| Lineup | High Point | PG - Richard Siminski (fresh) SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) SF - Jerome Gooding (fresh) PF - Randall Haack (fresh) C - James Boatright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) SG - Brian McClester (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) C - Wayne Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Brian McClester hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Siminski - foul #1 on Richard Siminski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | High Point | Peter Barnes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Haack | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | High Point | Richard Siminski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is intercepted by Jerome Gooding | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | High Point | James Boatright clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-3 |
| 18:21 | High Point | Jerome Gooding grabs the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | High Point | Richard Siminski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | High Point | Randall Haack grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 17:46 | High Point | Peter Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Brian McClester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | High Point | James Boatright grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | High Point | Peter Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | High Point | James Boatright gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | High Point | Monroe Sanders is called for the reach on Richard Siminski - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 16:37 | High Point | Jing-Sheng Tao takes the ball from Jerome Gooding | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Boatright - foul #1 on James Boatright, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | High Point | Randall Haack gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:08 | High Point | Jerome Gooding hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Richard Siminski | 6-3 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 6-6 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Richard Siminski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Gooding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Haack (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Boatright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | High Point | Richard Siminski scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Haack and he's fouled by Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 15:32 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Randall Haack blocks the jumper by Jing-Sheng Tao | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | High Point | Randall Haack gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | High Point | Jing-Sheng Tao takes the ball from Richard Siminski | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Randall Haack picks off the pass by Jing-Sheng Tao | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | High Point | Jerome Gooding comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Peter Barnes - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Erik Whitaker (C) James Boatright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Brian McClester double dribbles | 8-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Christopher Gadson (SG), Edward Bronner (C) Peter Barnes, Randall Haack | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:36 | High Point | Jerome Gooding buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Siminski and he's hacked by Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Anthony Gatton (SG) Richard Siminski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:36 | High Point | Jerome Gooding makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-6 |
| 13:17 | High Point | The rebound goes to Jerome Gooding | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | High Point | Dennis Wilson is called for the reach on Christopher Gadson - foul #2 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | High Point | James Boatright (C) Jerome Gooding | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (C) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| 13:06 | High Point | Erik Whitaker scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Boatright and he's fouled by Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF), John Thomas (C) Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders | |
| 13:06 | High Point | Erik Whitaker makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gatton - foul #1 on Anthony Gatton, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Randall Haack (PF) Erik Whitaker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the easy layup | 14-6 |
| 12:46 | High Point | Anthony Gatton gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:34 | High Point | Christopher Gadson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #7 | 14-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Barnes (SG) Edward Bronner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:34 | High Point | Christopher Gadson makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:34 | High Point | Christopher Gadson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #8 | 16-6 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Siminski (PG), Jerome Gooding (SF) Christopher Gadson, Anthony Gatton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 12:01 | High Point | Peter Barnes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-6 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Brian McClester can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive board | 16-6 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Richard Siminski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Gooding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Haack (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Boatright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 16-9 |
| 10:53 | High Point | Richard Siminski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-9 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Thomas | 16-11 |
| 10:27 | High Point | Jerome Gooding buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Barnes | 18-11 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 09:57 | High Point | Randall Haack pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:53 | High Point | Jerome Gooding misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Boatright - foul #2 on James Boatright, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | High Point | Christopher Gadson (SG), Erik Whitaker (PF), Edward Bronner (C) Peter Barnes, Randall Haack, James Boatright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| 09:44 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | High Point | Erik Whitaker gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:23 | High Point | Jerome Gooding misses long on a jump hook from close range | 18-11 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Edward Bronner steps in front of the Geoffrey Whorton pass | 18-11 |
| 08:44 | High Point | Geoffrey Whorton takes the ball from Richard Siminski | 18-11 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Erik Whitaker is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on Erik Whitaker, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Barnes (SG), Anthony Gatton (SF) Richard Siminski, Jerome Gooding | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) John Thomas | |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 08:06 | High Point | Erik Whitaker grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 08:01 | High Point | Peter Barnes connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Erik Whitaker | 21-11 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-11 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Monroe Sanders | 21-14 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Christopher Gadson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gatton (fresh) PF - Erik Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bronner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian McClester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | High Point | Edward Bronner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Gadson | 23-14 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 06:54 | High Point | Edward Bronner grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 06:50 | High Point | Anthony Gatton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Bronner - foul #1 on Edward Bronner, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Siminski (PG), Jerome Gooding (SF), Randall Haack (PF), Richard Donis (C) Peter Barnes, Anthony Gatton, Erik Whitaker, Edward Bronner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:32 | High Point | Randall Haack grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:13 | High Point | Richard Siminski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Donis | 28-15 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Haack - foul #1 on Randall Haack, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | High Point | Anthony Gatton (SG) Christopher Gadson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:37 | High Point | Jerome Gooding misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian McClester - foul #1 on Brian McClester, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| 05:37 | High Point | Jerome Gooding misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:37 | High Point | Jerome Gooding makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury banks in the layup set up by Jing-Sheng Tao and the foul's on Richard Donis - foul #1 on Richard Donis, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Barnes (SG) Anthony Gatton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:00 | High Point | Jerome Gooding is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | High Point | Edward Bronner (C) Richard Donis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) Craig Russ | |
| 05:00 | High Point | Jerome Gooding misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:00 | High Point | Jerome Gooding makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses short on a shot from the right block | 30-20 |
| 04:31 | High Point | Peter Barnes snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 04:27 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #11 | 30-20 |
| Subs | High Point | Erik Whitaker (C) Edward Bronner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:27 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:27 | High Point | Richard Siminski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:27 | High Point | Richard Siminski makes the 3rd free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Brian McClester is hacked by Peter Barnes - foul #2 on Peter Barnes, team foul #10 | 32-20 |
| Subs | High Point | Christopher Gadson (SG) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Robert Jury | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:42 | High Point | Richard Siminski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerome Gooding - foul #1 on Jerome Gooding, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Barnes (SG), James Boatright (C) Christopher Gadson, Randall Haack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao, Brian McClester | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Richard Siminski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gooding (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Boatright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | High Point | Erik Whitaker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Wilson | 32-25 |
| 02:17 | High Point | Peter Barnes misses the 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 02:15 | High Point | James Boatright grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:59 | High Point | Peter Barnes makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Siminski | 35-25 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Siminski - foul #2 on Richard Siminski, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | High Point | Christopher Gadson (PG), Anthony Gatton (SF), Randall Haack (PF) Richard Siminski, Jerome Gooding, Erik Whitaker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:39 | High Point | Christopher Gadson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | High Point | Edward Bronner (SF) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 01:25 | High Point | The rebound goes to James Boatright | 35-27 |
| 01:20 | High Point | Christopher Gadson travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | John Thomas travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| Subs | High Point | William Sheehan (SG) James Boatright | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:34 | High Point | Edward Bronner is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Barnes (SG), Jerome Gooding (SF) William Sheehan, Anthony Gatton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) John Thomas | |
| 00:34 | High Point | Edward Bronner makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:34 | High Point | Edward Bronner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Haack - foul #2 on Randall Haack, team foul #13 | 37-27 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Siminski (PG) Christopher Gadson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | High Point | Peter Barnes is hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #13 | 37-28 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Craig Russ (SF) Roger Hillyer, Carlos Mitchell | |
| 00:03 | High Point | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | High Point | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the halfcourt shot | 39-28 |