| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) PF - George Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) C - James Andres (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Michael Hampson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler clanks a jump hook in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne is fouled on the floor by Michael Hampson - foul #1 on Michael Hampson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Michael Hampson gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | James Andres buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Man Tao and the foul's on Raymond Fudge - foul #1 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | James Andres misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Wheeler | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clark Krueger | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Man Tao | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Wheeler | 10-5 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Man Tao buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kevin Adams | 10-7 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Andres - foul #1 on James Andres, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (PG), James Veney (SG), Norbert Edwards (SF) James Wheeler, Clark Krueger, Allen Osborne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | George Jones is called for the reach on Eric Wise - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley (C) Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) SG - James Veney (fresh) SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) PF - George Jones (fresh) C - Scott Daley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) SF - Charles Wright (fresh) PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) C - James Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Michael Mullen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-7 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Man Tao gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Michael Mullen hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Wright and he's hacked by Norbert Edwards - foul #1 on Norbert Edwards, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger (SG) George Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG) Man Tao | |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Kevin Adams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Andres | 11-13 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Wise | 11-13 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Kevin Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Allen Osborne (SF), George Jones (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Marion Schindler, Norbert Edwards, James Veney, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Michael Hampson (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Scott Hoberg (C) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the floater from the right side | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SG), James Veney (PF) Clark Krueger, George Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG) Kevin Adams | |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley (PF) Marion Schindler | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Scott Hoberg | |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Eric Wise scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Brown | 13-16 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Brown steps in front of the James Veney pass | 13-16 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | James Andres lays it in on a nice dish by Randall Brown and the foul's on Raymond Fudge - foul #2 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger (SG) Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Mullen (PF) Eric Wise, Randall Brown | |
| 11:48 | Kent State | James Andres makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Veney (fresh) C - Scott Daley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-19 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Michael Mullen scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Man Tao | 15-22 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney is called for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SF), Ray Gurley (C) Allen Osborne, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SF) Michael Hampson | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | James Andres makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Adams | 15-24 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | James Andres pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Eric Wise tips it in | 15-26 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Wheeler | 18-26 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is whistled for traveling | 18-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne (SF) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Michael Hampson (SF) Man Tao, Kevin Adams | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley (PF) James Veney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) James Andres | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Randall Brown scores on a runner from the right block set up by Charles Wright and he's hacked by Ray Gurley - foul #1 on Ray Gurley, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Michael Mullen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-28 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marion Schindler and he's hacked by Eric Wise - foul #1 on Eric Wise, team foul #3 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (C) Michael Mullen | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Randall Brown is called for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (SG) Clark Krueger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), James Andres (C) Eric Wise, Scott Hoberg | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Brown steals the ball from Scott Daley | 21-28 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Kevin Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Charles Wright tips it back up and in | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Gurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Andres (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger double dribbles | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), James Veney (PF) Marion Schindler, Jeffrey Rieger, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Eric Wise (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Wright, Michael Hampson, Randall Brown | |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-30 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 21-30 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Eric Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Eric Wise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards (SF) Allen Osborne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Hampson (SF) Kevin Adams | |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #4 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SF), Ray Gurley (C) Norbert Edwards, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hampson - foul #2 on Michael Hampson, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (SF) Michael Hampson | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Man Tao is fouled on the floor by Marion Schindler - foul #1 on Marion Schindler, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley tips it but misses | 23-32 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Charles Wright is fouled on the floor by Marion Schindler - foul #2 on Marion Schindler, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards (SF) Marion Schindler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Randall Brown (C) Man Tao, James Andres | |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley is hacked by Randall Brown - foul #1 on Randall Brown, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Allen Osborne (SF) James Wheeler, Norbert Edwards | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney connects on the 3 from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Man Tao misses the shot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Kevin Adams tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger clanks a turnaround from the left block | 26-36 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Veney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Gurley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Adams | 26-38 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Mullen denies the turnaround by Ray Gurley | 26-38 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Man Tao | 26-40 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-40 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger tips it in | 28-40 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Michael Mullen scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Adams | 28-42 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger is hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #7 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Marion Schindler (SF), George Jones (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Clark Krueger, Allen Osborne, James Veney, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Rodolfo Rocha (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), James Andres (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Eric Wise, Michael Mullen, Randall Brown | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 30-44 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha is hacked by Jeffrey Rieger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rieger, team foul #9 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards (SF) Jeffrey Rieger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Andres - foul #2 on James Andres, team foul #8 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (SG), Randall Brown (PF) Rodolfo Rocha, Scott Hoberg | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Man Tao scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Hampson | 32-49 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Michael Hampson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | James Andres misses the easy layup | 32-49 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-49 |