| Lineup | American U. | PG - Eugene Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schubert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Mike Wright inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | American U. | Sammy Gates scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Weiss | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Howard Rumble scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Lynwood Sandidge | 32-38 |
| 18:54 | American U. | Sammy Gates is called for 3 seconds | 32-38 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is hacked by Eugene Weiss - foul #2 on Eugene Weiss, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the fadeaway near the basket | 32-38 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Eugene Weiss snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:07 | American U. | David Schubert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Carl Kenny clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Howard Rumble pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Josh Burnham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Mike Wright gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:04 | American U. | Josh Burnham is called for the reach on Eugene Weiss - foul #1 on Josh Burnham, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Kuester (SF), Myron Vroman (C) Mike Wright, Sammy Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:46 | American U. | Eugene Weiss makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Kuester | 34-38 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is hacked by John Pelton - foul #3 on John Pelton, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Long (PG), Franklin Lewis (SG), Mathew Cox (C) Eugene Weiss, John Pelton, David Schubert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), John Roberts (C) Howard Rumble, Bryan Shealy | |
| 16:17 | Kent State | John Roberts buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Landis | 34-40 |
| 15:55 | American U. | Robert Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 15:54 | American U. | Robert Kuester pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franklin Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Kuester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Myron Vroman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mathew Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | American U. | Lynwood Sandidge steps in front of the Robert Kuester pass | 34-40 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses the dunk attempt | 34-40 |
| 15:38 | American U. | Mathew Cox snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Franklin Lewis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Carl Kenny hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Eugene Weiss (PG), John Pelton (SG), Mike Wright (SF), David Schubert (PF), Sammy Gates (C) Robert Long, Franklin Lewis, Robert Kuester, Myron Vroman, Mathew Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Bryan Shealy (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Josh Burnham | |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Sammy Gates double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Epperson (PF) Carl Kenny | |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Larry Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike Wright - foul #2 on Mike Wright, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:23 | American U. | Sammy Gates is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | John Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 36-47 |
| 13:37 | American U. | Mike Wright buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Weiss | 39-47 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Alex Epperson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Sammy Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Mike Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Alex Epperson grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | John Pelton takes the ball from Alex Epperson | 39-47 |
| 12:37 | American U. | John Pelton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Howard Rumble throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Long (PG), Robert Kuester (SF), Myron Vroman (PF), Mathew Cox (C) Eugene Weiss, Mike Wright, David Schubert, Sammy Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF) Larry Landis, John Roberts, Bryan Shealy | |
| 12:20 | American U. | Robert Kuester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Alex Epperson | 42-47 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Alex Epperson hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lynwood Sandidge | 42-49 |
| 11:43 | American U. | Mathew Cox clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 11:42 | American U. | Robert Long grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Pelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kuester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Myron Vroman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mathew Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Epperson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | American U. | Myron Vroman misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lynwood Sandidge - foul #2 on Lynwood Sandidge, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Franklin Lewis (SG) John Pelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Michael Keller (C) Howard Rumble, Alex Epperson | |
| 11:31 | American U. | Myron Vroman makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:31 | American U. | Myron Vroman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Myron Vroman is called for the reach on Carl Kenny - foul #2 on Myron Vroman, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Eugene Weiss (PG), David Schubert (PF) Robert Long, Mathew Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Shealy (C) Michael Keller | |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Josh Burnham buries a jump hook near the basket | 44-51 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Eugene Weiss is hacked by Larry Landis - foul #1 on Larry Landis, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wright (SF), Sammy Gates (C) Robert Kuester, Myron Vroman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:31 | American U. | Sammy Gates lays it up and in | 46-51 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | American U. | Eugene Weiss gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Josh Burnham steals it from Eugene Weiss | 46-51 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Sammy Gates is called for the reach on Lynwood Sandidge - foul #3 on Sammy Gates, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | American U. | John Pelton (SG) Franklin Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG) Larry Landis | |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Lynwood Sandidge, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 09:33 | American U. | John Pelton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Eugene Weiss | 49-51 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Carl Kenny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Josh Burnham gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Schubert - foul #2 on David Schubert, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Kuester (SF), Myron Vroman (PF) Mike Wright, David Schubert | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Josh Burnham picks off the pass by John Pelton | 49-53 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Josh Burnham is whistled for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Long (PG), Mathew Cox (C) Eugene Weiss, Sammy Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (SG), Willy Thompson (SF), Alex Epperson (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham | |
| 08:07 | American U. | Alex Epperson steals the ball from Myron Vroman | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Robert Kuester picks off the pass by John Roberts | 49-53 |
| 07:32 | American U. | Mathew Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Epperson | 49-53 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Willy Thompson gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Pelton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kuester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Myron Vroman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mathew Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willy Thompson | 49-55 |
| 06:54 | American U. | John Roberts steals the ball from Robert Long | 49-55 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Eugene Weiss (PG), Franklin Lewis (SG), Mike Wright (SF), David Schubert (PF), Sammy Gates (C) Robert Long, John Pelton, Robert Kuester, Myron Vroman, Mathew Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Howard Rumble, Willy Thompson, John Roberts, Alex Epperson | |
| 06:25 | American U. | Eugene Weiss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Carl Kenny gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Franklin Lewis picks off the pass by Lynwood Sandidge | 49-55 |
| 05:54 | American U. | Carl Kenny is called for the reach on Mike Wright - foul #3 on Carl Kenny, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Mike Wright connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Eugene Weiss is called for the reach on Lynwood Sandidge - foul #3 on Eugene Weiss, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | American U. | John Pelton (SG) Franklin Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:00 | American U. | Sammy Gates can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 52-57 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Josh Burnham snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Larry Landis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:52 | American U. | Sammy Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:29 | American U. | David Schubert hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mike Wright | 54-57 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Sammy Gates pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:53 | American U. | David Schubert clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy scores on a turnaround in the lane | 54-59 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Eugene Weiss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Carl Kenny pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Eugene Weiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Pelton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Schubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | The jump hook by Josh Burnham is blocked by David Schubert | 54-59 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Josh Burnham snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Josh Burnham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryan Shealy | 54-61 |
| 02:24 | American U. | John Pelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Carl Kenny | 54-61 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-61 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy tips it in | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:53 | American U. | The jump hook by Sammy Gates is blocked by Josh Burnham | 54-63 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Eugene Weiss takes the ball from Josh Burnham | 54-63 |
| 01:04 | American U. | Mike Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 01:02 | American U. | Sammy Gates tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Sammy Gates is called for the reach on Bryan Shealy - foul #4 on Sammy Gates, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG) Larry Landis | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Sammy Gates | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | American U. | John Pelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Eugene Weiss is called for the reach on Bryan Shealy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Weiss, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | American U. | John Pelton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is hacked by Eugene Weiss in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eugene Weiss, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Long (PG) Eugene Weiss | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:27 | American U. | Mike Wright is hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Franklin Lewis (SG), Robert Kuester (SF), Myron Vroman (PF), Mathew Cox (C) John Pelton, Mike Wright, David Schubert, Sammy Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Willy Thompson (SG), John Roberts (SF), Alex Epperson (PF), Michael Keller (C) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham, Bryan Shealy | |
| 00:23 | American U. | Robert Kuester connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Myron Vroman | 58-66 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | American U. | John Pelton (SG), Mike Wright (SF), David Schubert (PF), Sammy Gates (C) Franklin Lewis, Robert Kuester, Myron Vroman, Mathew Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson, John Roberts, Alex Epperson, Michael Keller | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is fouled in the backcourt by John Pelton - foul #4 on John Pelton, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | American U. | David Schubert grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 00:16 | American U. | John Pelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 00:15 | American U. | David Schubert grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:13 | American U. | John Pelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Josh Burnham grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Robert Long is called for the reach on Josh Burnham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Sammy Gates drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Long | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Howard Rumble runs out the clock | 60-69 |