| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Dunn (fresh) SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) SF - Austin Rausch (fresh) PF - Homer Teske (fresh) C - Oliver Watts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Oliver Watts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Niagara | Oliver Watts's pass is intercepted by Evan Woodward | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Joshua Myers's pass is intercepted by John Dunn | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Jack Lyons drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | William Freeze can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oliver Watts - foul #1 on Oliver Watts, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Willy Palen blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Austin Rausch | 3-1 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Michael Geraci snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Homer Teske takes the ball from Joshua Myers | 3-1 |
| 17:43 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-1 |
| 17:42 | Niagara | Homer Teske grabs the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:24 | Niagara | Austin Rausch misses badly on a shot in the lane | 3-1 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | Homer Teske gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Homer Teske clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | William Freeze grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Michael Geraci slams it home set up by William Freeze | 3-3 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Austin Rausch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | John Dunn is called for the reach on William Freeze in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Jerry Tew (SG), Carl Thompson (SF), Columbus Pickett (PF), Joshua Willette (C) John Dunn, Jack Lyons, Austin Rausch, Homer Teske, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Willette - foul #1 on Joshua Willette, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Michael Geraci | |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Joshua Willette makes the jumper near the basket | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) SG - Jerry Tew (fresh) SF - Carl Thompson (fresh) PF - Columbus Pickett (fresh) C - Joshua Willette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Joshua Myers buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:23 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Petty - foul #1 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG), Jack Lyons (SG) Sylvester Ash, Columbus Pickett | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Joshua Myers, Aaron Williams, Willy Palen | |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Carl Thompson's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Petty | 5-8 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Michael Geraci can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Carl Thompson is denied on a dunk by Malcolm Petty | 5-10 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Dean Miles snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Carl Thompson steps in front of the Malcolm Petty pass in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 14:30 | Niagara | John Dunn drills a fadeaway from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | William Freeze throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Austin Rausch (SF), Columbus Pickett (PF), Irving Kelly (C) Carl Thompson, Jerry Tew, Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Dean Miles | |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett is hacked by Michael Geraci - foul #1 on Michael Geraci, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Homer Teske (PF) John Dunn, Jack Lyons | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:02 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is hacked by Homer Teske - foul #1 on Homer Teske, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Oliver Watts (C) Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Willy Palen (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Homer Teske grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:08 | Niagara | Austin Rausch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG), Jack Lyons (SG), Carl Thompson (SF), Jerry Tew (PF) Sylvester Ash, Columbus Pickett, Austin Rausch, Homer Teske | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Willy Palen scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 7-12 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Carl Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Jack Lyons gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Jack Lyons travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Columbus Pickett (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Joshua Willette (C) Carl Thompson, Jerry Tew, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Robert Liddle (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Dean Miles, Joshua Myers, Aaron Williams, Luis Dehaven, Willy Palen | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Columbus Pickett (fresh) PF - Homer Teske (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Willette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Robert Liddle drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Malcolm Petty | 10-14 |
| 11:13 | Niagara | John Dunn is hacked by William Freeze - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Austin Rausch (SF) John Dunn, Jack Lyons | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:52 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 10:48 | Niagara | Austin Rausch tips it in | 12-14 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is fouled on the floor by Joshua Willette - foul #2 on Joshua Willette, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Carl Thompson (PG), Irving Kelly (C) Homer Teske, Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Willy Palen (C) Robert Liddle, Malcolm Petty | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Evan Woodward connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Myers | 12-16 |
| 10:16 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jack Lyons (SG), Jerry Tew (PF) Columbus Pickett, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Carl Thompson picks off the pass by Evan Woodward in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 10:01 | Niagara | Carl Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carl Thompson, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG) Sylvester Ash | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:46 | Kent State | William Freeze hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Evan Woodward | 12-18 |
| 09:29 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Carl Thompson tips it back up and in | 14-18 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Willy Palen slams it home on a nice dish by William Freeze | 14-20 |
| 08:50 | Niagara | Jack Lyons is fouled on the floor by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (SG), Columbus Pickett (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Jack Lyons, Austin Rausch, Jerry Tew, Carl Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 08:39 | Niagara | Homer Teske comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Watts | 14-20 |
| 08:25 | Niagara | Malcolm Petty blocks the short jumper by Oliver Watts | 14-20 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Oliver Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:08 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-20 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Aaron Williams pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Oliver Watts is called for the reach on Joshua Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oliver Watts, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jack Lyons (SG), Irving Kelly (C) John Dunn, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Homer Teske | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) Joshua Myers | |
| 07:42 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:42 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Columbus Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Teske (fresh) 4 reb. C - Irving Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 2 blk. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Irving Kelly blocks the short jumper by Dean Miles | 16-20 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Dean Miles tips it in | 16-22 |
| 07:03 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Lyons | 18-22 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is fouled on the floor by Irving Kelly - foul #1 on Irving Kelly, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Carl Thompson (PG), Austin Rausch (SF), Jerry Tew (PF) Sylvester Ash, Columbus Pickett, Homer Teske | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Robert Liddle, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:39 | Niagara | Jerry Tew can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Willy Palen - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG) Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG), Evan Woodward (SF) Dean Miles, Aaron Williams | |
| 06:39 | Niagara | Jerry Tew makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:39 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Willy Palen snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | William Freeze knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Geraci | 19-27 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Austin Rausch scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-27 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the runner from the left block | 22-27 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Willy Palen tips it in | 22-29 |
| 05:33 | Niagara | John Dunn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jack Lyons | 24-29 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Evan Woodward is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Rausch - foul #1 on Austin Rausch, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (SG), Columbus Pickett (PF), Irving Kelly (C) Jack Lyons, Austin Rausch, Carl Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:30 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash drills a jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Evan Woodward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 04:41 | Niagara | Irving Kelly pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Evan Woodward gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | William Freeze's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Ash in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Jerry Tew lays it up and in set up by Sylvester Ash | 28-30 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Tew - foul #1 on Jerry Tew, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Austin Rausch (SF), Homer Teske (PF) Jerry Tew, Columbus Pickett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci | |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 28-31 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Willy Palen buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 28-33 |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Joshua Myers snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sylvester Ash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Rausch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Homer Teske (fresh) 4 reb. C - Irving Kelly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 2 blk. C - Willy Palen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dean Miles | 28-35 |
| 03:08 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 28-35 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Irving Kelly is called for the reach on Willy Palen - foul #2 on Irving Kelly, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jack Lyons (SG), Carl Thompson (SF), Columbus Pickett (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Sylvester Ash, Austin Rausch, Homer Teske, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Michael Geraci (PF) Joshua Myers, Malcolm Petty | |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:31 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-37 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Aaron Williams banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Willy Palen | 28-39 |
| 01:55 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Thompson - foul #2 on Carl Thompson, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jerry Tew (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Joshua Willette (C) John Dunn, Columbus Pickett, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Dean Miles, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci | |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Homer Teske misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Myers - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #7 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG) Carl Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Willy Palen | |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Homer Teske makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Homer Teske misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Evan Woodward snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is hacked by Jack Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Lyons, team foul #13 | 29-41 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | Jack Lyons pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 00:36 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Joshua Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 29-42 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Joshua Willette grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Homer Teske misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Joshua Willette can't tip it in | 29-42 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the easy layup | 29-42 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Joshua Willette gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Joshua Willette comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-42 |