| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Clarence Samaniego (fresh) SG - James Macrowski (fresh) SF - Jason Bergantzel (fresh) PF - Joshua Smith (fresh) C - Anthony Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Chad Harland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Anthony Sanders | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwayne Caldwell - foul #1 on Dwayne Caldwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Milton Farrar hits a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Holy Cross | James Macrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Caldwell | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Milton Farrar grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell loses the dribble to Jason Bergantzel | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Bergantzel | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Chad Harland blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Chad Harland tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Holy Cross | Anthony Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Macrowski | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is fouled on the floor by James Macrowski - foul #1 on James Macrowski, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eric Grace (PG), Gary Sellers (SG), James Kent (SF), Newton McManus (PF), Mark Berry (C) Clarence Samaniego, James Macrowski, Jason Bergantzel, Joshua Smith, Anthony Sanders | |
| 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 | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | John Dailey's pass is intercepted by James Kent | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Holy Cross | Newton McManus misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Eric Grace (fresh) SG - Gary Sellers (fresh) SF - James Kent (fresh) PF - Newton McManus (fresh) C - Mark Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) C - John Dailey (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Holy Cross | Eric Grace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Alfred Cherry | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Garf Zeidan is called for the reach on Newton McManus - foul #1 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament | |
| 15:11 | Holy Cross | Milton Farrar steals the ball from Gary Sellers | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Richard Cooper slams it home on a nice dish by Milton Farrar | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers misses short on a runner from the right block | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Holy Cross | Mark Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Holy Cross | Mark Berry misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Milton Farrar pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | John Dailey clanks a runner from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | Newton McManus grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:47 | Holy Cross | Eric Grace can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego (PG), James Macrowski (SG), Jason Bergantzel (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), Anthony Sanders (C) Eric Grace, Gary Sellers, James Kent, Newton McManus, Mark Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Jason McCament (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan, John Dailey | |
| 13:26 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego tips it home | 9-8 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Samaniego - foul #1 on Clarence Samaniego, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| 12:44 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Chad Harland tips it home | 12-10 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Daniel Perry (SF) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, Clifford McGrane | |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Milton Farrar loses the dribble to Clarence Samaniego in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Anthony Sanders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Sanders, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Fred Pope (PG), Gary Sellers (SG), Terrence Butler (C) Clarence Samaniego, James Macrowski, Anthony Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Griggs (C) Chad Harland | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Fred Pope (fresh) SG - Gary Sellers (fresh) SF - Jason Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrence Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Randall Griggs (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Cooper | 12-13 |
| 11:33 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 15-13 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Pope - foul #1 on Fred Pope, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Newton McManus (PF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Garf Zeidan (PF) Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-13 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Milton Farrar can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:59 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Randall Griggs pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Milton Farrar's pass is intercepted by Terrence Butler | 15-13 |
| 10:14 | Holy Cross | Terrence Butler connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Fred Pope | 17-13 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Jason Bergantzel is called for the reach on Milton Farrar - foul #1 on Jason Bergantzel, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego (PG), James Macrowski (SG), James Kent (SF), Mark Berry (PF), Anthony Sanders (C) Fred Pope, Gary Sellers, Jason Bergantzel, Newton McManus, Terrence Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Daniel Perry, Garf Zeidan, Randall Griggs | |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Berry - foul #1 on Mark Berry, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:32 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clifford McGrane - foul #1 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith (PF) Mark Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:32 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:32 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Alfred Cherry | 19-17 |
| 09:06 | Holy Cross | James Macrowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Sanders | 19-17 |
| 08:46 | Holy Cross | Dwayne Caldwell steals it from James Kent | 19-17 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | James Kent pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | Clifford McGrane takes the ball from James Macrowski | 19-17 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | James Kent steals the ball from Clifford McGrane in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 08:10 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Kent | 21-17 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eric Grace (PG), Fred Pope (SG), Gary Sellers (SF), Newton McManus (PF), Mark Berry (C) Clarence Samaniego, James Macrowski, James Kent, Joshua Smith, Anthony Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), John Dailey (SF), Garf Zeidan (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Eric Grace (fresh) SG - Fred Pope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Newton McManus (fresh) C - Mark Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dailey (fresh) PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Griggs (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Randall Griggs pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | John Dailey is hacked by Mark Berry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Berry, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terrence Butler (C) Mark Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | John Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is hacked by Fred Pope in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Pope, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel (SF) Fred Pope | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:58 | Holy Cross | Terrence Butler can't finish the layup | 21-21 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Randall Griggs clanks a shot in the paint | 21-21 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Milton Farrar tips it but misses | 21-21 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | John Dailey tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 06:25 | Holy Cross | Eric Grace travels with the ball | 21-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Macrowski (SG) Jason Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Richard Cooper, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Milton Farrar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego (PG), Joshua Smith (PF), Anthony Sanders (C) Eric Grace, Newton McManus, Terrence Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG) Milton Farrar | |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Kent (SF) Gary Sellers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) Jason McCament, Garf Zeidan | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith is fouled on the floor by James Kent - foul #1 on James Kent, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:43 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 21-24 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | James Kent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is hacked by James Macrowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Macrowski, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers (SG), Newton McManus (PF) James Macrowski, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG) Thomas Nesmith | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Newton McManus | 23-26 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 23-28 |
| 04:26 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clarence Samaniego | 26-28 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sellers - foul #1 on Gary Sellers, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eric Grace (PG), Jason Bergantzel (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), Terrence Butler (C) Clarence Samaniego, James Kent, Newton McManus, Anthony Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), John Dailey (SF), Garf Zeidan (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Alfred Cherry, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 26-30 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | John Dailey gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Milton Farrar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Terrence Butler - foul #1 on Terrence Butler, team foul #13 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Fred Pope (SG), Mark Berry (C) Gary Sellers, Terrence Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF) Richard Cooper, Randall Griggs | |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Milton Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Eric Grace (fresh) SG - Fred Pope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Bergantzel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel misses the jumper near the basket | 26-32 |
| 03:31 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Fred Pope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | John Dailey pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Mark Berry | 26-32 |
| 02:39 | Holy Cross | Jason Bergantzel is hacked by John Dailey - foul #1 on John Dailey, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Macrowski (SG), Newton McManus (PF) Eric Grace, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Jason McCament, Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan, John Dailey | |
| 02:24 | Holy Cross | Milton Farrar steals it from Jason Bergantzel | 26-32 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Milton Farrar misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:07 | Holy Cross | Newton McManus grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 01:51 | Holy Cross | James Macrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clarence Samaniego (PG), Gary Sellers (SF), Anthony Sanders (C) Fred Pope, Jason Bergantzel, Mark Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) Milton Farrar, Daniel Perry, Randall Griggs | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chad Harland | 26-35 |
| 01:13 | Holy Cross | Newton McManus misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | Gary Sellers hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Richard Cooper's pass is intercepted by James Macrowski in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | James Macrowski makes the floater from the right wing set up by Gary Sellers | 30-35 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eric Grace (PG), James Kent (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), Terrence Butler (C) Clarence Samaniego, James Macrowski, Newton McManus, Anthony Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SG), Garf Zeidan (PF) Richard Cooper, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Joshua Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses the floater from the left block | 30-35 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Nesmith | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Eric Grace grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |