| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Alcock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Zhu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 19:52 | UTEP | Michael Zhu grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Larry Allgood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 42-43 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack travels in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses the shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Larry Allgood tips it in | 42-45 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Dan Eby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Alan Alcock steps in front of the Dan Eby pass in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Walter Willis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses badly on a shot from the right block | 42-48 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Allgood | 42-48 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Walter Willis is whistled for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), George Baltz (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Thomas Brown, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Fredric Gibbon steals the ball from Richard Smoot | 42-48 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | George Baltz tips it home | 42-50 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Robert Schafer tips it but misses | 42-50 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Richard Smoot pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 42-50 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Timothy Apodaca | 42-50 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Fredric Gibbon | 42-52 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Robert Schafer is hacked by Thomas Laskowski - foul #1 on Thomas Laskowski, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Steven Patterson (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Robert Schafer, James Beverly, Richard Smoot, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Joshua Turner (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, George Baltz, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Laskowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Turner (fresh) C - Michael Zhu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Laskowski - foul #2 on Thomas Laskowski, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Dan Eby (SF) Erick Rhoden, Steven Patterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Alan Alcock (PF) Thomas Laskowski, Joshua Turner | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Alan Alcock pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | James Strock is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cammack - foul #2 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #1 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Merino (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (SF) Larry Allgood | |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Thomas Brown throws it down on a nice dish by James Strock | 43-54 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Gerald Merino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF) Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG) Walter Willis | |
| 14:29 | UTEP | James Strock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Michael Zhu snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alan Alcock | 43-57 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Richard Smoot drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Cammack and the foul's on James Strock - foul #4 on James Strock, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Steven Patterson (SG), Donald Lingo (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Robert Schafer, James Beverly, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Steven Kacynski (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), George Baltz (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) James Strock, Fredric Gibbon, Thomas Brown, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Kacynski, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF) Steven Patterson, Richard Smoot | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG) Steven Kacynski | |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Laskowski - foul #3 on Thomas Laskowski, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits a floater from the right block | 48-57 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses the shot from the right block | 48-57 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Erick Rhoden | 48-57 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Thomas Laskowski picks off the pass by Howard Weingarten | 48-57 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Gerald Merino (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Joshua Turner (PF) Thomas Laskowski, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, George Baltz | |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Robert Schafer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Beverly | 51-57 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Fredric Gibbon | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beverly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Merino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kacynski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Turner (fresh) C - Timothy Apodaca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | James Beverly blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Apodaca - foul #1 on Timothy Apodaca, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Richard Smoot (PF) Steven Patterson, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Joshua Turner, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Robert Schafer is called for the reach on Steven Kacynski - foul #3 on Robert Schafer, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Alan Alcock hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Fredric Gibbon | 53-61 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | James Beverly connects on the runner in the lane | 55-61 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Richard Smoot gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the driving attempt in the paint | 55-61 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | James Beverly hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Thomas Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Smoot | 57-61 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Richard Smoot connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Cammack | 59-61 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 59-63 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack hits a jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Richard Smoot gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack's pass is intercepted by Fredric Gibbon | 61-63 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fredric Gibbon | 61-65 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 61-65 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Robert Schafer snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | James Beverly hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Kacynski - foul #3 on Steven Kacynski, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Christopher Cammack, Robert Schafer, Richard Smoot, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), George Baltz (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Thomas Brown, Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 08:35 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski is hacked by Dan Eby - foul #2 on Dan Eby, team foul #3 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lester Restivo (C) James Beverly | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Donald Lingo denies the turnaround by Timothy Apodaca | 63-65 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Larry Allgood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Donald Lingo pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Restivo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Laskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Baltz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Apodaca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Weingarten | 66-65 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Walter Willis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Larry Allgood grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski loses the dribble to Erick Rhoden in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Dan Eby hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Walter Willis - foul #2 on Walter Willis, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (PG), Gerald Merino (C) Erick Rhoden, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Joshua Turner (PF) Thomas Laskowski, George Baltz | |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Donald Lingo snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Donald Lingo clanks a fadeaway from close range | 68-68 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Walter Willis snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | James Strock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Larry Allgood picks off the pass by Dan Eby in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | James Strock scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Willis | 68-70 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Donald Lingo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Patterson | 70-70 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | James Strock misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Weingarten - foul #3 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #4 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Kevin Zmolek (C) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Joshua Turner, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Walter Willis takes the ball from Erick Rhoden in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | James Strock misses the easy layup | 70-72 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Steven Patterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Larry Allgood grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Larry Allgood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-72 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | James Strock is called for the reach on Steven Patterson - foul #5 on James Strock, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Richard Smoot (PF) Howard Weingarten, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG) James Strock | |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Laskowski | 72-72 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses the 3 from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Alan Alcock pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Walter Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Larry Allgood tips it home | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erick Rhoden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Smoot (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Laskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Willis (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Allgood (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Alcock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Zhu (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-74 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Michael Zhu grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Alan Alcock can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kevin Zmolek - foul #2 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #5 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Erick Rhoden, Steven Patterson, Richard Smoot, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), George Baltz (C) Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Michael Zhu | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Donald Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SF), Joshua Turner (PF) Thomas Laskowski, Alan Alcock | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by James Beverly | 74-74 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF) Robert Schafer, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca (C) Joshua Turner | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski is fouled on the floor by Dan Eby - foul #3 on Dan Eby, team foul #6 | 74-74 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | George Baltz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Dan Eby snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack tips it back up and in | 76-74 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek (C) James Beverly | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Alan Alcock (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, George Baltz, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Walter Willis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Alcock | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack is hacked by Larry Allgood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Allgood, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Michael Zhu is fouled on the floor by Kevin Zmolek - foul #3 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Michael Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Michael Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Alan Alcock is called for the reach on Howard Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Alcock, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 80-82 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek slams it home and the foul's on Larry Allgood - foul #3 on Larry Allgood, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Michael Zhu misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 83-82 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Alan Alcock snags the offensive board | 83-82 |