| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Jack Atkison (fresh) SG - William West (fresh) SF - Roger Marlowe (fresh) PF - David Pressnell (fresh) C - James Hinderliter (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 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah 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) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Utah | Brian McClester picks off the pass by David Pressnell | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Southern Utah | Wayne Green swats the layup by Jack Atkison | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brian McClester | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | The short jumper by Geoffrey Whorton is denied by James Hinderliter | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Utah | William West grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Utah | William West clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Roger Marlowe is called for the reach on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Roger Marlowe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson is hacked by William West - foul #1 on William West, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Wayne Green clanks a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Atkison | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Pressnell - foul #1 on David Pressnell, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth (PG), Arthur Hill (SF) Jack Atkison, Roger Marlowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Horn (PF), Stephen Mills (C) David Pressnell, James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:41 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Arthur Hill | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Southern Utah | William West hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Joseph Roth steals it from Monroe Sanders | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn lays it up and in set up by Joseph Roth | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Brian McClester connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Geoffrey Whorton | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Southern Utah | Stephen Mills misses badly on a jumper from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the lay-in | 5-6 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Joseph Roth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William West (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Horn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Brian McClester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | Southern Utah | William West is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison (PG), Eugene Vivanco (SG), Roger Marlowe (SF), David Pressnell (PF), James Hinderliter (C) Joseph Roth, William West, Arthur Hill, Robert Horn, Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | The short jumper by Robert Jury is denied by James Hinderliter | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | John Thomas snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury lays it up and in on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 5-8 |
| 14:34 | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Marlowe | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:16 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | William West (SG) Eugene Vivanco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 13:52 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe drills a jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 13:01 | Southern Utah | Geoffrey Whorton steals it from Jack Atkison | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Wayne Green scores on a jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 12:34 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William West - foul #2 on William West, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth (PG), Eugene Vivanco (SG), Arthur Hill (SF), Robert Horn (PF), Stephen Mills (C) Jack Atkison, William West, Roger Marlowe, David Pressnell, James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:00 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Wayne Green | |
| 12:00 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:00 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Robert Jury knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Roth - foul #1 on Joseph Roth, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Joseph Roth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Vivanco (fresh) SF - Arthur Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Horn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Vivanco | 17-17 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Vivanco - foul #1 on Eugene Vivanco, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter (C) Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:18 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:57 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Hinderliter | 19-18 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Robert Jury is denied on a layup by Robert Horn | 19-18 |
| 10:49 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:45 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 10:44 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:32 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter clanks a runner near the basket | 19-18 |
| 10:30 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:25 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison (PG), David Pressnell (PF) Eugene Vivanco, Arthur Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 10:25 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:25 | Southern Utah | Robert Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 20-21 |
| 09:41 | Southern Utah | A charge is called on Jack Atkison - foul #1 on Jack Atkison, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eugene Vivanco (SG), Roger Marlowe (SF), Arthur Hill (C) Joseph Roth, Robert Horn, James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson loses the dribble to Jack Atkison in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 09:38 | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison hits the finger roll | 22-21 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Hill - foul #1 on Arthur Hill, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:12 | Southern Utah | 3 seconds is called on David Pressnell | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) John Thomas | |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Wayne Green drills a floater in the paint set up by Dennis Wilson | 22-24 |
| 08:29 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill misses short on a jumper in the lane | 22-24 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 08:14 | Southern Utah | Eugene Vivanco pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:07 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 08:06 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill tips it home | 24-24 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Brian McClester connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jury and the foul's on Eugene Vivanco - foul #2 on Eugene Vivanco, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Warren Barr (PG), Joseph Roth (SG), James Hinderliter (C) Jack Atkison, Eugene Vivanco, Arthur Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Dennis Wilson, Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:46 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 07:45 | Southern Utah | Warren Barr tips it but misses | 24-27 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Warren Barr (fresh) SG - Joseph Roth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Marlowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Pressnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hinderliter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Brian McClester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 24-30 |
| 07:26 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 24-30 |
| 07:24 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 07:05 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Horn (SF) Roger Marlowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Robert Jury | |
| 07:05 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 07:05 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Warren Barr is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Warren Barr, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison (PG), Stephen Mills (PF) Warren Barr, David Pressnell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:37 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 06:31 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill (SF) Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Wayne Green (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, John Thomas | |
| 06:31 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:31 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF) Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders | |
| 05:56 | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill misses long on a runner in the lane | 27-31 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilson | 27-31 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | John Thomas double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Warren Barr (SG), Roger Marlowe (SF) Joseph Roth, James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Warren Barr comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Stephen Mills (C) Arthur Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) Dennis Wilson, Roger Hillyer, Wayne Green | |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Warren Barr misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Warren Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | John Thomas is hacked by Stephen Mills - foul #1 on Stephen Mills, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:38 | Southern Utah | Stephen Mills misses the floater from the right side | 27-32 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Roger Marlowe - foul #2 on Roger Marlowe, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth (SG), Warren Villacorta (SF), David Pressnell (PF), James Hinderliter (C) Jack Atkison, Roger Marlowe, Robert Horn, Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, John Thomas | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:07 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Arthur Hill (SF) Warren Villacorta | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SF), Wayne Green (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Brian McClester clanks a jumper from the left block | 27-34 |
| 03:42 | Southern Utah | David Pressnell snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Warren Barr (fresh) SG - Joseph Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Pressnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hinderliter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Utah | Warren Barr scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Roth | 30-34 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the turnaround near the basket | 30-36 |
| 03:08 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Hill and he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison (PG), William West (SG), Roger Marlowe (SF) Warren Barr, Joseph Roth, Arthur Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF) Brian McClester, Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders | |
| 03:08 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Green and he's fouled by William West - foul #3 on William West, team foul #13 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eugene Vivanco (SG) William West | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:38 | Southern Utah | Robert Jury picks off the pass by Jack Atkison | 33-39 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson loses the dribble to Jack Atkison | 33-39 |
| 02:23 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 01:26 | Southern Utah | Roger Marlowe buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jack Atkison | 35-41 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 01:07 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Jack Atkison | 35-41 |
| 01:02 | Southern Utah | Jack Atkison hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Vivanco | 37-41 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 37-43 |
| 00:34 | Southern Utah | James Hinderliter is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Hinderliter, team foul #14 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Warren Barr (PG), Joseph Roth (SG), Arthur Hill (SF), Robert Horn (PF), Stephen Mills (C) Jack Atkison, Eugene Vivanco, Roger Marlowe, David Pressnell, James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, Wayne Green | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Brian McClester | 37-45 |
| 00:03 | Southern Utah | Joseph Roth hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-45 |