| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Drago (fresh) SG - Manuel Sisk (fresh) SF - John Higuera (fresh) PF - Clay Jackson (fresh) C - Vince Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) SG - Thomas Nesmith (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 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chad Harland | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Chad Harland gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford McGrane | 0-6 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Manuel Sisk picks off the pass by Clifford McGrane | 2-6 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Vince Gaskins denies the turnaround by Alfred Cherry | 4-6 |
| 18:27 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith is fouled on the floor by Manuel Sisk - foul #1 on Manuel Sisk, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Clay Jackson - foul #1 on Clay Jackson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (SF), Randall Griggs (C) Clifford McGrane, Chad Harland | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Nesmith - foul #1 on Thomas Nesmith, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG), Garf Zeidan (C) Thomas Nesmith, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randall Griggs | 8-8 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clay Jackson - foul #2 on Clay Jackson, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Ammon (SG), Jeremy Uren (SF) John Higuera, Clay Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Jason McCament is called for the reach on Stephen Ammon - foul #1 on Jason McCament, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) Alfred Cherry, John Dailey, Garf Zeidan | |
| 15:43 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins buries a floater from the baseline | 10-10 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Drago (fresh) SG - Stephen Ammon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Uren (fresh) PF - Manuel Sisk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Vince Gaskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) PF - Randall Griggs (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Stephen Ammon steps in front of the Jeffery Pettie pass | 10-10 |
| 15:21 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Ammon hits the finger roll | 12-10 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Jason McCament pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Randall Griggs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Ammon - foul #1 on Stephen Ammon, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Howard (PG), John Higuera (SF) Michael Drago, Jeremy Uren | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SG) Jeffery Pettie, Jason McCament | |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Randall Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Randall Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Randall Griggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vince Gaskins - foul #1 on Vince Gaskins, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Clifford McGrane, Chad Harland | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Randall Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Randall Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Stephen Ammon | 12-13 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Dailey - foul #1 on John Dailey, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Garf Zeidan (C) Randall Griggs | |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | John Dailey misses the fadeaway from the left block | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 14-13 |
| 13:04 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan tips it in | 16-15 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Dailey - foul #2 on John Dailey, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Drago (SG) Stephen Ammon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) John Dailey, Garf Zeidan | |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Chad Harland | 17-15 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Chad Harland misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 12:08 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:51 | St. Joseph's | Michael Drago clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins grabs the board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Howard (fresh) SG - Michael Drago (fresh) SF - John Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Sisk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Vince Gaskins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Nesmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins misses badly on a floater in the lane | 17-15 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Higuera - foul #1 on John Higuera, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Ammon (SG), Jeremy Uren (SF) Michael Howard, John Higuera | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Jason McCament (SG) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith | |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Drago | 20-17 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Chad Harland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:04 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Vince Gaskins | 20-17 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Ammon is hacked by Jason McCament - foul #2 on Jason McCament, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), Randall Griggs (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Jason McCament, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Garf Zeidan - foul #1 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG) Jeffery Pettie | |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry is called for traveling | 22-17 |
| 08:53 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-17 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Uren tips it in | 24-17 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Jeremy Uren is called for the reach on Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Jeremy Uren, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Howard (PG), John Higuera (C) Michael Drago, Vince Gaskins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF) Thomas Nesmith, Daniel Perry | |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:13 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera is whistled for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Chad Harland (C) Randall Griggs, Garf Zeidan | |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Ammon and the foul's on Clifford McGrane - foul #1 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Drago (SG) Stephen Ammon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Sisk makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Howard (fresh) SG - Michael Drago (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Uren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Sisk (tiring) 12 pts. C - John Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins (C) Jeremy Uren | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SG), Daniel Perry (SF) Alfred Cherry, Clifford McGrane | |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Howard | 29-19 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell blows the dunk | 29-19 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | John Higuera lays it in set up by Michael Howard | 31-19 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Vince Gaskins | 31-19 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Drago | 33-19 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith is called for traveling | 33-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Ammon (SG), Jeremy Uren (SF), Clay Jackson (PF) Michael Howard, John Higuera, Manuel Sisk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Randall Griggs (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Jeffery Pettie, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| 04:36 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins blows the layup | 33-19 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson tips it home | 35-19 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Jeremy Uren steps in front of the Garf Zeidan pass | 35-19 |
| 03:54 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-19 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Clay Jackson | 35-19 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Vince Gaskins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Uren | 37-19 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #9 | 37-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Howard (PG) Michael Drago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Thomas Nesmith, Daniel Perry, Garf Zeidan | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Ammon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Uren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vince Gaskins (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Randall Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson misses long on a shot from the left block | 37-19 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Randall Griggs snags the defensive board | 37-19 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-19 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Vince Gaskins - foul #2 on Vince Gaskins, team foul #8 | 37-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Higuera (C) Vince Gaskins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chad Harland (C) Randall Griggs | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the free throw | 37-21 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson grabs the board | 37-21 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson is hacked by Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #10 | 37-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Drago (PG) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Chad Harland grabs the board | 38-21 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-21 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Uren grabs the board | 38-21 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-21 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Uren tips it in | 40-21 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Chad Harland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-21 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Chad Harland misses the tip | 40-21 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell tips it but misses | 40-21 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Chad Harland can't tip it in | 40-21 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Michael Drago gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason McCament - foul #3 on Jason McCament, team foul #11 | 40-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Howard (PG), Manuel Sisk (C) Stephen Ammon, Jeremy Uren | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SG), John Dailey (SF), Randall Griggs (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Chad Harland | |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Clay Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Pettie | 41-24 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by John Higuera is denied by John Dailey | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Randall Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |