| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Paul Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Urena (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Triana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Richards | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-26 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Triana | 31-26 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Floyd McConchie - foul #1 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Robert Urena is fouled on the floor by Frank Triana - foul #1 on Frank Triana, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall tips it home | 31-31 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 31-31 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Urena | 31-31 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Hall | 31-34 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Robert Urena knocks in the runner from the right block | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Richards | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Clarence Richards steals it from Floyd McConchie | 33-37 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall lays it in on a great pass from Clarence Richards | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Paul Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Blythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McConchie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Urena (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Triana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Robert Urena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF) James Blythe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Somalski (PG), Michael Gragg (SG), George Maiden (SF), Wesley Dibiase (PF), Kevin Pine (C) Charles Marshall, Clarence Richards, Brett Marshall, Frank Triana, Curtis Hall | |
| 15:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg is fouled on the floor by Floyd McConchie - foul #2 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Somalski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Somalski, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | John Somalski is called for the reach on Paul Griffin - foul #2 on John Somalski, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Pine - foul #1 on Kevin Pine, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Paul Griffin - foul #1 on Paul Griffin, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG) Steven Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Urena hits a jumper from the baseline set up by James Blythe | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr (C) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Clarence Richards (SG), Frank Triana (C) John Somalski, Michael Gragg, Kevin Pine | |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Robert Urena hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 36-41 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Paul Griffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Griffin, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG) Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall (SF), Curtis Hall (C) George Maiden, Frank Triana | |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall buries a turnaround from the left block | 36-43 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | James Blythe misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Dibiase - foul #4 on Wesley Dibiase, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Floyd McConchie, Jonathon Kerr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana (PF) Wesley Dibiase | |
| 12:14 | Kent State | James Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | James Blythe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Blythe steals it from Brett Marshall | 37-43 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Arron Hanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Blythe | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arron Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Blythe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Urena (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Triana (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Marshall and he's hacked by Robert Urena - foul #3 on Robert Urena, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (PG), Jason Lenhart (SG), Robert Jordan (PF) Arron Hanson, James Blythe, Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden (SF) Brett Marshall | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Moore is blocked by George Maiden | 39-46 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana is fouled on the floor by Paul Griffin - foul #3 on Paul Griffin, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (SG) Jason Lenhart | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg (PG), Brett Marshall (PF) Charles Marshall, Curtis Hall | |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Robert Jordan pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Gragg - foul #1 on Michael Gragg, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG), Robert Urena (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Steven Nguyen, Robert Jordan, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Somalski (PG) Clarence Richards | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Paul Griffin gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Robert Urena tips it in | 45-46 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Frank Triana is blocked by Robert Urena | 45-46 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses the runner from close range | 45-46 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg is hacked by Jonathon Kerr - foul #2 on Jonathon Kerr, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG), Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Paul Griffin, Floyd McConchie, Jonathon Kerr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Clarence Richards (SG), Kevin Pine (PF), Curtis Hall (C) John Somalski, George Maiden, Brett Marshall, Frank Triana | |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall buries a floater from close range set up by Michael Gragg | 47-48 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Kevin Pine is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Kevin Pine, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase (PF) Michael Gragg | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arron Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Urena (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Pine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Dibiase (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards drills a jump hook from close range set up by Curtis Hall | 49-50 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | James Blythe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Arron Hanson tips it in | 51-50 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Marshall | 51-53 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen misses long on a runner from the left block | 51-53 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Nguyen blocks the jumper by Charles Marshall | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Pine tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Arron Hanson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall loses the dribble to Robert Moore | 51-55 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (PG), Floyd McConchie (SF) Arron Hanson, Steven Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden (SF) Kevin Pine | |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Robert Urena buries a floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Richards | 53-58 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie loses the dribble to George Maiden | 53-58 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall is hacked by Floyd McConchie - foul #3 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jordan (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Robert Urena, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by George Maiden - foul #4 on George Maiden, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana (C) Curtis Hall | |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase blows the layup | 56-60 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Paul Griffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Blythe | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 59-60 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Paul Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Blythe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathon Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Dibiase (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Triana (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Marshall, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Urena (PF), Robert Moore (C) James Blythe, Robert Jordan, Jonathon Kerr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg (PG), Brett Marshall (SG), Curtis Hall (C) Charles Marshall, Clarence Richards, Frank Triana | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG) Steven Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Clarence Richards (SG) Michael Gragg, Brett Marshall | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden blows the layup | 59-60 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | James Blythe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Robert Urena can't tip it in | 59-62 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Robert Moore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd McConchie | 61-64 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Floyd McConchie - foul #4 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Robert Urena hits the follow up shot | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards comes up short on the shot in the paint | 63-66 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Robert Urena can't finish the layup | 63-66 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Robert Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Wesley Dibiase | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase runs out the clock | 63-66 |