| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Simmons inbounds the ball | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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 (-1) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman scores on a floater from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Greg Lamarche swats the short shot by Mark Marshall | 39-50 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Terry Gaines and he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #1 | 39-52 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Terry Gaines loses the dribble to Roger Dixon | 41-52 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF) James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Robert Hoffman, William Lim | |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Mark Marshall steals the ball from Kevin Bolduc | 41-52 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Greg Lamarche - foul #1 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Greg Lamarche | |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Ernest Thomas | 43-54 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Marshall and the foul's on Tom Hawkins - foul #1 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc connects on the shot from the right block | 46-56 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | George Burns steps in front of the William Mariotti pass | 46-56 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Teddy Wright - foul #3 on Teddy Wright, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Dale Little, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Hans Kuklenski steals the ball from Robert Keene | 46-57 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall lays it up and in on a great pass from Hans Kuklenski | 48-57 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Roger Dixon (C) Hans Kuklenski, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Marshall | 50-59 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Gaines | 50-62 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | William Lim connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Gaines | 53-64 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Mark Marshall, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), George Burns (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Robert Hoffman, William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby travels with the ball | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | William Mariotti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright is fouled on the floor by Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses the floater from close range | 53-64 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | George Burns snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is fouled on the floor by Teddy Wright - foul #4 on Teddy Wright, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 53-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Dale Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Tom Hawkins | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Terry Gaines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 53-67 |
| 11:16 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-67 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Daniel Ruby is called for the reach on Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (SG), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Kelly Duncan, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF) Daniel Ruby, George Burns, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is fouled on the floor by Greg Lamarche - foul #2 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF) Dale Little, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Greg Lamarche is called for the reach on Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Terry Gaines | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Lamarche | 53-67 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche double dribbles | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Kuklenski - foul #3 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Hans Kuklenski, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Keene (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Hoffman, William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Ruby | 53-72 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-72 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is hacked by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #7 | 53-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Dale Little, Todd Hardesty, William Mariotti, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (PF) Tom Hawkins | |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Gaines - foul #2 on Terry Gaines, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SF) Daniel Ruby | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Ralph Harrison denies the turnaround by William Lim | 55-74 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits a shot from just outside the lane | 57-74 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | George Burns misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-74 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-74 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | James Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | George Burns pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Ralph Harrison, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) George Burns, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman banks in the layup | 57-76 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-76 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-76 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Robert Keene scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hoffman | 57-79 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Duncan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak 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 (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it home | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak 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 (+1) | |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon dunks the ball set up by Kelly Duncan | 59-81 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on Greg Lamarche | 59-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), George Burns (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Robert Hoffman, William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Dale Little | 59-81 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-81 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-81 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tom Hawkins | 59-81 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | George Burns misses long on a floater from the right wing | 59-81 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | William Mariotti knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dale Little | 61-81 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-81 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright gets the rebound | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Dale Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-81 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins snags the defensive board | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | George Burns buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Sanders and the foul's on Teddy Wright - foul #5 on Teddy Wright, team foul #8 | 61-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG) Bruce Sanders | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | George Burns misses the free throw | 61-83 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 61-83 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-83 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas runs out the clock | 61-83 |