| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - William Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Tennant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Lenk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Federico Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Norris Talley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk inbounds the ball | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 19:45 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Terry Gaines takes the ball from Federico Moreno | 43-47 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Charles Eastland connects on the shot from the left block | 43-49 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan misses the 3rd free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 18:33 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 18:26 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk is hacked by Greg Lamarche - foul #3 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Harry Koenig (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Simon Petty (PF), Roy Carter (C) William Sullivan, Bryant Tennant, Anthony Lenk, Federico Moreno, Norris Talley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Tom Hawkins (SG), William Lim (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Charles Eastland, Greg Lamarche | |
| 18:04 | East Tennessee State | William Lim blocks the short jumper by Thomas Nelson | 43-49 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on William Lim - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF) Henry Carpenter | |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the turnaround from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Lim - foul #1 on William Lim, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant (SG), William Sullivan (SF) Harry Koenig, Thomas Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc throws it down and he's hacked by Simon Petty - foul #1 on Simon Petty, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno (PF), Norris Talley (C) Ronald Smith, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 17:00 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno hits a shot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:43 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty drills a floater from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-54 |
| 16:24 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Anthony Lenk (SF), Roy Carter (C) William Sullivan, Simon Petty, Norris Talley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Henry Carpenter (PF) Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is hacked by Bryant Tennant - foul #3 on Bryant Tennant, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Harry Koenig (SG), Curtis Hill (C) Thomas Nelson, Bryant Tennant, Federico Moreno | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Terry Gaines | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 15:45 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Koenig (fresh) SF - Anthony Lenk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig's pass is intercepted by Daniel Ruby | 51-54 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby banks in the layup | 51-56 |
| 15:25 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby blows the wide open dunk | 53-56 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter tips it in | 53-58 |
| 14:44 | East Tennessee State | Daniel Ruby picks off the pass by Roy Carter | 53-58 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Ruby | 53-60 |
| 14:35 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 14:33 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lenk | 53-60 |
| 14:28 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill misses the easy layup | 53-60 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | William Lim snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | William Lim is open but misses the lay-in | 53-60 |
| 14:19 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 14:13 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Charles Eastland snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Charles Eastland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Bryant Tennant (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Federico Moreno (PF), Norris Talley (C) Ronald Smith, Harry Koenig, Anthony Lenk, Roy Carter, Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Keene (SG), Tom Hawkins (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, William Lim | |
| 13:32 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno misses the easy layup | 53-60 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Terry Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 13:06 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche scores on a jump hook from the right block | 53-65 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Bolduc swats the layup by William Sullivan | 53-65 |
| 12:46 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley gets the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 12:29 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by Federico Moreno is blocked by Greg Lamarche | 53-65 |
| 12:28 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Keene | 55-67 |
| 12:01 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley misses short on a shot from the right block | 55-67 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is hacked by David Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Patterson, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Anthony Lenk (SF), Simon Petty (C) David Patterson, William Sullivan, Norris Talley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Anthony Lenk is called for the reach on Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Anthony Lenk, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig (SG) Bryant Tennant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) SG - Harry Koenig (fresh) SF - Anthony Lenk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Federico Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Petty (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas connects on the jumper from the left block | 55-69 |
| 10:58 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-69 |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Simon Petty | 55-69 |
| 10:44 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 55-69 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Charles Eastland comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-69 |
| 10:23 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson is denied on a layup by Charles Eastland | 55-69 |
| 10:02 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson tips it but misses | 55-69 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 55-69 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-69 |
| 09:38 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 09:32 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Carpenter | 55-69 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Federico Moreno - foul #2 on Federico Moreno, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Bryant Tennant (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Roy Carter (PF), Norris Talley (C) Thomas Nelson, Harry Koenig, Anthony Lenk, Federico Moreno, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Charles Eastland, Greg Lamarche | |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:08 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is hacked by Bryant Tennant - foul #4 on Bryant Tennant, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk (SF) Bryant Tennant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) Henry Carpenter | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Robert Keene snags the offensive board | 55-72 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Anthony Lenk swats the shot by Tom Hawkins | 55-72 |
| 08:34 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 08:28 | East Tennessee State | Robert Keene steps in front of the Norris Talley pass | 55-72 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the shot in the paint | 55-72 |
| 08:02 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 07:45 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc is called for traveling | 58-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Bryant Tennant (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Curtis Hill (PF) William Sullivan, Ronald Smith, Anthony Lenk, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG), William Lim (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - David Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Bryant Tennant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) PF - Curtis Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norris Talley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lim (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryant Tennant and the foul's on Henry Carpenter - foul #1 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty (C) Norris Talley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Bruce Sanders | |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill misses the free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Simon Petty - foul #2 on Simon Petty, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:42 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Simon Petty | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:38 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | William Lim is hacked by Thomas Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:13 | East Tennessee State | Henry Carpenter steals it from Bryant Tennant | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | William Lim misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-75 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it back up and in | 60-77 |
| 05:46 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 05:45 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 05:31 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty blows the layup | 60-77 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-77 |
| 05:14 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| 05:10 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-77 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Lim | 60-77 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Lim buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by David Patterson - foul #5 on David Patterson, team foul #10 | 60-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Harry Koenig (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Federico Moreno (PF), Roy Carter (C) David Patterson, Bryant Tennant, Thomas Nelson, Simon Petty, Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Keene (SG), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Lim makes the free throw | 60-80 |
| 04:37 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-80 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | William Lim double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley (C) Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF) William Lim | |
| 04:22 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-80 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 63-80 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Koenig - foul #2 on Harry Koenig, team foul #11 | 63-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Lenk (SF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig misses the 3 from straight away | 63-82 |
| 03:31 | East Tennessee State | Norris Talley tips it back up and in | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Robert Keene is fouled on the floor by Harry Koenig - foul #3 on Harry Koenig, team foul #12 | 65-82 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Roy Carter (PF), Simon Petty (C) Anthony Lenk, Federico Moreno, Norris Talley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG), William Lim (SF) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland | |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Simon Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tom Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-84 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 65-84 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-84 |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty gets the rebound | 65-84 |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Sullivan | 67-84 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is hacked by Harry Koenig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Koenig, team foul #13 | 67-84 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson (PG) Harry Koenig | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG) Bruce Sanders, Robert Keene | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 02:33 | East Tennessee State | Ernest Thomas steps in front of the Thomas Nelson pass in the backcourt | 67-85 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | William Lim is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Lim, team foul #6 | 67-85 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF) Tom Hawkins | |
| 01:56 | East Tennessee State | William Sullivan double dribbles | 67-85 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) George Burns | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc lays it in on a great pass from Robert Keene | 67-87 |
| 01:08 | East Tennessee State | Ernest Thomas steps in front of the Thomas Nelson pass | 67-87 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | The short jumper by Kevin Bolduc is denied by Roy Carter | 67-87 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Roy Carter steals the ball from Kevin Bolduc | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-87 |
| 00:04 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith can't tip it in | 67-87 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | William Lim pulls down the rebound | 67-87 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | William Lim runs out the clock | 67-87 |