| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Alberto Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sinclair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:20 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 19:19 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Joe McGruder pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is fouled on the floor by Louis Lamb - foul #3 on Louis Lamb, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson (SG) Louis Lamb | |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Brandon Hendry steps in front of the Leonard Horton pass | 24-30 |
| 18:35 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Knudtson - foul #2 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:35 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:35 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Leonard Horton scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 27-32 |
| 18:01 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-32 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is hacked by Brandon Hendry - foul #1 on Brandon Hendry, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery banks in the layup set up by Leonard Horton | 29-32 |
| 17:13 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leonard Horton | 29-32 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Hendry - foul #2 on Brandon Hendry, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Collins (SF), Martin Mathis (PF), Luis Avila (C) Michael Sinclair, Eddie Carrier, Brandon Hendry | |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:30 | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Fresno State | Luis Avila tips it home | 31-34 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF), Craig Loar (C) Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Douglas Cochran (PG), Anthony Brookshire (SG) Alberto Conti, Phillip Atkinson | |
| 15:58 | Fresno State | Anthony Brookshire scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Avila | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Loar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Douglas Cochran (fresh) SG - Anthony Brookshire (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) PF - Martin Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Avila (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Luis Avila - foul #1 on Luis Avila, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe McGruder (PF) Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Lamb (SG) Anthony Brookshire | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Joe McGruder buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Rock | 33-37 |
| 15:13 | Fresno State | Charles Pace takes the ball from Louis Lamb | 33-37 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Pace | 35-37 |
| 14:59 | Fresno State | Martin Mathis scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Charles Pace - foul #1 on Charles Pace, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Alberto Conti (PG), Michael Sinclair (SF) Douglas Cochran, Robert Collins | |
| 14:59 | Fresno State | Martin Mathis makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is fouled on the floor by Louis Lamb - foul #4 on Louis Lamb, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earl Jeffery (C) Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson (SG), Eddie Carrier (PF), Brandon Hendry (C) Louis Lamb, Martin Mathis, Luis Avila | |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it in | 37-40 |
| 13:45 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Leonard Horton gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Phillip Atkinson takes the ball from Earl Jeffery | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | Fresno State | Leonard Horton is called for the reach on Phillip Atkinson - foul #2 on Leonard Horton, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Patrick Knudtson, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Collins (SF), Luis Avila (C) Michael Sinclair, Brandon Hendry | |
| 12:58 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 12:57 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Luis Avila denies the turnaround by Craig Loar | 37-42 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eddie Carrier | 39-44 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Leonard Horton's 3 pointer is rejected by Alberto Conti | 39-44 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 12:02 | Fresno State | Luis Avila grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Stevie Cole pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Loar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Alberto Conti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Atkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) PF - Eddie Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Avila (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Luis Avila - foul #2 on Luis Avila, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Douglas Cochran (PG), Anthony Brookshire (SG), Michael Sinclair (SF), Brandon Hendry (C) Alberto Conti, Phillip Atkinson, Robert Collins, Eddie Carrier | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 42-44 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | Anthony Brookshire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Patrick Knudtson | 42-44 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Charles Pace buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Knudtson | 44-44 |
| 10:38 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds buries a jumper from the left block | 46-44 |
| 09:54 | Fresno State | Luis Avila is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Alberto Conti (PG), Phillip Atkinson (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Eddie Carrier (PF) Douglas Cochran, Anthony Brookshire, Michael Sinclair, Luis Avila | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Joe McGruder knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson and he's fouled by Phillip Atkinson - foul #3 on Phillip Atkinson, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Anthony Brookshire (SG) Brandon Hendry | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:12 | Fresno State | Anthony Brookshire scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eddie Carrier | 48-46 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 08:47 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:41 | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Stevie Cole gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-46 |
| 08:34 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Eddie Carrier | 48-46 |
| 08:27 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-46 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Leonard Horton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:49 | Fresno State | Robert Reynolds is called for the reach on Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Lamb (SG), Michael Sinclair (SF), Brandon Hendry (C) Anthony Brookshire, Phillip Atkinson, Robert Collins | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Loar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Alberto Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Sinclair (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eddie Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Stevie Cole pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Louis Lamb steals the ball from Robert Reynolds | 51-46 |
| 06:52 | Fresno State | Craig Loar steals it from Eddie Carrier | 51-46 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:25 | Fresno State | Louis Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:24 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:04 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Alberto Conti | 51-48 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 05:43 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:39 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Leonard Horton drills a jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 04:57 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Carrier | 53-51 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Brandon Hendry - foul #3 on Brandon Hendry, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luis Avila (PF) Eddie Carrier | |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Luis Avila is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson (C) Brandon Hendry | |
| 04:00 | Fresno State | Luis Avila is hacked by Joe McGruder - foul #3 on Joe McGruder, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 04:00 | Fresno State | Luis Avila misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Joe McGruder comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 03:51 | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Alberto Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Sinclair (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Luis Avila (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:47 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sinclair and he's hacked by Charles Pace - foul #2 on Charles Pace, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 03:47 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Stevie Cole travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (SG) Stevie Cole | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier (PF) Michael Sinclair | |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | Phillip Atkinson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-54 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 55-54 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Charles Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Collins (SF) Alberto Conti | |
| 02:41 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Lamb | 55-57 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joe McGruder and he's fouled by Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Charles Pace, Leonard Horton, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry (C) Luis Avila | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:29 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:29 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | Fresno State | Eddie Carrier hits a floater from the right block | 57-59 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), Earl Jeffery (C) Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Alberto Conti (PG), Michael Sinclair (SF) Phillip Atkinson, Robert Collins | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #3 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Leonard Horton gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson buries a driving attempt from the left block | 61-59 |
| 01:31 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-59 |
| 01:30 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Brandon Hendry is called for the reach on Earl Jeffery - foul #4 on Brandon Hendry, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | Fresno State | Brandon Hendry snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Sinclair | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Leonard Horton banks in the layup set up by Stevie Cole | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Michael Sinclair misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-63 |