| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:38 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a runner in the lane set up by Samuel Aikens | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Shaiming Wang | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway is called for a charge - foul #3 on Louis Gannaway, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Stone (PF) Louis Gannaway | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Shaiming Wang | 36-39 |
| 17:44 | Northeastern | David Boles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jack Bray | 39-39 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:26 | Northeastern | Jack Bray grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:09 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 39-42 |
| 16:45 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone is hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (PG), Jamie Huff (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Fred King (C) David Boles, Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:25 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Christopher Stone is called for the reach on Li Xayasith - foul #3 on Christopher Stone, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Jenkins (C) Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens tips it home | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Blanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brake (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred King (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northeastern | Jamie Huff hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Shaiming Wang | 42-46 |
| 15:03 | Northeastern | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 15:02 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:49 | Northeastern | Jamie Huff steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Boles (PG), Daniel Cherry (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Louis Gannaway (PF), Cecil Crosby (C) Richard Blanc, Jamie Huff, Joseph Brake, Fred King, Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Cecil Crosby - foul #3 on Cecil Crosby, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:07 | Northeastern | David Boles can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 13:44 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:27 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to David Boles | 42-48 |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (SG), Christopher Stone (C) Daniel Cherry, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Jack Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Bertram Leech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joseph Brake (SF) Jack Bray | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:02 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Brake | 46-48 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Blanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brake (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Stone (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone can't connect on a floater from the left block | 46-51 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 11:06 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake is fouled on the floor by Sidney Brooks - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Cecil Crosby (C) David Boles, Joseph Brake, Louis Gannaway | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Sidney Brooks | |
| 10:24 | Northeastern | Ivan Jakubowski blocks the short jumper by Jack Bray | 46-51 |
| 10:22 | Northeastern | Jack Bray tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Keith Tully blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Blanc - foul #2 on Richard Blanc, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Fred King (PF) Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:44 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Blanc | 49-53 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 09:37 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Cecil Crosby | 49-53 |
| 09:25 | Northeastern | Jack Bray hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:59 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Jack Bray drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Tully | 53-55 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | Jack Bray is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Boles (PG), Jamie Huff (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Louis Gannaway (PF), Christopher Stone (C) Richard Blanc, Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Fred King, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Keith Tully, John Billings | |
| 08:03 | Northeastern | David Boles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech lays it up and in | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brake (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Stone (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northeastern | David Boles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits a floater from the right wing set up by Bertram Leech and the foul's on Christopher Stone - foul #4 on Christopher Stone, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), John Billings (PF) Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:00 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 06:45 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 06:44 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Brake | 56-59 |
| 06:30 | Northeastern | Jamie Huff clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 06:02 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-61 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond McCoy | 56-64 |
| 05:41 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Cecil Crosby (C) Jamie Huff, Joseph Brake, Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 05:17 | Northeastern | Jack Bray can't connect on a jumper from close range | 56-64 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 56-64 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shaiming Wang | 56-66 |
| 04:32 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby's pass is intercepted by Li Xayasith | 56-66 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | David Boles steps in front of the Li Xayasith pass | 56-66 |
| 04:20 | Northeastern | David Boles jams it | 58-66 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | David Boles steals it from Ivan Jakubowski | 58-66 |
| 04:09 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry lays it in on a nice dish by David Boles | 60-66 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:50 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 03:33 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jack Bray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billings (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski dunks the ball set up by Samuel Aikens and he's hacked by Cecil Crosby - foul #4 on Cecil Crosby, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Christopher Stone (PF), Fred King (C) Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Louis Gannaway, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Louis Gannaway (PF), Cecil Crosby (C) Richard Blanc, Joseph Brake, Christopher Stone, Fred King | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 02:46 | Northeastern | Bertram Leech swats the shot by Jack Bray | 60-69 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Li Xayasith drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Aikens | 60-71 |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Jack Bray travels with the ball | 60-71 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (PG), Jamie Huff (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Christopher Stone (PF), Fred King (C) David Boles, Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Louis Gannaway, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Keith Tully (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF) Samuel Aikens, Li Xayasith, Shaiming Wang, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Keith Tully scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bertram Leech | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Northeastern | Raymond McCoy is called for the reach on Fred King - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #5 | 60-74 |
| 01:27 | Northeastern | Fred King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-74 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Keith Tully's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-74 |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | Richard Blanc misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Fred King tips it in | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Brake - foul #2 on Joseph Brake, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:28 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Joseph Brake | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Northeastern | Raymond McCoy picks off the pass by Jamie Huff | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 62-75 |