| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Billings (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Vincent Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Schulman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Eanes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerardo Rojas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 19:17 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Shaiming Wang | 38-36 |
| 18:49 | Hartford | Louie Schulman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Blackburn | 38-39 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaiming Wang and he's hacked by Micheal Eanes - foul #1 on Micheal Eanes, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:35 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 18:15 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | John Billings can't finish the layup | 40-41 |
| 17:47 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:27 | Hartford | Louie Schulman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:26 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is hacked by Louie Schulman - foul #3 on Louie Schulman, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (PG), David Gower (SG), Stan Lakes (SF), John Dowell (PF), Dale Kirby (C) Vincent Montgomery, Louie Schulman, Micheal Eanes, Jimmy Blackburn, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | John Billings hits a jump hook near the basket | 42-43 |
| 16:40 | Hartford | Mark Ellis banks in the layup | 42-45 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Dale Kirby is called for the reach on Nicholas Scott - foul #2 on Dale Kirby, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Stan Lakes steps in front of the Nicholas Scott pass | 42-45 |
| 15:50 | Hartford | Mark Ellis drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Billings (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Mark Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gower (fresh) SF - Stan Lakes (fresh) PF - John Dowell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond McCoy | 45-47 |
| 15:30 | Hartford | Stan Lakes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Dale Kirby is called for the reach on John Billings - foul #3 on Dale Kirby, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG) Raymond McCoy | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Louie Schulman (SG), Micheal Eanes (SF), Jimmy Blackburn (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Mark Ellis, David Gower, Stan Lakes, John Dowell, Dale Kirby | |
| 15:07 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gerardo Rojas - foul #3 on Gerardo Rojas, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:49 | Hartford | The short jumper by Micheal Eanes is denied by Shaiming Wang | 47-47 |
| 14:48 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| 14:21 | Hartford | Charles Hoots misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 14:20 | Hartford | Charles Hoots grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:12 | Hartford | Louie Schulman buries a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Hoots | 47-51 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jones | 49-51 |
| 13:45 | Hartford | Bertram Leech steals the ball from Charles Hoots | 49-51 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is hacked by Louie Schulman - foul #4 on Louie Schulman, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF) Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery (SG) Louie Schulman | |
| 13:26 | Kent State | John Billings can't throw it down | 49-51 |
| 13:24 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Micheal Eanes | 49-51 |
| 13:06 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 13:04 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 12:47 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | John Billings misses long on a runner near the basket | 49-51 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | John Billings misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 49-51 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks tips it in | 51-51 |
| 12:03 | Hartford | Charles Hoots hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Micheal Eanes and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (PG), Bertram Leech (PF) Robert Jones, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG), John Dowell (PF), Dale Kirby (C) Micheal Eanes, Jimmy Blackburn, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 12:03 | Hartford | Charles Hoots makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | John Billings throws it down on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Rankin (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Billings (tiring) 30 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Hoots (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dowell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Hartford | Dale Kirby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is fouled on the floor by Charles Hoots - foul #4 on Charles Hoots, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG) James Rankin | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stan Lakes (SF) Charles Hoots | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:26 | Hartford | John Dowell gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:06 | Hartford | Mark Ellis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | John Billings can't finish the layup | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | John Billings misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 10:56 | Hartford | Mark Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:42 | Hartford | Mark Ellis scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Montgomery | 54-56 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Ellis - foul #1 on Mark Ellis, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | David Gower (SG), Micheal Eanes (SF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Vincent Montgomery, Stan Lakes, Dale Kirby | |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:05 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas misses the floater from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 56-56 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Gerardo Rojas is called for the reach on Raymond McCoy - foul #4 on Gerardo Rojas, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), James Rankin (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF) Shaiming Wang, Nicholas Scott, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn (PF) Gerardo Rojas | |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:23 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes misses short on a floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 58-56 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Mark Ellis steps in front of the Raymond McCoy pass | 58-56 |
| 08:43 | Hartford | Mark Ellis clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond McCoy - foul #3 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) James Rankin, Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery (SG), Stan Lakes (SF), Dale Kirby (C) David Gower, Micheal Eanes, John Dowell | |
| 08:43 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:43 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Billings | 60-58 |
| 08:16 | Hartford | Bertram Leech swats the shot by Dale Kirby | 60-58 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Vincent Montgomery - foul #1 on Vincent Montgomery, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (C) John Billings | |
| Subs | Hartford | Shawn Gallagher (PG), David Gower (SG) Mark Ellis, Jimmy Blackburn | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:42 | Hartford | Nicholas Scott steals it from David Gower | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - William Walsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Shawn Gallagher (fresh) SG - David Gower (fresh) SF - Vincent Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stan Lakes (fresh) C - Dale Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shaiming Wang | 65-58 |
| 07:16 | Hartford | David Gower double dribbles | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), James Rankin (SG), Sidney Brooks (SF), Gerald Maurer (PF) Robert Thomas, Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Louie Schulman (SG), Micheal Eanes (SF), John Dowell (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Shawn Gallagher, David Gower, Vincent Montgomery, Stan Lakes, Dale Kirby | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | William Walsh misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer misses the tip | 65-58 |
| 06:59 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 06:45 | Hartford | Louie Schulman makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerardo Rojas | 65-61 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-61 |
| 06:36 | Hartford | The rebound goes to John Dowell | 65-61 |
| 06:21 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas is fouled on the floor by James Rankin - foul #1 on James Rankin, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), John Billings (C) James Rankin, Gerald Maurer, William Walsh | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn (PF) John Dowell | |
| 06:06 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 65-61 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Eanes - foul #2 on Micheal Eanes, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 05:59 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:59 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:51 | Hartford | John Billings steals it from Micheal Eanes | 66-61 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-61 |
| 05:34 | Hartford | Charles Hoots pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:15 | Hartford | Charles Hoots knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louie Schulman | 66-64 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | John Billings lays it up and in set up by Shaiming Wang | 68-64 |
| 04:51 | Hartford | Louie Schulman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Scott - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery (SF) Micheal Eanes | |
| 04:51 | Hartford | Louie Schulman makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:51 | Hartford | Louie Schulman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | John Billings is denied on a dunk by Jimmy Blackburn | 68-66 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | John Billings hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Jones | 70-66 |
| 04:06 | Hartford | Louie Schulman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hoots | 70-69 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Vincent Montgomery takes the ball from John Billings | 70-69 |
| 03:40 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-69 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bertram Leech (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - John Billings (tiring) 35 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Hoots (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louie Schulman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vincent Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Blackburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerardo Rojas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | John Billings buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Jones | 72-69 |
| 03:08 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Montgomery, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF), William Walsh (C) Nicholas Scott, Bertram Leech, John Billings | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG), Micheal Eanes (SF), John Dowell (PF), Dale Kirby (C) Charles Hoots, Louie Schulman, Jimmy Blackburn, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the easy layup | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (C) William Walsh | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Louie Schulman (SG) Vincent Montgomery, Mark Ellis | |
| 02:33 | Hartford | Dale Kirby drills a floater from close range | 72-71 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) John Dowell, Dale Kirby | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Louie Schulman steals the ball from John Billings | 72-71 |
| 02:10 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn lays it up and in on a great pass from Louie Schulman | 72-73 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | John Billings travels with the ball | 72-73 |
| 01:24 | Hartford | Charles Hoots hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Micheal Eanes | 72-75 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | John Billings misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 72-75 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Billings | 72-75 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | The jump hook by Shaiming Wang is blocked by Micheal Eanes | 72-75 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | John Billings hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Jones and he's hacked by Charles Hoots - foul #5 on Charles Hoots, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Vincent Montgomery (PG) Charles Hoots | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:40 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | John Billings loses the dribble to Jimmy Blackburn | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Louie Schulman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #6 | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Louie Schulman makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Louie Schulman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the halfcourt shot | 75-77 |