| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ensminger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Hendley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Grant McKeague (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Heard inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 19:14 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes is fouled on the floor by Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 18:59 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 18:57 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 18:41 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Colby Cox snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Bobby Hendley steps in front of the Colby Cox pass | 21-23 |
| 18:14 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley knocks in the jumper near the basket | 23-23 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Colby Cox loses the dribble to Bobby Hendley | 23-23 |
| 17:33 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Hayes | 26-23 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | William Forster hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Grant McKeague - foul #1 on Grant McKeague, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips (PF) Eddie Hamlin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:10 | Kent State | William Forster misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:10 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 16:42 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 16:41 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague can't tip it in | 26-25 |
| 16:39 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 16:27 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo (PG), Marc Newman (SG), Michael Aponte (C) Kevin Hayes, Richard Ensminger, Grant McKeague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Colby Cox, Joseph Heard, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Robert Nelson is hacked by Michael Aponte - foul #1 on Michael Aponte, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons (PG), Eddie Hamlin (SF), James Freeman (PF) Marc Newman, Bobby Hendley, Michael Aponte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG) Carlos Gammon | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Gallo (fresh) SF - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | James Freeman takes the ball from Joe Lewis | 26-25 |
| 15:06 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Robert Nelson grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Robert Nelson is called for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger (SG), Bobby Hendley (SF), Grant McKeague (C) Heriberto Gallo, Eddie Hamlin, Stanley Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Joseph Heard (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly, Robert Nelson | |
| 14:33 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Joseph Heard grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Joseph Heard blows the layup | 26-25 |
| 14:14 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Grant McKeague | 26-25 |
| 14:01 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 26-25 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Colby Cox comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 13:39 | Norfolk State | James Freeman pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 13:29 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Freeman | 28-25 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Hendley - foul #2 on Bobby Hendley, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 13:04 | Norfolk State | James Freeman pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 12:51 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 30-25 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 12:08 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Richard Ensminger is called for the reach on Shawn Parsons - foul #2 on Richard Ensminger, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (PG), Heriberto Gallo (SF), Eddie Hamlin (PF), Stanley Phillips (C) Jean Fitzsimmons, Bobby Hendley, James Freeman, Grant McKeague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Shawn Parsons, Colby Cox, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ensminger (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Heriberto Gallo (fresh) PF - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanley Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 11:15 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Eddie Hamlin | 32-27 |
| 10:47 | Norfolk State | Robert Nelson swats the short shot by Eddie Hamlin | 32-27 |
| 10:46 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Joseph Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Eddie Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Joseph Heard | 32-27 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 10:10 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 09:44 | Norfolk State | Carlos Gammon steals it from Kevin Hayes | 32-27 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon clanks a jump hook from the left block | 32-27 |
| 09:14 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 09:09 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 08:51 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eddie Hamlin, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons (PG), Bobby Hendley (SF), James Freeman (PF), Grant McKeague (C) Richard Ensminger, Heriberto Gallo, Eddie Hamlin, Stanley Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Colby Cox (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Joseph Heard, Danny Connelly, Robert Nelson | |
| 08:35 | Kent State | William Forster's fadeaway is rejected by Grant McKeague | 32-27 |
| 08:33 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 08:14 | Norfolk State | James Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | William Forster is fouled on the floor by Grant McKeague - foul #2 on Grant McKeague, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Marc Newman (SG) Kevin Hayes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 07:41 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Grant McKeague | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marc Newman (fresh) SF - Bobby Hendley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Grant McKeague (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 07:11 | Norfolk State | James Freeman snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 06:52 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 06:51 | Norfolk State | Marc Newman tips it home | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Colby Cox travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger (SG) Marc Newman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| 06:17 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Joseph Heard hits a runner in the lane set up by Colby Cox | 37-29 |
| 05:54 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley drills a jumper from the left block set up by James Freeman and the foul's on Joseph Heard - foul #3 on Joseph Heard, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 05:54 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 05:38 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 05:17 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley's pass is intercepted by Colby Cox | 40-29 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Joseph Heard banks in the layup on a great pass from Colby Cox | 40-31 |
| 04:59 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Ensminger, team foul #7 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (PG), Heriberto Gallo (SF), Eddie Hamlin (PF), Stanley Phillips (C) Jean Fitzsimmons, Bobby Hendley, James Freeman, Grant McKeague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Shawn Parsons, Colby Cox, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Robert Nelson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Hamlin - foul #3 on Eddie Hamlin, team foul #8 | 40-31 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Robert Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Robert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 04:50 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 04:26 | Norfolk State | Danny Connelly steps in front of the Richard Ensminger pass | 40-31 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Heriberto Gallo - foul #1 on Heriberto Gallo, team foul #9 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons (PG), Bobby Hendley (SF) Kevin Hayes, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF) Joseph Heard | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 03:43 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (SG), James Freeman (PF), Grant McKeague (C) Richard Ensminger, Eddie Hamlin, Stanley Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Robert Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | William Forster throws it down | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hendley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Grant McKeague (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Forster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Joe Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 02:25 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley lays it up and in on a great pass from Jean Fitzsimmons | 45-38 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger (SG) Kevin Hayes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Joseph Heard (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Grant McKeague - foul #3 on Grant McKeague, team foul #10 | 45-38 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 01:41 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the floater from the left block | 48-42 |
| 01:15 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger lays it up and in | 50-42 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | James Freeman denies the turnaround by Colby Cox | 50-42 |
| 01:03 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:00 | Norfolk State | Colby Cox is called for the reach on Bobby Hendley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colby Cox, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte (C) Grant McKeague | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Norfolk State | Joseph Heard is called for the reach on Bobby Hendley - foul #4 on Joseph Heard, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| 00:56 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger is hacked by William Forster - foul #3 on William Forster, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 00:55 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte is fouled on the floor by Wade Gilbert - foul #2 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| 00:54 | Norfolk State | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on Michael Aponte - foul #4 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 00:54 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:54 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Joseph Heard makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Forster | 52-44 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger is fouled in the backcourt by Colby Cox - foul #3 on Colby Cox, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | William Forster drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Michael Aponte - foul #2 on Michael Aponte, team foul #11 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague (C) Michael Aponte | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | William Forster misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Norfolk State | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 00:40 | Norfolk State | James Freeman is hacked by Shawn Parsons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte (C) Grant McKeague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 00:40 | Norfolk State | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 54-46 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Norfolk State | James Freeman gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:33 | Norfolk State | James Freeman is hacked by Carlos Gammon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| 00:33 | Norfolk State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:33 | Norfolk State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Richard Ensminger takes the ball from Wade Gilbert | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons runs out the clock | 56-46 |