| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis of NY | PG - Mark Vanhouten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis White (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clint Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Shilling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Francis of NY | Keith Holmes picks off the pass by Clint Cox | 41-30 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:23 | Saint Francis of NY | Jerry Williams is called for the reach on Mark Vanhouten - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 19:07 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-30 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Lingo | 41-30 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Russell - foul #3 on John Russell, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Melvin Walker (PF) John Russell | |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:20 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Keith Holmes makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 45-33 |
| 17:47 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Edward Higgin (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), Dan Eby (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Keith Holmes, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill (PG), Benjamin Drexler (SG), Andre Ferrari (SF), Mark Nance (C) Mark Vanhouten, Travis White, Clint Cox, Gary Shilling | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Andre Ferrari steals it from Richard Smoot | 45-33 |
| 17:17 | Saint Francis of NY | Andre Ferrari clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Edward Higgin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Smoot | 47-33 |
| 16:38 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-33 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Edward Higgin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Zmolek | 50-33 |
| 16:01 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Walker | 50-36 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Andre Ferrari steals it from Cecil Hawkins in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cecil Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Smoot (fairly fresh) PF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis of NY | PG - David Hemphill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Drexler (fairly fresh) SF - Andre Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Melvin Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Saint Francis of NY | Melvin Walker slams it home on a great pass from David Hemphill | 50-38 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 15:30 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | Saint Francis of NY | Andre Ferrari clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 15:14 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance tips it in | 50-40 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Nance - foul #2 on Mark Nance, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Donald Lingo (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, Edward Higgin, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten (PG), Travis White (SG), Clint Cox (SF), John Russell (PF), Gary Shilling (C) David Hemphill, Benjamin Drexler, Andre Ferrari, Melvin Walker, Mark Nance | |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:49 | Saint Francis of NY | Gary Shilling snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 14:32 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 14:30 | Saint Francis of NY | Gary Shilling hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 13:53 | Saint Francis of NY | John Russell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Richard Smoot grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 13:45 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:23 | Saint Francis of NY | John Russell is hacked by Richard Smoot - foul #1 on Richard Smoot, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Holmes (SF), James Beverly (PF) Richard Smoot, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Donald Tiger (C) Gary Shilling | |
| 13:04 | Saint Francis of NY | John Russell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-42 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Keith Holmes gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Jerry Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 12:50 | Saint Francis of NY | The rebound goes to Clint Cox | 53-42 |
| 12:44 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Vanhouten | 53-44 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Williams | 55-44 |
| 12:07 | Saint Francis of NY | Donald Tiger hits a jump hook from close range | 55-46 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Jerry Williams snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Bockman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis of NY | PG - Mark Vanhouten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clint Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Russell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Tiger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 11:28 | Saint Francis of NY | Donald Tiger gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:21 | Saint Francis of NY | John Russell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:20 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:06 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Herbert Fritsche | 55-46 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | John Russell picks off the pass by Herbert Fritsche in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 10:55 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Edward Higgin (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Keith Holmes, James Beverly, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill (PG), Andre Ferrari (SF), Mark Nance (PF), Gary Shilling (C) Mark Vanhouten, Clint Cox, John Russell, Donald Tiger | |
| 10:55 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:55 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Nance - foul #3 on Mark Nance, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Benjamin Drexler (SG) Travis White | |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:24 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance can't connect on a runner from the right block | 57-48 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Zmolek | 57-48 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Donald Lingo can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-48 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Edward Higgin gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 09:45 | Saint Francis of NY | Gary Shilling grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 09:29 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Drexler | 57-51 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Donald Lingo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Andre Ferrari - foul #1 on Andre Ferrari, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Keith Holmes (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten (PG), Clint Cox (SF), Melvin Walker (PF) Benjamin Drexler, Andre Ferrari, Mark Nance | |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:00 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox loses the dribble to Donald Lingo | 59-51 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Higgin | 62-51 |
| 08:12 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:02 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 07:47 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Keith Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Edward Higgin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis of NY | PG - Mark Vanhouten (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hemphill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clint Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Shilling (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Keith Holmes hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Edward Higgin | 64-51 |
| 07:07 | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Hemphill, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten, Keith Holmes, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Benjamin Drexler (PG), Travis White (SG), Andre Ferrari (SF), John Russell (PF), Donald Tiger (C) Mark Vanhouten, David Hemphill, Clint Cox, Melvin Walker, Gary Shilling | |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-51 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | James Beverly snags the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Zmolek | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:16 | Saint Francis of NY | Donald Tiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (PF) Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox (SF), Mark Nance (PF) Benjamin Drexler, John Russell | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Dan Eby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the tip | 66-51 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Fritsche | 66-51 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dan Eby, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Keith Holmes (SF) Herbert Fritsche, Cecil Hawkins | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten (PG), John Russell (PF) Andre Ferrari, Donald Tiger | |
| 05:10 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 66-51 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Edward Higgin misses the easy open layup | 66-51 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Dan Eby snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Keith Holmes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 04:22 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:13 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 04:11 | Saint Francis of NY | John Russell snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 03:58 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Vanhouten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-51 |
| 03:57 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Higgin | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Higgin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis of NY | PG - Mark Vanhouten (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis White (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Clint Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Russell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Nance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance misses badly on a shot in the paint | 69-53 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Beverly | 69-53 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dan Eby | 72-53 |
| 02:30 | Saint Francis of NY | Travis White comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Keith Holmes pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Clint Cox picks off the pass by Jerry Williams | 72-53 |
| 01:55 | Saint Francis of NY | Clint Cox lays it up and in | 72-55 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | John Russell is called for the reach on Edward Higgin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Russell, team foul #6 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Keith Holmes | |
| Subs | Saint Francis of NY | David Hemphill (PG), Benjamin Drexler (SG), Andre Ferrari (SF), Melvin Walker (PF) Mark Vanhouten, Travis White, Clint Cox, John Russell | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Edward Higgin misses the 3 from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 01:39 | Saint Francis of NY | Melvin Walker grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 01:28 | Saint Francis of NY | Andre Ferrari misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-55 |
| 01:27 | Saint Francis of NY | Andre Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 72-55 |
| 01:08 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Kevin Zmolek - foul #1 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance misses the free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Edward Higgin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is hacked by Melvin Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Walker, team foul #7 | 72-57 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Edward Higgin misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:06 | Saint Francis of NY | Melvin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:48 | Saint Francis of NY | Melvin Walker's pass is intercepted by Dan Eby | 72-57 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Dan Eby | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Saint Francis of NY | Andre Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 00:39 | Saint Francis of NY | Mark Nance can't tip it in | 74-57 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis of NY | Saint Francis of NY is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is hacked by David Hemphill - foul #2 on David Hemphill, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Edward Higgin makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Edward Higgin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:06 | Saint Francis of NY | Benjamin Drexler makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Melvin Walker | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Edward Higgin runs out the clock | 76-59 |