| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chad Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Glenn Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Frasier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Averill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | John Frasier inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Hartford | Glenn Morton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Hartford | Glenn Morton makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:37 | Hartford | Glenn Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Alfred Cherry | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | Hartford | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Richard Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 18:38 | Hartford | Dwayne Caldwell steals it from Daniel Brown | 32-31 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Richard Krahn (C) Daniel Brown | |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Hartford | Stephen Averill clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Cherry - foul #2 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Hartford | Stephen Averill misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Hartford | Stephen Averill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Cherry | 36-32 |
| 17:20 | Hartford | Richard Cooper picks off the pass by Rodney Barry | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rodney Barry - foul #2 on Rodney Barry, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Clifford McGrane, Chad Harland | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Wooley (SG), James Lentz (SF), Ronnie Adams (PF) Rodney Barry, John Frasier, Stephen Averill | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:43 | Hartford | Glenn Morton clanks a shot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:23 | Hartford | James Lentz gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:58 | Hartford | Richard Cooper is called for the reach on Charles Wooley - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Jason McCament (SG), John Dailey (C) Alfred Cherry, Richard Cooper, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Williams (PG), Stephen Averill (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Glenn Morton, Ronnie Adams, Richard Krahn | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Averill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Hartford | Daniel Williams hits the finger roll set up by Charles Wooley | 38-34 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-34 |
| 15:20 | Hartford | James Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:57 | Hartford | Charles Wooley makes the shot from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Stephen Averill steps in front of the Thomas Nesmith pass | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | Hartford | Charles Wooley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Farrar | 41-36 |
| 13:56 | Hartford | Charles Wooley misses the floater in the paint | 41-36 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Jason McCament misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Milton Farrar hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 13:29 | Hartford | Charles Wooley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason McCament - foul #1 on Jason McCament, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Jason McCament, Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Hartford | Glenn Morton (PG), Rodney Barry (SG), John Frasier (SF), Richard Krahn (PF) Daniel Williams, James Lentz, Stephen Averill, Daniel Brown | |
| 13:29 | Hartford | Charles Wooley makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:29 | Hartford | Charles Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Charles Wooley swats the shot by Richard Cooper | 43-38 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 12:41 | Hartford | Charles Wooley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | John Frasier steals it from Chad Harland | 45-40 |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Dwayne Caldwell steals it from Charles Wooley | 45-40 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane buries a shot from close range set up by Richard Cooper | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Glenn Morton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Frasier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Krahn (fresh) C - Charles Wooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:29 | Hartford | John Frasier scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Glenn Morton | 47-42 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses the tip | 47-42 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Milton Farrar tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 10:58 | Hartford | Richard Krahn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 10:56 | Hartford | Rodney Barry can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Richard Cooper hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Milton Farrar | 52-42 |
| 10:10 | Hartford | Rodney Barry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 52-42 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Milton Farrar pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 09:16 | Hartford | John Frasier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Chad Harland double dribbles | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Jason McCament (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (PF), John Dailey (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Williams (PG), James Lentz (SG), Peter Jones (SF), Stephen Averill (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Glenn Morton, Rodney Barry, John Frasier, Richard Krahn, Charles Wooley | |
| 08:24 | Hartford | Daniel Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Jones | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason McCament | 57-45 |
| 07:45 | Hartford | John Dailey swats the short shot by Stephen Averill | 57-45 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | John Dailey gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Averill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | John Dailey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daniel Brown - foul #4 on Daniel Brown, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Glenn Morton (PG) Daniel Williams | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:11 | Hartford | Stephen Averill knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Morton | 59-47 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry can't tip it in | 59-47 |
| 06:50 | Hartford | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:36 | Hartford | Peter Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | James Lentz is called for the reach on Jason McCament - foul #3 on James Lentz, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Jason McCament, Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Rodney Barry (SG), Richard Krahn (C) Peter Jones, Daniel Brown | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Stephen Averill picks off the pass by Alfred Cherry | 59-47 |
| 05:38 | Hartford | Stephen Averill hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Barry | 59-49 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Stephen Averill steps in front of the Richard Cooper pass | 59-49 |
| 05:08 | Hartford | James Lentz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 05:06 | Hartford | Rodney Barry tips it home | 59-51 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Richard Krahn denies the turnaround by Clifford McGrane | 59-51 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 04:44 | Hartford | Stephen Averill snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 04:30 | Hartford | James Lentz is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cherry - foul #3 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Clifford McGrane, Chad Harland | |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Williams (PG), Charles Wooley (SG), John Frasier (SF), Ronnie Adams (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Glenn Morton, Rodney Barry, James Lentz, Stephen Averill, Richard Krahn | |
| 04:06 | Hartford | Daniel Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:04 | Hartford | John Frasier pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | John Frasier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 03:52 | Hartford | Daniel Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Hartford | Ronnie Adams is whistled for traveling | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | The short jumper by Thomas Nesmith is denied by Daniel Brown | 59-51 |
| 03:25 | Hartford | The rebound goes to John Frasier | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wooley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Frasier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Adams (fresh) C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Hartford | Charles Wooley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Daniel Brown blocks the short jumper by Garf Zeidan | 59-51 |
| 02:56 | Hartford | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:56 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Glenn Morton (PG), Rodney Barry (SG), Stephen Averill (PF) Daniel Williams, Charles Wooley, Ronnie Adams | |
| 02:45 | Hartford | Milton Farrar picks off the pass by John Frasier | 59-51 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Richard Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Caldwell | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | Hartford | Glenn Morton is fouled on the floor by Milton Farrar - foul #4 on Milton Farrar, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Jason McCament (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (PF), John Dailey (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Williams (PG), Charles Wooley (SG), James Lentz (SF), Ronnie Adams (PF), Richard Krahn (C) Glenn Morton, Rodney Barry, John Frasier, Stephen Averill, Daniel Brown | |
| 02:02 | Hartford | Daniel Williams blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 02:01 | Hartford | James Lentz grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:49 | Hartford | James Lentz loses the dribble to Thomas Nesmith | 62-51 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Jason McCament blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | John Dailey grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Ronnie Adams snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:14 | Hartford | Daniel Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Lentz | 62-54 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Hartford | Glenn Morton (PG), Rodney Barry (SG), John Frasier (SF), Stephen Averill (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Daniel Williams, Charles Wooley, James Lentz, Ronnie Adams, Richard Krahn | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Chad Harland's pass is intercepted by Glenn Morton | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Hartford | Glenn Morton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Barry | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is hacked by Rodney Barry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Barry, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (SF) Clifford McGrane | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is hacked by Stephen Averill - foul #2 on Stephen Averill, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is fouled on the floor by Rodney Barry - foul #4 on Rodney Barry, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF) Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Hartford | Glenn Morton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Hartford | John Frasier misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | John Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG) Milton Farrar | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is hacked by Rodney Barry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Barry, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Wooley (SG) Rodney Barry | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Glenn Morton is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Cherry - foul #4 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Glenn Morton misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Chad Harland grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Chad Harland is hacked by Glenn Morton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Morton, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (SF) Clifford McGrane | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Chad Harland makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Chad Harland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Hartford | Glenn Morton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:11 | Hartford | Stephen Averill gets the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:09 | Hartford | Glenn Morton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | Daniel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | Hartford | Charles Wooley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Morton | 66-60 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | John Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Morton - foul #2 on Glenn Morton, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SF) Milton Farrar, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | John Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | John Frasier misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-60 |