| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Milligan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ruben Guercio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Wilner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Troy Marasco inbounds the ball | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Dan Campbell drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Gerald Milligan | 23-42 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Gerald Milligan takes the ball from Mathew Wilner | 23-42 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan lays it up and in | 25-42 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Gerald Milligan steals the ball from Roy Wright | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan loses the ball out of bounds | 25-42 |
| 18:26 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-42 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darryl Randall | 27-42 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith misses the dunk | 27-42 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ruben Guercio | 27-42 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Darryl Randall's pass is intercepted by Mathew Wilner | 27-42 |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Paul Cortes is called for the reach on Gerald Milligan - foul #1 on Paul Cortes, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Pierro (SG), Paul Griffin (PF), Jack Huntley (C) Darryl Randall, Ruben Guercio, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Fenster (SG), Kevin Sippel (SF), David Deem (PF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Roy Wright, Timothy Smith, Mathew Wilner, Lance Scott | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Paul Pierro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Troy Marasco grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Paul Griffin connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Milligan | 29-42 |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | David Deem misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-42 |
| 15:50 | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Milligan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Pierro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Marasco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Huntley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Cortes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Fenster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Sippel (fresh) PF - David Deem (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Paul Pierro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | David Deem grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 29-44 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Paul Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Cortes - foul #2 on Paul Cortes, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Manning (SG), William Skaggs (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), Dan Campbell (C) Paul Pierro, Troy Marasco, Paul Griffin, Jack Huntley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Wright (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Mathew Wilner (PF), Lance Scott (C) Paul Cortes, Kevin Sippel, David Deem, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | William Skaggs grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Frank Manning misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 14:31 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Fenster | 30-46 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | William Skaggs connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Milligan | 32-46 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott misses long on a floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Dan Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio buries a turnaround near the basket | 34-46 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott lays it in and he's fouled by William Skaggs - foul #4 on William Skaggs, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darryl Randall (PG), Troy Marasco (SF), Paul Griffin (PF), Jack Huntley (C) Gerald Milligan, William Skaggs, Ruben Guercio, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes (PG), David Deem (SG), Kevin Sippel (SF) Charles Fenster, Roy Wright, Timothy Smith | |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Kevin Sippel steals it from Jack Huntley | 34-49 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | David Deem scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lance Scott | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Cortes - foul #3 on Paul Cortes, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Pierro (SG) Frank Manning | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell (PF), Dustin Vance (C) Mathew Wilner, Lance Scott | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Troy Marasco makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Darryl Randall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Pierro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Huntley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Deem (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Sippel (fresh) PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | David Deem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Guercio (PF) Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith (SF) Kevin Sippel | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Darryl Randall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Jack Huntley can't tip it in | 35-52 |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith is hacked by Troy Marasco - foul #1 on Troy Marasco, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Wright (SG) Dustin Vance | |
| 10:58 | Nicholls State | Paul Pierro is called for the reach on Roy Wright - foul #1 on Paul Pierro, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Campbell (C) Jack Huntley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Pierro - foul #2 on Paul Pierro, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Manning (SG) Paul Pierro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner (PF), Lance Scott (C) David Deem, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Troy Marasco is whistled for traveling | 35-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), Paul Griffin (SF) Darryl Randall, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Fenster (PG), Kevin Sippel (SF) Paul Cortes, Timothy Smith | |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Ruben Guercio takes the ball from Roy Wright | 35-53 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Paul Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Sippel - foul #1 on Kevin Sippel, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Lee (SF), Jack Huntley (C) Ruben Guercio, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Deem (SG) Roy Wright | |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Paul Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Kevin Sippel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Paul Griffin grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan is hacked by David Deem - foul #3 on David Deem, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Troy Marasco (SF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF) Charles Fenster, Kevin Sippel, Mathew Wilner | |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Andrew Mitchell denies the turnaround by Troy Marasco | 36-53 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darryl Randall (SG) Frank Manning | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Fenster (SG) Lance Scott | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Paul Cortes is called for the reach on Gerald Milligan - foul #4 on Paul Cortes, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Skaggs (SF) Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Darryl Randall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 07:46 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Randall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Skaggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Huntley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Cortes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Fenster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Deem (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Cortes | 36-56 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Skaggs | 38-56 |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Deem | 38-58 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Troy Marasco hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Randall | 40-58 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell is hacked by Jack Huntley - foul #3 on Jack Huntley, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Manning (SG), Ruben Guercio (PF), Dan Campbell (C) Gerald Milligan, Troy Marasco, Jack Huntley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Wright (SG), Kevin Sippel (SF), Mathew Wilner (PF), Lance Scott (C) Paul Cortes, Timothy Smith, David Deem, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott misses the 3 from straight away | 40-58 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Skaggs | 40-58 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Darryl Randall hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ruben Guercio | 43-58 |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Ruben Guercio steals it from Kevin Sippel | 43-58 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Darryl Randall | 45-58 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Lance Scott misses long on a floater in the lane | 45-58 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Dan Campbell gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Frank Manning scores on a jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Kevin Sippel connects on the shot from close range | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Darryl Randall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Skaggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ruben Guercio (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dan Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Fenster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Wilner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lance Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Dan Campbell scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Lance Scott - foul #1 on Lance Scott, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), Troy Marasco (SF), Paul Griffin (PF) Darryl Randall, William Skaggs, Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes (PG), David Deem (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) Charles Fenster, Roy Wright, Kevin Sippel | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Dan Campbell makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mathew Wilner | 50-63 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | David Deem is called for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darryl Randall (PG), Paul Pierro (SG), Jack Huntley (C) Gerald Milligan, Frank Manning, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Fenster (PG), Kevin Sippel (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF), Dustin Vance (C) Paul Cortes, Timothy Smith, Mathew Wilner, Lance Scott | |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Paul Pierro scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Griffin | 56-63 |
| 01:39 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), Frank Manning (SG), William Skaggs (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), Dan Campbell (C) Darryl Randall, Paul Pierro, Troy Marasco, Paul Griffin, Jack Huntley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes (PG), Roy Wright (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Mathew Wilner (PF), Lance Scott (C) Charles Fenster, David Deem, Kevin Sippel, Andrew Mitchell, Dustin Vance | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner is whistled for traveling | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Timothy Smith picks off the pass by Dan Campbell | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright is hacked by Dan Campbell - foul #3 on Dan Campbell, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes is fouled on the floor by Gerald Milligan - foul #2 on Gerald Milligan, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Mitchell (C) Lance Scott | |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Frank Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner is hacked by Gerald Milligan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Milligan, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Mathew Wilner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Frank Manning grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Milligan - foul #4 on Gerald Milligan, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Frank Manning double dribbles | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Paul Cortes runs out the clock | 59-68 |