| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert McMeekin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Kent State | Scott Bruner is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Hancock - foul #2 on Erik Hancock, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Scott Bruner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Ismail | 29-29 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | David Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:21 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan tips it home | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington misses the lay-in | 31-29 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | David Young pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Glen Moore grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Scott Bruner is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Hancock - foul #3 on Erik Hancock, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan (PG), Elmer Mitchell (C) Erik Hancock, Thomas Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Willie Wilder lays it up and in on a great pass from Glen Moore | 31-31 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | John Jackson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Willie Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Willie Wilder buries a turnaround in the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | John Jackson double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (SG), John Coleman (SF), David Wittmer (C) Robert McMeekin, David Young, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Goran Slusarski (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), Bernard Womack (PF), James Weidler (C) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail, Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore, Willie Wilder | |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is fouled in the backcourt by David Wittmer - foul #2 on David Wittmer, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:13 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell loses the dribble to Taylor Chatman | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 17:09 | Long Beach State | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Joshua Grady hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Taylor Chatman | 31-37 |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Goran Slusarski | 31-39 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Emerson Sloan and he's hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #2 on Joshua Grady, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), Robert McMeekin (SG), David Young (SF), Thomas Morgan (C) Emerson Sloan, Harry Dietz, John Coleman, David Wittmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Timothy Ismail (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Glen Moore (PF), Willie Wilder (C) Taylor Chatman, Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, Bernard Womack, James Weidler | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert McMeekin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Scott Bruner is fouled on the floor by Elmer Mitchell - foul #2 on Elmer Mitchell, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Jackson (PF) Elmer Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Ismail | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | John Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Willie Wilder - foul #1 on Willie Wilder, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Glen Moore is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SF), James Weidler (PF) Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore | |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Willie Wilder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | David Young misses the easy layup | 35-42 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Willie Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | David Young steals the ball from James Weidler | 35-42 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Young | 37-42 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | The 3pt attempt by Joshua Grady is denied by Thomas Morgan | 37-42 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | John Jackson is hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #3 on Joshua Grady, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (SG), John Coleman (SF), Brandon Francis (PF), David Wittmer (C) Robert McMeekin, David Young, John Jackson, Thomas Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Goran Slusarski (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Glen Moore (PF), Bernard Womack (C) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail, Joshua Grady, James Weidler, Willie Wilder | |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 37-42 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | John Coleman misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mitchell Worthington - foul #2 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan (PG), David Young (SF) Erik Hancock, David Wittmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Glen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Emerson Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Dietz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Francis (fresh) C - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | John Coleman connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Emerson Sloan | 41-43 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), Robert McMeekin (SG), John Jackson (PF), Thomas Morgan (C) Harry Dietz, David Young, Brandon Francis, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Timothy Ismail (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), James Weidler (C) Taylor Chatman, Goran Slusarski, Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack | |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | John Jackson lays it in set up by Robert McMeekin | 43-43 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Thomas Morgan steals the ball from Scott Bruner in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-43 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | James Weidler gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | James Weidler tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:03 | Long Beach State | John Jackson makes the floater from the right block set up by Erik Hancock | 45-45 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | James Weidler can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-45 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Joshua Grady snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Jackson and he's fouled by Timothy Ismail - foul #2 on Timothy Ismail, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), David Young (SF), Elmer Mitchell (PF), David Wittmer (C) Erik Hancock, Emerson Sloan, John Jackson, Thomas Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Goran Slusarski (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Bernard Womack (PF), Willie Wilder (C) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail, Joshua Grady, Glen Moore, James Weidler | |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Willie Wilder gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Wittmer - foul #3 on David Wittmer, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 08:48 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Wittmer | 49-46 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Bernard Womack connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Goran Slusarski | 49-48 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | David Young can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mitchell Worthington - foul #3 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), John Coleman (SG) Harry Dietz, Robert McMeekin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Glen Moore (PF) Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack | |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Erik Hancock is called for the reach on Goran Slusarski - foul #4 on Erik Hancock, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan (SG), Brandon Francis (PF) Elmer Mitchell, David Wittmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Ismail (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF) Scott Bruner, Taylor Chatman | |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Emerson Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Francis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glen Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock is called for 5 seconds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG) Goran Slusarski | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Scott Bruner connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | John Coleman snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | John Coleman throws it down on a great pass from Emerson Sloan | 53-50 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Willie Wilder misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), Robert McMeekin (SG), John Jackson (PF), Elmer Mitchell (C) Erik Hancock, Emerson Sloan, Brandon Francis, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), Bernard Womack (PF) Timothy Ismail, Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Willie Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Willie Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Bernard Womack - foul #3 on Bernard Womack, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (SG), James Weidler (C) Scott Bruner, Willie Wilder | |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Wittmer (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert McMeekin | 58-54 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | James Weidler makes the fadeaway in the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | David Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Bernard Womack jams it on a nice dish by Taylor Chatman | 58-58 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz's pass is intercepted by James Weidler | 58-58 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), John Coleman (SF), John Jackson (PF) Robert McMeekin, David Young, Elmer Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Timothy Ismail (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Willie Wilder (C) Taylor Chatman, Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, James Weidler | |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Scott Bruner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 03:58 | Long Beach State | John Coleman scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Jackson | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harry Dietz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - David Wittmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Womack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan (SG), Thomas Morgan (C) Harry Dietz, David Wittmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Weidler (PF) Bernard Womack | |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | John Coleman is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Worthington - foul #4 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (SF) Mitchell Worthington | |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Scott Bruner buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Weidler | 62-61 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), Robert McMeekin (SG), Elmer Mitchell (C) Erik Hancock, John Coleman, Thomas Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF), Glen Moore (PF) Taylor Chatman, James Weidler | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Robert McMeekin picks off the pass by Scott Bruner in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan tips it in | 64-61 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Willie Wilder misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Elmer Mitchell - foul #3 on Elmer Mitchell, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Young (SF) Emerson Sloan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Willie Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Willie Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | David Young scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harry Dietz | 67-62 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses long on a shot from close range | 67-62 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Glen Moore snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Glen Moore banks in the layup | 67-64 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Dietz | 70-64 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Willie Wilder is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #5 on John Jackson, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), Thomas Morgan (C) Harry Dietz, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Willie Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Willie Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | David Young's layup is rejected by Glen Moore | 70-66 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Willie Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Scott Bruner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wilder | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail is hacked by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #13 | 70-66 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | David Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan misses the tip | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Glen Moore gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Scott Bruner drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Ismail | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert McMeekin (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Glen Moore wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wilder | 70-70 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Glen Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Scott Bruner | 70-72 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mitchell Worthington - foul #5 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan (PG), Harry Dietz (SG), John Coleman (SF), David Wittmer (C) Erik Hancock, Robert McMeekin, David Young, Thomas Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (SF), Bernard Womack (C) Mitchell Worthington, Willie Wilder | |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Elmer Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Bernard Womack gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Scott Bruner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 03:37 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis (PF) Elmer Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Weidler (C) Glen Moore | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Scott Bruner loses the dribble to John Coleman | 71-72 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | John Coleman lays it in | 73-72 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), Thomas Morgan (C) Brandon Francis, David Wittmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Moore (PF), Willie Wilder (C) Bernard Womack, James Weidler | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Glen Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Erik Hancock - foul #5 on Erik Hancock, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis (PF) Erik Hancock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Glen Moore makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Glen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Young (SF) Brandon Francis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | David Young misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Taylor Chatman - foul #1 on Taylor Chatman, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Scott Bruner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin (SG), Elmer Mitchell (PF) Harry Dietz, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willie Wilder | 75-74 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Scott Bruner travels in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Ismail - foul #3 on Timothy Ismail, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Thomas Morgan | 77-74 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Emerson Sloan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McMeekin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Young (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | David Young is hacked by Taylor Chatman - foul #2 on Taylor Chatman, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Coleman (PF) Elmer Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Glen Moore double dribbles | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | John Coleman is hacked by Scott Bruner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Bruner, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-74 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Willie Wilder snags the offensive board | 81-74 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Willie Wilder | 81-77 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Bruner - foul #2 on Scott Bruner, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Robert McMeekin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman scores on a 3 from the left corner | 83-80 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-80 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | John Coleman is hacked by Scott Bruner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Bruner, team foul #15 | 83-80 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-83 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Emerson Sloan runs out the clock | 85-83 |