| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Huey Scott inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 40-37 |
| 19:44 | Samford | Bruce Marrow tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | William Lim connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry Gaines | 42-40 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Cecil Wagers buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Huey Scott | 44-40 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Bruce Marrow is hacked by William Lim - foul #3 on William Lim, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (PF) William Lim | |
| 18:46 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 44-40 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Huey Scott - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Huey Scott hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Terry Gaines buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Hoffman | 47-44 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Robert Hoffman is called for the reach on Huey Scott - foul #3 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 17:24 | Samford | Cecil Wagers buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Utley | 49-44 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Greg Lamarche | |
| 16:57 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Robert Keene clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Robert Keene double dribbles | 50-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:58 | Samford | Archie Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-44 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Myron Knarr tips it home | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Keene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Burns (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | George Burns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Leonard Cooke loses the dribble to Tom Hawkins | 52-44 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Keene | 52-46 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Myron Knarr comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Irvin Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Irvin Brewer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Burns | 52-48 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Kevin Edelen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 55-48 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Keene | 55-51 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Leonard Cooke steals it from Tom Hawkins | 55-51 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Kevin Edelen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, George Burns, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Utley - foul #3 on Sean Utley, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Anthony Bentley pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Sean Utley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 55-51 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | William Lim snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hoffman | 55-54 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Lim (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | William Lim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Lim - foul #4 on William Lim, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) William Lim | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled on the floor by Sean Utley - foul #4 on Sean Utley, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG) Sean Utley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Terry Gaines | 56-56 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Bruce Marrow is called for the reach on Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), George Burns (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Greg Lamarche | |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Myron Knarr banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Edelen | 58-56 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc lays it up and in set up by George Burns | 58-58 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Robert Keene is called for the reach on Archie Reed - foul #2 on Robert Keene, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Tom Hawkins | |
| 08:29 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 58-58 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Bruce Marrow tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Archie Reed blocks the short jumper by Greg Lamarche | 60-58 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Kevin Edelen pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Robert Keene is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Myron Knarr (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF) Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Huey Scott gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Lamarche | 60-58 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled on the floor by Sean Utley - foul #5 on Sean Utley, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF) Sean Utley, Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Lamarche | 60-60 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses badly on a floater from the right side | 62-60 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | William Lim tips it home | 62-62 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Greg Lamarche swats the short shot by Irvin Brewer | 62-62 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Cecil Wagers can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF) Cecil Wagers, Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Greg Lamarche | |
| 05:07 | Samford | Anthony Bentley loses the dribble to William Lim | 64-62 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | William Lim is hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Archie Reed (C) Leonard Cooke, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 04:53 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Kevin Edelen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Robert Keene tips it in | 67-66 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Huey Scott hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Edelen | 70-66 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ernest Thomas | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Bruce Marrow comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 70-69 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Huey Scott tips it home | 72-69 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | William Lim misses the easy layup | 72-69 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | William Lim tips it home | 72-71 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, William Lim | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Bolduc | 72-71 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Cecil Wagers gets the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Huey Scott is whistled for a carry | 72-71 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Terry Gaines tips it back up and in | 72-73 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is denied on a layup by Greg Lamarche | 72-73 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Terry Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-73 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Kevin Edelen grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Huey Scott misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 72-73 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Kevin Edelen clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 72-73 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche is hacked by Kevin Edelen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (PF) Kevin Bolduc | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Huey Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kevin Edelen is called for the reach on Daniel Ruby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-76 |