| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Craig Loar (fresh) C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) SG - Gary Benton (fresh) SF - Howard Carbonell (fresh) PF - Michael McEvers (fresh) C - Richard White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Richard White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard White | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Morehead State | Richard White loses the dribble to Charles Pace | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Pace | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | The short jumper by Craig Loar is denied by Richard White | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | Morehead State | Richard White can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Leonard Horton loses the dribble to Gary Benton in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | Gary Benton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leonard Horton | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Charles Pace is fouled on the floor by Robert Buzard - foul #1 on Robert Buzard, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Patrick Knudtson (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Richard Driscoll (PF) Charles Pace, Samuel Shelton, Leonard Horton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (PG), Vincent Marciniak (SG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, Gary Benton, Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers, Richard White | |
| 16:22 | Kent State | David White misses short on a shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it home | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | Mark Lang misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Gould (C) Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | Mark Lang makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | Mark Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | David Gould grabs the board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) SG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) SF - Walter Rock (fresh) PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Murphree (fresh) SG - Vincent Marciniak (fresh) SF - Charles Bishop (fresh) PF - Michael Laprade (fresh) C - Mark Lang (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | David White hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Driscoll | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Vincent Marciniak | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Knudtson | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Rock - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) David White, Patrick Knudtson, Richard Driscoll, David Gould | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Richard White (C) William Murphree, Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Mark Lang | |
| 14:33 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:33 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Walter Rock is hacked by Howard Carbonell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael McEvers (PF) Michael Laprade | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:10 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Benton | 9-12 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the jumper from close range | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton tips it home | 11-12 |
| 13:46 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Michael McEvers | 11-14 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Richard White - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Charles Pace travels with the ball | 11-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 11-14 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Walter Rock snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Craig Loar lays it in on a great pass from Charles Pace and he's fouled by Gary Benton - foul #1 on Gary Benton, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (SG) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (SG), Mark Lang (C) Gary Benton, Richard White | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:02 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:57 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Buzard | 13-16 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Driscoll (PF) Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (SG) Vincent Marciniak | |
| 12:38 | Morehead State | Mark Lang is called for 3 seconds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Gould (PF) Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (SG), Charles Bishop (SF) Robert Buzard, Howard Carbonell | |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Charles Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:20 | Morehead State | David Gould is called for the reach on Charles Bishop - foul #1 on David Gould, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Walter Rock (SF) Charles Pace, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Laprade (PF) Michael McEvers | |
| 12:10 | Morehead State | Mark Lang makes the runner in the paint | 13-18 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Walter Rock connects on the open jump hook near the basket | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Knudtson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Driscoll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Murphree (fairly fresh) SG - Vincent Marciniak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Laprade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak misses the jumper from the right block | 15-18 |
| 11:36 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Laprade | 15-18 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Patrick Knudtson picks off the pass by Michael Laprade | 15-18 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Walter Rock can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 10:47 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:42 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:41 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop tips it in | 15-20 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Charles Bishop is called for the reach on David White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bishop, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) David White, Patrick Knudtson, Walter Rock, Richard Driscoll, David Gould | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael McEvers (PF), Richard White (C) William Murphree, Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Michael Laprade, Mark Lang | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery is fouled on the floor by Richard White - foul #2 on Richard White, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Lang (C) Richard White | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Charles Pace clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Mark Lang is called for the reach on Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Mark Lang, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | Gary Benton is fouled on the floor by Samuel Shelton - foul #1 on Samuel Shelton, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Gary Benton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Leonard Horton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Pace | 19-23 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Pace - foul #1 on Charles Pace, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Charles Pace scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Rock | 22-24 |
| 08:29 | Morehead State | Gary Benton is hacked by Walter Rock - foul #2 on Walter Rock, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), David Gould (PF) Charles Pace, Walter Rock, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF) Robert Buzard, Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers | |
| 08:29 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:29 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | David White hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Horton | 25-26 |
| 07:50 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (SG), Craig Loar (PF) Samuel Shelton, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG) Gary Benton | |
| 07:50 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:50 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kieth Cordes (fresh) SG - Vincent Marciniak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Laprade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Lang (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | David White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 07:26 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | David White pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | David White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 07:10 | Morehead State | Mark Lang gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:03 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-28 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | David White grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Richard Driscoll (PF), Douglas Murray (C) Leonard Horton, Craig Loar, David Gould | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), William Murphree (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael McEvers (PF) Kieth Cordes, Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Michael Laprade | |
| 06:49 | Morehead State | William Murphree misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Charles Pace gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Charles Pace hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Carbonell - foul #2 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG), Craig Loar (PF) Patrick Knudtson, David White | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF) Howard Carbonell | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Samuel Shelton picks off the pass by Charles Bishop | 25-28 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton blows the layup | 25-28 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Mark Lang | 25-28 |
| 06:04 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Driscoll | 25-28 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:42 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Mark Lang | 25-28 |
| 05:20 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Murphree | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Robert Buzard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Buzard, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), David Gould (C) Richard Driscoll, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Michael Laprade (C) Robert Buzard, William Murphree, Mark Lang | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 04:56 | Morehead State | Gary Benton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 25-31 |
| 04:55 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Benton | 25-31 |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Gary Benton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Charles Pace gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Shelton | 27-31 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Craig Loar snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Leonard Horton clanks a jump hook from the right block | 27-31 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Loar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gould (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Vincent Marciniak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bishop (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Michael McEvers (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Laprade (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Charles Pace connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leonard Horton and he's hacked by Michael McEvers - foul #1 on Michael McEvers, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (SG), David White (SF), Walter Rock (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Samuel Shelton, Leonard Horton, Craig Loar, David Gould | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Richard White (C) Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Michael McEvers | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 30-31 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Walter Rock grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Walter Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (SG) Gary Benton | |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Richard White misses short on a shot from the right block | 30-31 |
| 03:06 | Morehead State | Richard White hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | Richard White snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 02:34 | Morehead State | William Murphree blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Howard Carbonell picks off the pass by Walter Rock | 30-33 |
| 02:02 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Patrick Knudtson | 30-33 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David White | 32-33 |
| 01:04 | Morehead State | William Murphree misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | David White grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | David White scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson and the foul's on William Murphree - foul #1 on William Murphree, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Richard Driscoll (SF), Craig Loar (PF), Douglas Murray (C) Patrick Knudtson, Leonard Horton, Walter Rock, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Michael McEvers (PF) Robert Buzard, William Murphree, Michael Laprade | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | David White makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Craig Loar - foul #1 on Craig Loar, team foul #9 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG), David Gould (C) David White, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Gould | 35-34 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers loses the dribble to Craig Loar | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the halfcourt shot | 35-34 |