| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Rasch (fresh) SG - Ronald Moon (fresh) SF - Danny Pizzo (fresh) PF - David Carter (fresh) C - Paul Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) PF - John Occhipinti (fresh) C - John Hilliard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Occhipinti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on John Occhipinti - foul #1 on John Occhipinti, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Occhipinti | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Sacramento State | David Carter is hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #1 on Brian Oyama, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | John Hilliard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:14 | Sacramento State | David Carter gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:01 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by John Occhipinti | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:46 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:45 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch misses the lay-in | 1-2 |
| 17:25 | Sacramento State | David Carter tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | John Occhipinti comes up short on the shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to David Carter | 3-2 |
| 17:08 | Sacramento State | David Carter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | John Occhipinti misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale (PG), Steven Slaughter (SG), Norman Luu (PF) Douglas Rasch, Ronald Moon, David Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Hilliard | |
| 16:49 | Kent State | John Occhipinti misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | John Occhipinti misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Norman Luu | 3-2 |
| 16:31 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (C) John Occhipinti | |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Melvin Hale is called for the reach on Ronald Olsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Hale, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Baker | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Hale | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Melvin Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Slaughter (fresh) SF - Danny Pizzo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Norman Luu (fresh) C - Paul Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) C - Larry Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Danny Pizzo takes the ball from Ronald Olsen in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 15:40 | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch (PG), Ronald Moon (SG), David Justus (SF), David Carter (PF) Melvin Hale, Steven Slaughter, Danny Pizzo, Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:17 | Sacramento State | Norman Luu connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Rasch | 7-5 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Olsen, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is hacked by Douglas Rasch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Rasch, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dennis Dickerson (C) Norman Luu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Andres Cantu (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Milton Morrison | |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Larry Dean tips it in | 7-7 |
| 14:14 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Justus | 9-7 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Larry Dean is open and scores on a floater from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Rasch | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Larry Dean drills a fadeaway from the left block | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | David Carter misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andres Cantu - foul #1 on Andres Cantu, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale (PG), Steven Slaughter (SG), Danny Pizzo (SF), Paul Gordon (C) Douglas Rasch, Ronald Moon, David Justus, Dennis Dickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), John Occhipinti (PF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Andres Cantu, Larry Dean | |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | John Hilliard drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by David Carter - foul #2 on David Carter, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Luu (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:45 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Sacramento State | Norman Luu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Robert Baker clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 12:21 | Sacramento State | Steven Slaughter snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is called for the reach on Melvin Hale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Sobieslaw Rupinski | |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Slaughter | 17-14 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | John Occhipinti lays it up and in | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Melvin Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Slaughter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Pizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Norman Luu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) PF - John Occhipinti (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Sacramento State | Norman Luu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Occhipinti | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Steven Slaughter is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #1 on Steven Slaughter, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Meredith (PG), Ronald Moon (SG), David Justus (SF), Daniel Linn (PF) Melvin Hale, Steven Slaughter, Danny Pizzo, Norman Luu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Andres Cantu (PF), Milton Morrison (C) Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Brian Oyama is open but misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 10:49 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon is hacked by William Otis - foul #1 on William Otis, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dennis Dickerson (C) Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Larry Dean (C) William Otis, Andres Cantu | |
| 10:29 | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch (PG) Ronald Moon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:12 | Sacramento State | David Justus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brian Oyama | 17-18 |
| 09:34 | Sacramento State | Daniel Linn banks in the layup on a great pass from David Justus | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Brian Oyama connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Sullivan | 19-20 |
| 08:56 | Sacramento State | David Justus misses long on a runner in the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:54 | Sacramento State | Daniel Linn tips it in | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki's pass is intercepted by David Justus in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch dunks the ball on a great pass from David Justus | 23-20 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Larry Dean scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Sullivan | 23-23 |
| 08:05 | Sacramento State | Dennis Dickerson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 23-23 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Larry Dean comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Rasch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Meredith (tiring) SF - David Justus (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Linn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Dickerson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Milton Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Milton Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | David Justus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Dean | 23-25 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the shot from the right block | 23-27 |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | David Justus banks in the layup and he's fouled by Brian Oyama - foul #2 on Brian Oyama, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale (PG), Ronald Moon (SG), Norman Luu (PF), Paul Gordon (C) Douglas Rasch, Frank Meredith, Daniel Linn, Dennis Dickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), John Occhipinti (PF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Milton Morrison, Larry Dean | |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | David Justus makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 06:16 | Sacramento State | David Justus grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:52 | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Otis | 26-27 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | William Otis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 05:31 | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:14 | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Luu | 29-27 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | William Otis makes the shot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 04:40 | Sacramento State | Norman Luu scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Moon | 31-29 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Occhipinti lays it in | 31-31 |
| 04:01 | Sacramento State | David Justus makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Moon | 33-31 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Ronald Moon is called for the reach on Robert Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Moon, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steven Slaughter (PG), Danny Pizzo (SF), David Carter (PF) Melvin Hale, David Justus, Norman Luu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Andres Cantu (SF) William Otis, Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Sobieslaw Rupinski | 33-33 |
| 03:20 | Sacramento State | Steven Slaughter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Steven Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Pizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Cantu (fresh) PF - John Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Steven Slaughter is called for the reach on John Hilliard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Slaughter, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch (PG) Ronald Moon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF) John Occhipinti | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 03:07 | Sacramento State | Brian Oyama steals it from Steven Slaughter | 36-34 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Brian Oyama banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Steven Slaughter buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Rasch | 39-36 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | John Hilliard clanks a shot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | Paul Gordon snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 02:32 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (C) John Hilliard | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Slaughter - foul #3 on Steven Slaughter, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon (SG) Steven Slaughter | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Occhipinti (PF) Andres Cantu | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:02 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Danny Pizzo and he's hacked by John Occhipinti - foul #2 on John Occhipinti, team foul #9 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale (SG), Daniel Linn (SF), Norman Luu (C) Ronald Moon, Danny Pizzo, Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG) Sobieslaw Rupinski | |
| 02:02 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon (SG) Douglas Rasch | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 42-38 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| 01:27 | Sacramento State | Daniel Linn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Carter | 44-38 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Norman Luu - foul #1 on Norman Luu, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Danny Pizzo (SF), Paul Gordon (C) Daniel Linn, Norman Luu | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch (PG) Melvin Hale | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Andres Cantu (PF) Frank Sullivan, John Occhipinti | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Paul Gordon | 44-40 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Ronald Moon connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Rasch | 46-40 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Robert Baker is hacked by Ronald Moon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Moon, team foul #10 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Melvin Hale (SG), Daniel Linn (SF), Norman Luu (PF) Ronald Moon, Danny Pizzo, David Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) William Otis, Ronald Olsen, Andres Cantu, Milton Morrison | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch misses the dunk attempt | 46-42 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Douglas Rasch tips it in | 48-42 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Baker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 48-42 |