| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - John Billings (fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Matthew Kawamura (fresh) SG - Norman Hadley (fresh) SF - Dan Comer (fresh) PF - Leroy Mattos (fresh) C - Steve Murry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | John Billings makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ivan Jakubowski and the foul's on Matthew Kawamura - foul #1 on Matthew Kawamura, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:36 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Norman Hadley picks off the pass by Ivan Jakubowski | 3-1 |
| 19:03 | Lipscomb | John Billings steps in front of the Steve Murry pass | 3-1 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Steve Murry denies the turnaround by Ivan Jakubowski | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | John Billings tips it but misses | 3-1 |
| 18:50 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | Lipscomb | The jumper by Leroy Mattos is denied by John Billings | 3-1 |
| 18:27 | Lipscomb | Steve Murry misses the tip | 3-1 |
| 18:26 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Lipscomb | Steve Murry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 5-1 |
| 17:48 | Lipscomb | John Billings steps in front of the Leroy Mattos pass | 5-1 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Li Xayasith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-1 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | John Billings connects on the floater from the right wing | 7-1 |
| 17:06 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| 17:06 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura misses the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:06 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Matthew Kawamura steals the ball from Samuel Aikens in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Kawamura | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the floater from the left wing set up by John Billings | 9-4 |
| 16:20 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Dan Comer is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Dan Comer, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle (PG), Leo Fry (SF), Ryan Derrico (PF), Gregory Olson (C) Matthew Kawamura, Dan Comer, Leroy Mattos, Steve Murry | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Li Xayasith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Aikens | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Gerald Karle (fresh) SG - Norman Hadley (fresh) SF - Leo Fry (fresh) PF - Ryan Derrico (fresh) C - Gregory Olson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Karle | 12-6 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski travels with the ball | 12-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura (PG) Norman Hadley | |
| 15:03 | Lipscomb | Ryan Derrico buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leo Fry | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski clanks a jumper from close range | 12-8 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Ryan Derrico - foul #1 on Ryan Derrico, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Dan Comer (SF), Leroy Mattos (PF) Leo Fry, Ryan Derrico | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:28 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 14:06 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Bertram Leech loses the dribble to Matthew Kawamura | 14-8 |
| 13:58 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer can't finish the layup | 14-8 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:50 | Lipscomb | Gregory Olson gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:46 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley (SG), Steve Murry (C) Gerald Karle, Gregory Olson | |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Bertram Leech clanks a turnaround near the basket | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 13:19 | Lipscomb | Steve Murry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sidney Brooks | 14-8 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Li Xayasith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:04 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:40 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aikens - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle (PG), Leo Fry (PF) Matthew Kawamura, Leroy Mattos | |
| 12:27 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 14-8 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is fouled on the floor by Dan Comer - foul #2 on Dan Comer, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ryan Derrico (PF), Gregory Olson (C) Dan Comer, Steve Murry | |
| 11:48 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-8 |
| 11:47 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Leo Fry | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Keith Tully (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Gerald Karle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Hadley (fresh) SF - Leo Fry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Derrico (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Olson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Lipscomb | Ryan Derrico misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Keith Tully snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Norman Hadley steps in front of the Ivan Jakubowski pass | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:42 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Fry | 14-8 |
| 10:33 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 14-8 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Gerald Karle is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens - foul #1 on Gerald Karle, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Keith Tully, Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura (PG), Leroy Mattos (PF), Steve Murry (C) Norman Hadley, Ryan Derrico, Gregory Olson | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Leroy Mattos blocks the short jumper by Bertram Leech | 14-8 |
| 09:58 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:51 | Lipscomb | Steve Murry hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Karle | 14-10 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Bertram Leech banks in the layup and the foul's on Steve Murry - foul #1 on Steve Murry, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Paul Gattis (SF) Leo Fry | |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:11 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is hacked by Matthew Kawamura - foul #2 on Matthew Kawamura, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Michael McKinney (PG), Norman Hadley (SG) Matthew Kawamura, Gerald Karle | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:20 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley is called for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gregory Olson (C) Steve Murry | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski double dribbles | 19-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Leo Fry (SF) Paul Gattis | |
| 07:51 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Michael McKinney (fresh) SG - Norman Hadley (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Leo Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Mattos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Olson (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Li Xayasith | 21-13 |
| 06:51 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McKinney | 21-15 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Li Xayasith is whistled for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle (PG), Ryan Derrico (PF), Steve Murry (C) Michael McKinney, Leroy Mattos, Gregory Olson | |
| 06:14 | Lipscomb | Steve Murry drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Norman Hadley | 21-17 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Leo Fry | 21-17 |
| 06:05 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:36 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle blows the layup | 21-17 |
| 05:34 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:27 | Lipscomb | A charge is called on Steve Murry - foul #2 on Steve Murry, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), John Billings (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Sidney Brooks, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Michael McKinney (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Gregory Olson (C) Norman Hadley, Leo Fry, Steve Murry | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Olson - foul #1 on Gregory Olson, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:54 | Lipscomb | Paul Gattis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-17 |
| 04:53 | Lipscomb | Gregory Olson grabs the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 04:47 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Billings misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Derrico - foul #2 on Ryan Derrico, team foul #10 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley (SG), Leroy Mattos (PF) Michael McKinney, Ryan Derrico | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:22 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:03 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tired) 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 3 reb. PF - John Billings (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Gerald Karle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Gattis (fresh) PF - Leroy Mattos (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Olson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | John Billings lays it in | 26-17 |
| 02:58 | Lipscomb | Paul Gattis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Olson - foul #2 on Gregory Olson, team foul #11 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Samuel Aikens, Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura (PG), Dan Comer (SF), Leo Fry (PF), Steve Murry (C) Gerald Karle, Paul Gattis, Leroy Mattos, Gregory Olson | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 02:25 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dan Comer and he's fouled by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #4 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 02:25 | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Li Xayasith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jones | 29-20 |
| 01:51 | Lipscomb | Leo Fry knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Kawamura | 29-22 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Li Xayasith lays it in on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 31-22 |
| 01:30 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 01:29 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Fry | 31-22 |
| 01:20 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura is hacked by Sidney Brooks - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Keith Tully (SG) Robert Jones, Li Xayasith | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gerald Karle (SG), Leroy Mattos (PF) Norman Hadley, Leo Fry | |
| 01:09 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Sidney Brooks and the foul's on Gerald Karle - foul #2 on Gerald Karle, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:41 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Matthew Kawamura and the foul's on Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #6 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 00:41 | Lipscomb | Dan Comer makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Keith Tully clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-25 |
| 00:27 | Lipscomb | Leroy Mattos gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | Lipscomb | Matthew Kawamura steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), John Billings (PF) Keith Tully, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Norman Hadley (SG), Gregory Olson (C) Gerald Karle, Steve Murry | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the turnaround from the right block | 36-25 |