| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fresh) SG - James Casados (fresh) SF - John White (fresh) PF - Shelby Moore (fresh) C - David Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) SF - John Heiberger (fresh) PF - David Simcox (fresh) C - Henry Norris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Henry Norris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Kent State | Gayle White is hacked by Randall Semon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Semon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | David Simcox hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Petty | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on David Simcox - foul #1 on David Simcox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | David Simcox grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Henry Norris buries a shot near the basket set up by John Heiberger | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Utah State | David Atkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | David Simcox snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses the jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Jerry Petty tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Randall Semon makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Casados | 2-6 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Jerry Petty is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Utah State | Shelby Moore makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Casados and he's hacked by David Simcox - foul #2 on David Simcox, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Riter (PF) David Simcox | |
| 18:16 | Utah State | Shelby Moore makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | David Atkinson is called for the reach on Gayle White - foul #1 on David Atkinson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Arnold Brown (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Mike Collins (C) Gayle White, Jerry Petty, John Heiberger, Henry Norris | |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Arnold Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | David Atkinson snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | Utah State | Randall Semon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | James Casados grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:12 | Utah State | John White makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Casados | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses short on a jumper in the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Mike Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | James Suggs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Utah State | John White snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Utah State | Shelby Moore is hacked by Elmer Carter - foul #1 on Elmer Carter, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG), Dustin Pace (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), Shane Russell (C) Randall Semon, James Casados, John White, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), John Heiberger (SF), Christopher Brown (PF), Henry Norris (C) James Suggs, Arnold Brown, Elmer Carter, Gary Riter, Mike Collins | |
| 16:22 | Utah State | Gayle White steals the ball from Woodrow Leggett | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Jerry Petty hits the finger roll set up by Gayle White | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Henry Norris snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jay Nixon (fresh) SG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SF - Dustin Pace (fresh) PF - Woodrow Leggett (fresh) C - Shane Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) C - Henry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses short on a floater in the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | Utah State | Eric Lewis snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | Utah State | Jay Nixon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Jerry Petty is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:04 | Utah State | Shane Russell snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | Henry Norris steps in front of the Shane Russell pass | 10-8 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Jerry Petty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:32 | Utah State | Shane Russell gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:13 | Utah State | Shane Russell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Dustin Pace hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Henry Norris can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 12-8 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Henry Norris gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Henry Norris buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gayle White and he's hacked by Dustin Pace - foul #1 on Dustin Pace, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), James Casados (SG), John White (SF), Shelby Moore (PF), David Atkinson (C) Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis, Dustin Pace, Woodrow Leggett, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Arnold Brown (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Gary Riter (PF) Gayle White, Jerry Petty, John Heiberger, Christopher Brown | |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | John White misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Norris - foul #1 on Henry Norris, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mike Collins (C) Henry Norris | |
| 13:20 | Utah State | John White misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | John White misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Gary Riter pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Elmer Carter misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | David Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | David Atkinson is hacked by Arnold Brown - foul #1 on Arnold Brown, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:04 | Utah State | Shelby Moore loses the dribble to Mike Collins | 12-11 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | James Suggs is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Hunter - foul #1 on Derek Hunter, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Arnold Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arnold Brown, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lawrence Daley (SF) John White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval (SG), Henry Norris (C) Arnold Brown, Mike Collins | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Derek Hunter (fresh) SG - James Casados (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Daley (fresh) PF - Shelby Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Atkinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Suggs (fresh) SG - Eduardo Sandoval (fresh) SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) PF - Gary Riter (fresh) C - Henry Norris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Shelby Moore is fouled on the floor by Gary Riter - foul #1 on Gary Riter, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG) Elmer Carter | |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Riter | 12-11 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 11:32 | Utah State | Shelby Moore scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Suggs | 14-13 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | James Casados hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derek Hunter | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Shelby Moore takes the ball from James Suggs | 16-13 |
| 10:29 | Utah State | Derek Hunter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Norris | 16-13 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Jerry Petty's floater is tipped away by Shelby Moore | 16-13 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Utah State | David Atkinson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eduardo Sandoval, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Jay Nixon (SG), John White (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Derek Hunter, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), John Heiberger (SF), Mike Collins (PF), Christopher Brown (C) Eduardo Sandoval, James Suggs, Gary Riter, Henry Norris | |
| 09:20 | Utah State | John White loses the dribble to Gayle White | 18-13 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Eric Lewis is called for the reach on Gayle White - foul #1 on Eric Lewis, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | John Heiberger is hacked by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Atkinson (C) Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Mike Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | John Heiberger hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| 08:10 | Utah State | John White drills a jumper from the left block set up by Jay Nixon | 20-15 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Christopher Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-15 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Christopher Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Mike Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 07:47 | Utah State | David Atkinson grabs the board | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Nixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) C - David Atkinson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Petty (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heiberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Collins (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Utah State | John White lays it in on a great pass from Eric Lewis | 22-15 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Mike Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gayle White | 22-18 |
| 07:11 | Utah State | Randall Semon is fouled on the floor by Jerry Petty - foul #1 on Jerry Petty, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG), Dustin Pace (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), Shane Russell (C) Jay Nixon, John White, Eric Lewis, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Eduardo Sandoval (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Gary Riter (PF), Henry Norris (C) Gayle White, Jerry Petty, John Heiberger, Mike Collins, Christopher Brown | |
| 07:11 | Utah State | Randall Semon makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:11 | Utah State | Randall Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | James Suggs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lawrence Daley (SF) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Henry Norris is called for the reach on Lawrence Daley - foul #2 on Henry Norris, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mike Collins (C) Henry Norris | |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Gary Riter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Woodrow Leggett is called for the reach on Mike Collins - foul #1 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Mike Collins makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Mike Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Dustin Pace misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 06:25 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett clanks a floater from the left side | 25-20 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Elmer Carter gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Elmer Carter is hacked by Lawrence Daley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Daley, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Utah State | Shelby Moore (PF) Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Elmer Carter makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Utah State | James Casados is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Casados, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Atkinson (C) Shane Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | James Suggs drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | David Atkinson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Elmer Carter grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Elmer Carter is whistled for a carry | 25-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Jay Nixon (SG), John White (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Dustin Pace, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), John Heiberger (SF), Christopher Brown (C) James Suggs, Eduardo Sandoval, Elmer Carter, Mike Collins | |
| 04:28 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Heiberger | 25-25 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Randall Semon is called for the reach on Gayle White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Semon, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Shelby Moore (PF) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Gayle White makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Gayle White makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:06 | Utah State | Shelby Moore blows the layup | 25-27 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to John White | 25-27 |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Riter | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jay Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SF - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shelby Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Woodrow Leggett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heiberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) C - Gary Riter (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | John Heiberger connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gayle White | 25-30 |
| 03:29 | Utah State | Eric Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Jay Nixon steals the ball from Jerry Petty | 28-30 |
| 03:09 | Utah State | Eric Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jay Nixon | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Woodrow Leggett is called for the reach on Gayle White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), James Casados (SG), Lawrence Daley (SF), Shane Russell (C) Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis, John White, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Arnold Brown (SF), David Simcox (PF), Henry Norris (C) Jerry Petty, John Heiberger, Christopher Brown, Gary Riter | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Gayle White misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Gayle White misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Shane Russell gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Shelby Moore can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Henry Norris gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Gayle White is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Semon - foul #3 on Randall Semon, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Gayle White makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Gayle White makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Shelby Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Henry Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Gayle White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Shane Russell | 30-32 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | James Casados comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | Shelby Moore grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | James Suggs snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Shelby Moore steps in front of the Arnold Brown pass in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 01:07 | Utah State | Derek Hunter misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Gayle White snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Henry Norris is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 30-32 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Arnold Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | James Suggs hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | James Casados is whistled for a carry | 30-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG), John White (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), David Atkinson (C) Derek Hunter, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eduardo Sandoval (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), John Heiberger (SF) Gayle White, James Suggs, Arnold Brown | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | John Heiberger's fadeaway is rejected by Woodrow Leggett | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | David Atkinson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | David Atkinson misses the fullcourt shot | 30-32 |