| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Granger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 19:37 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Streit | 34-41 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Mark Spillers steps in front of the Dikembe Aoki pass | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | Youngstown State | William Streit is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:29 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Micheal Granger | 34-43 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | John Hilliard is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| 18:04 | Youngstown State | William Streit misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-43 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Hans Suleski | 34-43 |
| 17:44 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski banks in the layup | 34-45 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mark Spillers - foul #3 on Mark Spillers, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, Stephen Kelly, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn (C) Mark Spillers | |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:31 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:22 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Micheal Granger and he's hacked by Sobieslaw Rupinski - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Briski (PF) Micheal Granger | |
| 17:22 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Larry Dean double dribbles | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Moore (C) Raymond Hebert | |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | James Briski dunks the ball | 35-50 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 16:27 | Youngstown State | William Streit gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 16:03 | Youngstown State | Milton Morrison swats the short shot by Elmer Flynn | 35-50 |
| 16:01 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore tips it back up and in | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Briski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elmer Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 15:32 | Youngstown State | William Streit is denied on a layup by Milton Morrison | 38-52 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Moore - foul #3 on Jon Moore, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Ronald Olsen, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (PG), Raymond Hebert (SF), Micheal Granger (PF), Mark Spillers (C) William Streit, Hans Suleski, Elmer Flynn, Jon Moore | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Milton Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Milton Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:09 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 15:07 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alberto Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-52 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | John Hilliard tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 14:28 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 14:26 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger tips it in | 40-54 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | John Hilliard hits the finger roll | 42-54 |
| 14:02 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert lays it up and in on a great pass from James Briski | 42-56 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Mark Spillers - foul #4 on Mark Spillers, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Stephen Kelly (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski (SG), Elmer Flynn (C) James Briski, Mark Spillers | |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:31 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Alberto Gonzalez | 44-59 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Raymond Hebert is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #1 on Raymond Hebert, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Larry Dean (PF) Robert Baker, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Streit (PG) Alberto Gonzalez | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Elmer Flynn denies the turnaround by John Hilliard | 44-59 |
| 13:04 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 12:45 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (C) Dikembe Aoki, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Moore (C) Micheal Granger | |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Raymond Hebert takes the ball from Brian Oyama | 44-59 |
| 12:31 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert banks in the layup | 44-61 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Brian Oyama drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Baker | 46-61 |
| 12:08 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 46-61 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Robert Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hebert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Elmer Flynn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Oyama - foul #4 on Brian Oyama, team foul #3 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Brian Oyama | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (PG), James Briski (SG), Micheal Granger (PF) William Streit, Hans Suleski, Elmer Flynn | |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Larry Dean knocks in the shot from the right block | 51-63 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Briski - foul #3 on James Briski, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Milton Morrison (PF) Frank Sullivan, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski (SG), Kenneth Patton (C) Raymond Hebert, Jon Moore | |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 10:36 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Patton grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 10:20 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-65 |
| 10:19 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:10 | Kent State | John Hilliard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SF) Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Streit (PG) Alberto Gonzalez | |
| 09:57 | Youngstown State | William Streit is hacked by Ronald Olsen - foul #1 on Ronald Olsen, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (PF) John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Youngstown State | James Briski misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 09:38 | Youngstown State | James Briski makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 09:38 | Youngstown State | James Briski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | James Briski steals the ball from Robert Baker | 51-68 |
| 09:02 | Youngstown State | William Streit misses long on a runner from the baseline | 51-68 |
| 09:00 | Youngstown State | William Streit tips it in | 51-70 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses the jumper from the right block | 51-70 |
| 08:53 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | Andres Cantu swats the layup by James Briski | 51-70 |
| 08:39 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 08:26 | Youngstown State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is called for the reach on William Streit - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #6 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, Andres Cantu, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (SG), Raymond Hebert (SF), Elmer Flynn (PF), Jon Moore (C) Hans Suleski, James Briski, Micheal Granger, Kenneth Patton | |
| 08:07 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn clanks a floater from the left side | 51-70 |
| 08:05 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn tips it back up and in | 51-72 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is hacked by Jon Moore - foul #4 on Jon Moore, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski (SG), Mark Spillers (C) William Streit, Jon Moore | |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 07:43 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-72 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Alberto Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hebert (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Elmer Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 07:35 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Mark Spillers | 51-72 |
| 07:06 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-72 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't tip it in | 51-72 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki snags the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 05:48 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-72 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Brian Oyama gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki tips it home | 53-72 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-75 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 53-75 |
| 04:39 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-75 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-75 |
| 03:53 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Raymond Hebert makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elmer Flynn | 53-77 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Alberto Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hebert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Elmer Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 02:48 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Hebert | 56-79 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Sullivan | 58-79 |
| 02:07 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on John Hilliard - foul #2 on John Hilliard, team foul #7 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Ronald Olsen (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Briski (SG), Jon Moore (SF) Hans Suleski, Raymond Hebert | |
| 02:07 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers makes the free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Milton Morrison is called for traveling | 58-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Patton (C) Mark Spillers | |
| 01:31 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Briski | 58-85 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 61-85 |
| 01:05 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn is hacked by Stephen Kelly - foul #3 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #8 | 61-85 |
| 01:05 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 61-86 |
| 01:05 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-87 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Milton Morrison drills a runner in the lane and he's fouled by James Briski - foul #4 on James Briski, team foul #8 | 63-87 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Milton Morrison misses the free throw | 63-87 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore pulls down the rebound | 63-87 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez connects on the jumper from the left wing | 63-89 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Kelly | 66-89 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez runs out the clock | 66-89 |