1 on Robert Seales, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on John Henley - foul #1 on John Henley, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Jordan is called for the reach on Robert Seales - foul #3 on Chester Jordan, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Taylor (PF) Kenneth Bergren | |
| 11:47 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Robert Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Utter (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Fields (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Robert Mireles scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 55-48 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Fields hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Utter | 57-48 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Michael Wyman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 57-48 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison (SG), Joseph Embree (PF), Richard Evans (C) John Henley, Robert Seales, Dennis Fields | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), Johnathan Wilson (SG), Kenneth Bergren (PF), Randy Dean (C) Chester Jordan, Robert Mireles, Leon Waggoner, Michael Wyman | |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG) Jay Gaston | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Lawson | 57-50 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bergren - foul #3 on Kenneth Bergren, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Henley (SF) Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter is hacked by Kenneth Bergren - foul #4 on Kenneth Bergren, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Richard Evans (C) Daniel Harbison, Charles Utter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Warr (PF) Kenneth Bergren | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Johnson | 59-50 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Sean Lawson knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Johnathan Wilson | 59-52 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jay Gaston | 61-52 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Richard Warr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Randy Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | James Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SG), Robert Seales (PF), Dennis Fields (C) Shawn Johnson, Joseph Embree, Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Mireles (SG), Leon Waggoner (SF), Michael Wyman (C) Sean Lawson, Johnathan Wilson, James Taylor, Randy Dean | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leon Waggoner | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Charles Utter (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Henley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Warr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the shot from the right block | 61-52 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Seales | 61-52 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Tech | Leon Waggoner steals the ball from Jay Gaston | 61-52 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Robert Mireles dunks the ball set up by Leon Waggoner | 61-54 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales double dribbles | 61-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Daniel Harbison (SG) Jay Gaston, John Henley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren (PF) Richard Warr | |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Wyman | 61-56 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Mireles - foul #2 on Robert Mireles, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Michael Wyman snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales lays it up and in | 64-56 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Chester Jordan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), John Henley (SF) Shawn Johnson, Charles Utter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley misses the runner in the paint | 64-56 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Seales | 64-56 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-56 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley tips it home | 66-56 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Fields grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wyman blocks the jumper by Jay Gaston | 66-56 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Daniel Harbison is called for the reach on Robert Mireles - foul #4 on Daniel Harbison, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SG), Joseph Embree (C) Daniel Harbison, Dennis Fields | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG) Chester Jordan | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Michael Wyman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-56 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Charles Utter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Henley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Embree (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sean Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Michael Wyman's layup is rejected by John Henley | 66-56 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Utter | 68-56 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Robert Mireles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Utter - foul #2 on Charles Utter, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Robert Mireles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Seales | 68-56 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter knocks in the runner in the paint | 70-56 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Leon Waggoner drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wyman | 70-58 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison (SG), Dennis Fields (C) Charles Utter, Joseph Embree | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG) Sean Lawson | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Jordan is called for the reach on Daniel Harbison - foul #4 on Chester Jordan, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Charles Utter (SF), Joseph Embree (PF), Richard Evans (C) Jay Gaston, John Henley, Robert Seales, Dennis Fields | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Lawson (PG), Johnathan Wilson (SG), James Taylor (SF), Richard Warr (PF), Randy Dean (C) Chester Jordan, Robert Mireles, Leon Waggoner, Kenneth Bergren, Michael Wyman | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Sean Lawson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harbison hits a shot from the right side set up by Richard Evans | 73-58 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | James Taylor misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Utter - foul #3 on Charles Utter, team foul #6 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Ranallo (SF) Daniel Harbison | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:47 | Kent State | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Shawn Johnson | 75-59 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Johnson | 77-59 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Lawson | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee Tech | David Ranallo loses the dribble to Johnathan Wilson | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | James Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Randy Dean - foul #1 on Randy Dean, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson runs out the clock | 79-64 |