| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hubert Truitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Youngstown State | Leonard Horton steals the ball from Charles Anders | 25-24 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 19:19 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:09 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean St. Pierre | 25-26 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Craig Loar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Craig Loar tips it in | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Horton - foul #3 on Leonard Horton, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF) Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 18:31 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Sorensen - foul #1 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses long on a shot near the basket | 28-26 |
| 17:57 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:40 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Walter Rock - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG) James Blakeman | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:40 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:40 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 17:26 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:14 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Anders | 28-29 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | David White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Craig Loar tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 16:43 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the shot from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Walter Rock gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | David White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 16:36 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:24 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Anders | 30-31 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the runner from the right block | 30-31 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | David White tips it in | 32-31 |
| 15:49 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Rock | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hubert Truitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery hits a turnaround from close range set up by David White | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Rock - foul #2 on Walter Rock, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), David Gould (PF), Douglas Murray (C) Samuel Shelton, Walter Rock, Craig Loar, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (SG), Nathaniel Gum (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Allan Zulfer (C) Sean St. Pierre, Thomas Gray, Hubert Truitt, Jason Sorensen | |
| 15:21 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:21 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Leonard Horton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 15:03 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:46 | Youngstown State | George Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (SG) David White | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joe Holsey (SF) Charles Anders | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Joe Holsey picks off the pass by James Blakeman | 34-33 |
| 14:15 | Youngstown State | George Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 14:14 | Youngstown State | George Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:01 | Youngstown State | Leonard Horton denies the turnaround by Allan Zulfer | 34-33 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Douglas Murray | 34-33 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Douglas Murray connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Blakeman and he's fouled by Allan Zulfer - foul #2 on Allan Zulfer, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG) Nicholas Mason | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray (SF) Joe Holsey | |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Douglas Murray misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:53 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:34 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Rock | 36-33 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Allan Zulfer takes the ball from David Gould | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Youngstown State | George Phillips hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Childers | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | David Gould misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 12:48 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gray | 36-35 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Murray - foul #1 on Douglas Murray, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Craig Loar (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) James Blakeman, David Gould, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG), Jason Sorensen (C) George Phillips, Matthew Childers | |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Jason Sorensen denies the turnaround by Craig Loar | 36-37 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 11:55 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen scores on a shot in the paint set up by Sean St. Pierre | 38-39 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | David White drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Craig Loar | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Nathaniel Gum (fairly fresh) SG - Sean St. Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Zulfer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Youngstown State | Craig Loar steals it from Sean St. Pierre | 40-39 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | David White hits a jump hook from the left block | 42-39 |
| 11:01 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum is hacked by Walter Rock - foul #3 on Walter Rock, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG), Richard Driscoll (SF) Walter Rock, Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Nathaniel Gum, Allan Zulfer | |
| 10:43 | Youngstown State | Richard Driscoll picks off the pass by Charles Anders | 42-39 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll jams it | 44-39 |
| 10:18 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | David White loses the dribble to Charles Anders in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders drills a floater from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Anders - foul #2 on Charles Anders, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Walter Rock (SF), David Gould (PF) David White, Richard Driscoll, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (SG), Matthew Childers (SF) Sean St. Pierre, Thomas Gray | |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 09:11 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum (SF) Jason Sorensen | |
| 09:04 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton loses the dribble to Matthew Childers | 44-43 |
| 08:28 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt hits a jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Anders - foul #3 on Charles Anders, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG), Craig Loar (PF) Samuel Shelton, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG), Thomas Gray (SF), Jason Sorensen (C) Charles Anders, Nathaniel Gum, Hubert Truitt | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | George Phillips misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Blakeman - foul #2 on James Blakeman, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | George Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | George Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Craig Loar jams it on a great pass from James Blakeman | 47-47 |
| 07:13 | Youngstown State | James Blakeman steals the ball from Matthew Childers | 47-47 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | James Blakeman blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | David Gould tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blakeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers buries a floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Gray | 49-49 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | David White buries a floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Horton - foul #4 on Leonard Horton, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Earl Jeffery (C) James Blakeman, David White, Leonard Horton, David Gould | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Hubert Truitt (PF), Allan Zulfer (C) George Phillips, Matthew Childers, Jason Sorensen | |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | The short jumper by Earl Jeffery is denied by Allan Zulfer | 51-51 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 05:33 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray connects on the floater from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Rock | 56-53 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Anders | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Mason knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Walter Rock and the foul's on Thomas Gray - foul #3 on Thomas Gray, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), David Gould (PF) Samuel Shelton, Walter Rock, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum (SG), Matthew Childers (SF), Jason Sorensen (C) Sean St. Pierre, Thomas Gray, Allan Zulfer | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Mason misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:23 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by David Gould - foul #2 on David Gould, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG) Nicholas Mason | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Jason Sorensen blocks the short jumper by David Gould | 58-58 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | David White tips it in | 60-58 |
| 03:19 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | David White snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | David White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:08 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jason Sorensen | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Gum (fresh) SF - Matthew Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Truitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG) David White, David Gould | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Thomas Gray (SF) Charles Anders, Hubert Truitt | |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gray | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Loar (PF) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Sean St. Pierre (SG), Hubert Truitt (PF) George Phillips, Nathaniel Gum, Matthew Childers | |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray scores on a floater from the right block | 60-61 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:47 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Youngstown State | Samuel Shelton steals it from Sean St. Pierre | 60-61 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Craig Loar knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Earl Jeffery and the foul's on Jason Sorensen - foul #2 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:02 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt tips it in | 63-63 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | James Blakeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Leonard Horton gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 00:35 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #3 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen snags the defensive board | 63-64 |