| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) SG - Kenneth Padron (fresh) SF - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) PF - John Griffith (fresh) C - Jason Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Alvin Howell (fresh) SG - Steve Tapia (fresh) SF - Kristopher Moore (fresh) PF - Thomas Arnold (fresh) C - Norman Lheureux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jason Snyder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ray Forgey and the foul's on Kristopher Moore - foul #1 on Kristopher Moore, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Lheureux | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux misses the easy layup | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Charleston | Alvin Howell is fouled on the floor by Jason Snyder - foul #1 on Jason Snyder, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Steve Tapia | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Jason Snyder lays it in on a great pass from Ray Forgey | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | Charleston | John Griffith steals the ball from Alvin Howell | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | John Griffith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Baltzell - foul #1 on Thomas Baltzell, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Christopher Unger (SF), Jim Hopper (PF), Danny Axford (C) Ray Forgey, Thomas Baltzell, John Griffith, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Charleston | Keith Baker (PG), George Williams (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Gary Ward (PF) Alvin Howell, Steve Tapia, Kristopher Moore, Thomas Arnold | |
| 17:33 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ward | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Charleston | Lewis Moore buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Keith Baker | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron is fouled on the floor by Norman Lheureux - foul #1 on Norman Lheureux, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edwin Reagan (SF) Kenneth Padron | |
| Subs | Charleston | Gerald Roose (C) Norman Lheureux | |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Christopher Unger is fouled on the floor by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG) Nolan Hopkins | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Christopher Unger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Roose - foul #1 on Gerald Roose, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell (SF), Jason Snyder (C) Edwin Reagan, Danny Axford | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kristopher Moore (PF) Gerald Roose | |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | Charleston | Keith Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Jason Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Unger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Hopper (fresh) C - Jason Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Keith Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Williams (fresh) SF - Lewis Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kristopher Moore (fresh) C - Gary Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Ray Forgey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:33 | Charleston | Keith Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | Charleston | Gary Ward connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kristopher Moore and he's fouled by Ray Forgey - foul #1 on Ray Forgey, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Padron (SG), John Griffith (PF) Christopher Unger, Jim Hopper | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Steve Tapia (SG), Thomas Arnold (PF) Keith Baker, George Williams, Lewis Moore | |
| 15:23 | Charleston | Gary Ward makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:46 | Charleston | Kristopher Moore blows the dunk | 7-11 |
| 14:44 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ward | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Charleston | Steve Tapia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Charleston | Alvin Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alvin Howell, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Christopher Unger (SF), Jim Hopper (C) Ray Forgey, Thomas Baltzell, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Charleston | Eric Hubert (PG), George Williams (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Keith Baker (PF), Norman Lheureux (C) Alvin Howell, Steve Tapia, Kristopher Moore, Thomas Arnold, Gary Ward | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Christopher Unger snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron is hacked by Lewis Moore - foul #1 on Lewis Moore, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Steve Tapia (SG), Kristopher Moore (SF), Thomas Arnold (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Eric Hubert, George Williams, Lewis Moore, Keith Baker, Norman Lheureux | |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Jim Hopper is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Thomas Baltzell (SF), Jason Snyder (C) Nolan Hopkins, Christopher Unger, Jim Hopper | |
| Subs | Charleston | Keith Baker (PG), George Williams (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Norman Lheureux (C) Alvin Howell, Steve Tapia, Kristopher Moore, Gerald Roose | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Thomas Arnold steps in front of the John Griffith pass | 9-11 |
| 12:00 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Griffith - foul #1 on John Griffith, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jim Hopper (PF) John Griffith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Steve Tapia (SG), Kristopher Moore (SF), Gary Ward (PF) Keith Baker, George Williams, Lewis Moore, Thomas Arnold | |
| 12:00 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Padron (fresh) SF - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Alvin Howell (fresh) SG - Steve Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Moore (fresh) PF - Gary Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Baltzell, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Unger (SG), Edwin Reagan (SF) Kenneth Padron, Thomas Baltzell | |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Arnold (PF) Norman Lheureux | |
| 11:28 | Charleston | Edwin Reagan steals it from Thomas Arnold | 9-13 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Jason Snyder banks in the layup | 11-13 |
| 10:52 | Charleston | Kristopher Moore knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Jason Snyder - foul #2 on Jason Snyder, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Axford (C) Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Charleston | Eric Hubert (PG), George Williams (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Norman Lheureux (C) Alvin Howell, Steve Tapia, Thomas Arnold, Gary Ward | |
| 10:52 | Charleston | Kristopher Moore misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Danny Axford snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Lewis Moore picks off the pass by Jim Hopper | 11-15 |
| 10:28 | Charleston | Norman Lheureux is called for a charge - foul #2 on Norman Lheureux, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Padron (SG), John Griffith (PF) Edwin Reagan, Danny Axford | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Steve Tapia (SG), Keith Baker (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Eric Hubert, George Williams, Lewis Moore, Norman Lheureux | |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Christopher Unger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Padron | 14-15 |
| 10:01 | Charleston | Keith Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Christopher Unger grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Christopher Unger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG) Ray Forgey | |
| Subs | Charleston | Eric Hubert (PG), George Williams (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Thomas Arnold (PF), Gary Ward (C) Alvin Howell, Steve Tapia, Kristopher Moore, Keith Baker, Gerald Roose | |
| 09:28 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold misses long on a floater from the left side | 14-15 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Jim Hopper gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Lewis Moore is called for the reach on John Griffith - foul #2 on Lewis Moore, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Axford (C) Jim Hopper | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kristopher Moore (SF) Lewis Moore | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | John Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | John Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:02 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by George Williams | 16-18 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Eric Hubert steals the ball from Christopher Unger | 16-18 |
| 08:49 | Charleston | Eric Hubert misses the lay-in | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Danny Axford pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Nolan Hopkins | 18-18 |
| 08:16 | Charleston | George Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:15 | Charleston | Gary Ward tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Christopher Unger is fouled on the floor by Gary Ward - foul #1 on Gary Ward, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Edwin Reagan (SF), Jim Hopper (PF) Nolan Hopkins, Kenneth Padron, John Griffith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Steve Tapia (SG), Keith Baker (C) Eric Hubert, George Williams, Gary Ward | |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Christopher Unger misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Hopper | 18-20 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Kristopher Moore | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Unger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Reagan (fresh) PF - Jim Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Axford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Alvin Howell (fresh) SG - Steve Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Baker (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:27 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Ray Forgey pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Steve Tapia is called for the reach on Christopher Unger - foul #1 on Steve Tapia, team foul #10 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (SG) Danny Axford | |
| Subs | Charleston | Gary Ward (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Kristopher Moore, Thomas Arnold | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:57 | Charleston | Alvin Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steve Tapia | 20-23 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Ray Forgey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Padron (SG), John Griffith (PF) Nolan Hopkins, Christopher Unger | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kristopher Moore (SF), Thomas Arnold (PF) Gary Ward, Gerald Roose | |
| 06:22 | Charleston | John Griffith is called for the reach on Thomas Arnold - foul #2 on John Griffith, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Unger (SF) John Griffith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Eric Hubert (PG) Alvin Howell | |
| 06:22 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:22 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Thomas Arnold is called for the reach on Edwin Reagan - foul #1 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG), Gary Ward (C) Steve Tapia, Keith Baker | |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Howell | 22-26 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Christopher Unger is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Ray Forgey pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Jim Hopper connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Gary Ward - foul #2 on Gary Ward, team foul #12 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Axford (C) Christopher Unger | |
| Subs | Charleston | George Williams (SG), Keith Baker (PF), Gerald Roose (C) Alvin Howell, Thomas Arnold, Gary Ward | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Jim Hopper makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:09 | Charleston | George Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Ray Forgey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 04:45 | Charleston | Keith Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:33 | Charleston | George Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Forgey | 28-29 |
| 04:01 | Charleston | Kristopher Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Ray Forgey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Padron | 31-29 |
| 03:40 | Charleston | Ray Forgey is called for the reach on Eric Hubert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Forgey, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Douglas Rice (SG), Thomas Baltzell (SF), John Griffith (PF), Jason Snyder (C) Ray Forgey, Kenneth Padron, Edwin Reagan, Jim Hopper, Danny Axford | |
| Subs | Charleston | Steve Tapia (SG), Lewis Moore (SF), Thomas Arnold (PF), Norman Lheureux (C) George Williams, Kristopher Moore, Keith Baker, Gerald Roose | |
| 03:40 | Charleston | Eric Hubert misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Jason Snyder pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nolan Hopkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Rice (fresh) SF - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Eric Hubert (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Tapia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Norman Lheureux steals it from Nolan Hopkins | 31-29 |
| 03:04 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold blows the layup but he's fouled by John Griffith - foul #3 on John Griffith, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jim Hopper (PF) John Griffith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alvin Howell (PG) Eric Hubert | |
| 03:04 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:04 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jason Snyder | 31-30 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Jim Hopper comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 31-30 |
| 02:44 | Charleston | Alvin Howell gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:25 | Charleston | Alvin Howell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:23 | Charleston | Thomas Arnold tips it in | 31-32 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Jason Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Kenneth Padron (SG) Nolan Hopkins, Douglas Rice | |
| Subs | Charleston | Gary Ward (PF) Thomas Arnold | |
| 02:00 | Charleston | Kenneth Padron steps in front of the Steve Tapia pass | 31-32 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Norman Lheureux is called for the reach on Jim Hopper - foul #3 on Norman Lheureux, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kristopher Moore (PF) Norman Lheureux | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Jim Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Jim Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:40 | Charleston | Alvin Howell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 01:39 | Charleston | Lewis Moore hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron hits a jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 01:08 | Charleston | Alvin Howell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Padron - foul #1 on Kenneth Padron, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Unger (SF), Edwin Reagan (PF), Danny Axford (C) Thomas Baltzell, Jim Hopper, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Charleston | George Williams (SG), Thomas Arnold (PF) Steve Tapia, Kristopher Moore | |
| 01:08 | Charleston | Alvin Howell misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:08 | Charleston | Alvin Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Christopher Unger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 00:30 | Charleston | Gary Ward comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Danny Axford clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Christopher Unger tips it home | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Charleston | George Williams comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-35 |