| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Esteban Guerra | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr clanks a shot from the left side | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan tips it home | 34-32 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Starr | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Donald Douglass - foul #2 on Donald Douglass, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Harris | 37-38 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Lonnie Jordan - foul #2 on Lonnie Jordan, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rickey Starr | 39-40 |
| 16:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich's 3 pointer is rejected by Leland Pettigrew | 39-40 |
| 16:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 15:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr tips it home | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rickey Starr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Douglass - foul #3 on Donald Douglass, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), Chad Hardy (SG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, John Harris, Donald Douglass, Rickey Starr, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Chad Hardy - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 14:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Cecil Sweeney misses the easy layup | 40-42 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 14:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Shane Heyward | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy's pass is intercepted by Swietomierz Bachinski | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 40-42 |
| 13:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Varnum | 40-42 |
| 12:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled on the floor by James Varnum - foul #3 on James Varnum, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), John Harris (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) James Varnum, Chad Hardy, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Walter Zilk scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr lays it up and in on a great pass from John Harris | 43-47 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Lonnie Jordan swats the shot by Esteban Guerra | 43-47 |
| 11:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 11:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Zilk | 43-47 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Walter Zilk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 10:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass loses the dribble to Lewis Fagundes | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 10:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan misses badly on a shot near the basket | 43-47 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Walter Zilk snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 43-47 |
| 09:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 09:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses short on a floater from the right block | 43-47 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Walter Zilk | 45-47 |
| 08:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr is hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy (SG), David Yearwood (C) John Harris, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 08:16 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is fouled on the floor by Val Dietrich - foul #2 on Val Dietrich, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Shane Heyward (PF) Val Dietrich, Donald Douglass, Rickey Starr | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Varnum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Sweeney (fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Yearwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to David Yearwood | 45-47 |
| 07:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stephen Manns takes the ball from James Varnum | 45-47 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Varnum - foul #4 on James Varnum, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), John Harris (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) James Varnum, Chad Hardy, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Harris | 46-47 |
| 05:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Douglass | 46-49 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy (SG), Shane Heyward (PF) John Harris, Rickey Starr | |
| 04:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan's pass is intercepted by Leland Pettigrew | 46-49 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 03:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Douglass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 03:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), John Harris (SG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, Chad Hardy, Donald Douglass, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 02:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Cecil Sweeney is hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 02:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Harris and the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 02:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), Donald Douglass (SF), Lonnie Jordan (C) James Varnum, Cecil Sweeney, David Yearwood | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 02:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 01:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan hits a jump hook from close range set up by Val Dietrich | 49-54 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits a floater from the right side set up by Stephen Manns out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Donald Douglass - foul #4 on Donald Douglass, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr hits a runner from the left block | 52-56 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | John Harris steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 52-56 |
| 01:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Pete Armstrong | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is fouled on the floor by Esteban Guerra - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 54-58 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich travels in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a runner from the right block and the foul's on Lonnie Jordan - foul #3 on Lonnie Jordan, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan is called for 5 seconds | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Val Dietrich is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Val Dietrich, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Val Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Val Dietrich, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-59 |