| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Russell Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is hacked by Russell Young - foul #1 on Russell Young, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Dan Eby clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 19:34 | Grambling State | Russell Young snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 19:19 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Montero | 21-28 |
| 19:07 | Grambling State | James Hudson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Young | 21-31 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Young - foul #2 on Russell Young, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:42 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Joseph Montero | 21-31 |
| 18:24 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-31 |
| 18:22 | Grambling State | James Hudson hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Montero - foul #2 on Joseph Montero, team foul #3 | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 17:44 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jerry Williams | 21-33 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby loses the ball out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (PF) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (SF) Justin Paxton | |
| 17:13 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 17:02 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 16:45 | Grambling State | Russell Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Beverly - foul #1 on James Beverly, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Kevin Zmolek (C) Herbert Fritsche, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich (PF), Paul Buford (C) Zachary Coulson, Joseph Montero | |
| 16:45 | Grambling State | Russell Young misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 16:45 | Grambling State | Russell Young makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Buford - foul #3 on Paul Buford, team foul #4 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (PG), Geoffrey Line (SG), Bradley Burks (C) Russell Young, James Hudson, Paul Buford | |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:28 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 16:10 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses the driving attempt near the basket | 22-34 |
| 16:08 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Goodrich | 22-34 |
| 15:48 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Lee | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Beverly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) SF - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Goodrich (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Michael Goodrich is called for the reach on James Beverly - foul #1 on Michael Goodrich, team foul #5 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Jerry Williams, Edward Higgin, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Hudson (SG), Justin Paxton (SF), Paul Buford (C) Tommy Lee, Geoffrey Line, Bradley Burks | |
| 15:17 | Kent State | James Beverly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 14:46 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 24-36 |
| 14:44 | Grambling State | Paul Buford can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Beverly | 24-36 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Fritsche | 26-36 |
| 14:20 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Russell Young (PG), Zachary Coulson (PF), Joseph Montero (C) Floyd Sudduth, Michael Goodrich, Paul Buford | |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Russell Young steps in front of the Donald Lingo pass | 26-36 |
| 13:38 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero lays it in | 26-38 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 13:13 | Grambling State | Anthony Bockman swats the layup by Zachary Coulson | 29-38 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Dan Eby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Jerry Williams tips it in | 31-38 |
| 12:33 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 12:31 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 12:29 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Lingo | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 11:48 | Grambling State | James Hudson grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hudson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Paxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Russell Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Jerry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | The 3pt attempt by Dan Eby is denied by Zachary Coulson | 34-38 |
| 11:20 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:13 | Grambling State | Jerry Williams is called for the reach on Russell Young - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (PG), Edward Higgin (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), James Beverly (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (PG), Geoffrey Line (SG), Floyd Sudduth (SF), Michael Goodrich (PF), Paul Buford (C) Russell Young, James Hudson, Justin Paxton, Zachary Coulson, Joseph Montero | |
| 10:58 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 34-38 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Richard Smoot gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Edward Higgin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 10:51 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:28 | Grambling State | Edward Higgin steals the ball from Michael Goodrich | 34-38 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Edward Higgin lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 10:02 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Geoffrey Line and he's hacked by James Beverly - foul #2 on James Beverly, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Anthony Bockman (C) Richard Smoot, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Russell Young (PG) Geoffrey Line | |
| 10:02 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Tommy Lee | 36-41 |
| 09:24 | Grambling State | Paul Buford is hacked by James Beverly - foul #3 on James Beverly, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Hudson (SG), Zachary Coulson (PF), Joseph Montero (C) Tommy Lee, Michael Goodrich, Paul Buford | |
| 09:14 | Grambling State | James Beverly steps in front of the Zachary Coulson pass | 36-41 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:45 | Grambling State | Anthony Bockman is called for the reach on Floyd Sudduth - foul #2 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG) Edward Higgin | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:29 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) James Beverly, Anthony Bockman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Russell Young is called for the reach on Jerry Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Young, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Cecil Hawkins | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Donald Lingo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Montero - foul #3 on Joseph Montero, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich (SF) Floyd Sudduth | |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:46 | Grambling State | Donald Lingo is called for the reach on Zachary Coulson - foul #2 on Donald Lingo, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Richard Smoot | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (PG) Russell Young | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 07:32 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 07:12 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson misses the easy layup | 38-41 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Donald Lingo loses the dribble to Joseph Montero | 38-41 |
| 06:38 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 06:22 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero clanks a jump hook near the basket | 38-41 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 05:58 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Zachary Coulson | 38-41 |
| 05:37 | Grambling State | Donald Lingo steals the ball from Tommy Lee | 38-41 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Montero - foul #4 on Joseph Montero, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (PG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Russell Young (PG), Floyd Sudduth (SG), Justin Paxton (SF), Paul Buford (PF), Bradley Burks (C) Tommy Lee, James Hudson, Michael Goodrich, Zachary Coulson, Joseph Montero | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 05:17 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Bradley Burks | 38-41 |
| 04:56 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Hawkins | 41-41 |
| 04:30 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth is hacked by Anthony Bockman - foul #3 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Herbert Fritsche | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 04:30 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-41 |
| 04:06 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Bradley Burks | 41-41 |
| 03:51 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 03:49 | Grambling State | Paul Buford hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Beverly (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Buford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Bradley Burks blocks the short jumper by Anthony Bockman | 41-43 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Buford - foul #4 on Paul Buford, team foul #9 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Edward Higgin, Richard Smoot, James Beverly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Hudson (SG), Zachary Coulson (PF) Justin Paxton, Bradley Burks | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG) Cecil Hawkins | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Justin Paxton (SF), Joseph Montero (C) Floyd Sudduth, Paul Buford | |
| 02:40 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton is fouled on the floor by Dan Eby - foul #2 on Dan Eby, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| 02:40 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Justin Paxton picks off the pass by Donald Lingo | 43-43 |
| 02:16 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton slams it home | 43-45 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche scores on a 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 01:36 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Hudson | 46-47 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo is fouled on the floor by Zachary Coulson - foul #3 on Zachary Coulson, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:29 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 01:12 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 01:10 | Grambling State | James Hudson grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 01:01 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Russell Young | 47-49 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Donald Lingo comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 00:47 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Joseph Montero | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Bockman | 47-49 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Donald Lingo loses the dribble to Russell Young | 47-49 |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Russell Young lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson gets the rebound | 47-51 |