| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason James (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Linville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Utsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Jason James inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Jason James comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Geraci - foul #1 on Michael Geraci, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Jason James misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Jason James makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Aaron Williams tips it back up and in | 34-46 |
| 19:16 | Monmouth | Jason James misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 19:14 | Monmouth | Michael Utsey tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 19:12 | Monmouth | Jason James tips it home | 36-46 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Aaron Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 18:23 | Monmouth | James Linville is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Michael Geraci connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Malcolm Petty | 36-51 |
| 17:54 | Monmouth | Michael Utsey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Preston | 38-51 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | William Freeze misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-51 |
| 17:48 | Monmouth | Jason James grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 17:26 | Monmouth | Jason James's fadeaway is rejected by Malcolm Petty | 38-51 |
| 17:24 | Monmouth | Jason James tips it in | 40-51 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | William Freeze drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Geraci | 40-53 |
| 16:59 | Monmouth | Jason James clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Michael Geraci snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | William Freeze hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Michael Geraci gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | George Scott misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Preston - foul #2 on Matthew Preston, team foul #1 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Robert Wacker (SG), Terry Warren (SF), William Birchfield (PF), Eric Eddins (C) Donald Kelley, Matthew Preston, Jason James, James Linville, Michael Utsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| 16:23 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 15:55 | Monmouth | Terry Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Christian Dunigan (fresh) SG - Robert Wacker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Warren (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Birchfield (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Eddins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Killinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-55 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | James Killinger misses the tip | 43-55 |
| 15:31 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 15:25 | Monmouth | Terry Warren misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | George Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven knocks in the shot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 15:06 | Monmouth | Terry Warren misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 15:05 | Monmouth | William Birchfield tips it in | 45-57 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | George Scott clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-57 |
| 14:37 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 14:16 | Monmouth | William Birchfield buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Christian Dunigan | 47-57 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-57 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | George Scott tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 13:50 | Monmouth | William Birchfield knocks in the floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | James Killinger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-59 |
| 13:31 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Robert Wacker | 49-59 |
| 13:26 | Monmouth | Terry Warren makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Eddins | 52-59 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | George Scott misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Wacker - foul #1 on Robert Wacker, team foul #2 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Matthew Preston (SG), Jason James (SF), James Linville (PF), Michael Utsey (C) Christian Dunigan, Robert Wacker, Terry Warren, William Birchfield, Eric Eddins | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Robert Liddle, James Killinger, Luis Dehaven, Steven Peterson | |
| 13:06 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:52 | Monmouth | Jason James is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Petty - foul #2 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #2 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG) George Scott | |
| 12:44 | Monmouth | James Linville hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-61 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | William Freeze clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Jason James gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 12:31 | Monmouth | James Linville knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jason James | 54-61 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Michael Geraci scores on a turnaround from the right block | 54-63 |
| 11:52 | Monmouth | James Linville misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason James (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Linville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Utsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Erick Coker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Erick Coker snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Aaron Williams tips it back up and in | 54-65 |
| 10:39 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley is fouled on the floor by William Freeze - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #3 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG) Erick Coker | |
| 10:24 | Monmouth | Michael Utsey buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Donald Kelley | 56-65 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Freeze | 56-67 |
| 09:39 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Michael Geraci snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Aaron Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 09:04 | Monmouth | Michael Utsey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 09:02 | Monmouth | Jason James tips it home | 58-69 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Michael Utsey is called for the reach on Michael Geraci - foul #3 on Michael Utsey, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Robert Wacker (SG), Terry Warren (SF), Gary Raine (PF), William Birchfield (C) Donald Kelley, Matthew Preston, Jason James, James Linville, Michael Utsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Erick Coker is fouled on the floor by Robert Wacker - foul #2 on Robert Wacker, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Erick Coker can't finish the layup | 58-69 |
| 08:28 | Monmouth | Robert Wacker pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 08:04 | Monmouth | Gary Raine's pass is intercepted by Robert Liddle | 58-69 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Birchfield - foul #1 on William Birchfield, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:46 | Monmouth | William Birchfield gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Christian Dunigan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wacker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Warren (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Raine (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Birchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Killinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | Terry Warren buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Erick Coker's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Raine | 61-70 |
| 07:24 | Monmouth | Gary Raine gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 07:09 | Monmouth | Terry Warren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | James Killinger snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Robert Wacker steals the ball from George Scott | 61-70 |
| 06:27 | Monmouth | James Killinger picks off the pass by Robert Wacker | 61-70 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 06:06 | Monmouth | Gary Raine snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:44 | Monmouth | Terry Warren misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 05:42 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to William Birchfield | 61-70 |
| 05:42 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Matthew Preston (SG), Jason James (SF), James Linville (PF), Michael Utsey (C) Christian Dunigan, Robert Wacker, Terry Warren, Gary Raine, William Birchfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Erick Coker, James Killinger, Steven Peterson, Luis Dehaven | |
| 05:32 | Monmouth | Jason James misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-70 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | George Scott gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | William Freeze is hacked by Donald Kelley - foul #2 on Donald Kelley, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | William Freeze scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Malcolm Petty | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Monmouth | James Linville is hacked by Malcolm Petty - foul #3 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #4 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG) George Scott | |
| 04:18 | Monmouth | Jason James's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Geraci | 61-73 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Freeze | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | William Freeze misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 03:52 | Monmouth | Jason James snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-73 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Robert Liddle snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason James (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Linville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Utsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | William Freeze is whistled for traveling | 61-73 |
| 03:25 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | William Freeze blows the layup | 64-73 |
| 03:02 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Jason James | 64-73 |
| 02:40 | Monmouth | James Linville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-73 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Warren (PG), Gary Raine (PF), William Birchfield (C) Donald Kelley, James Linville, Michael Utsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG), James Killinger (SF) Robert Liddle, Aaron Williams | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | William Freeze hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Terry Warren - foul #1 on Terry Warren, team foul #7 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Malcolm Petty | |
| 02:25 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the free throw | 64-76 |
| 02:22 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), James Linville (PF), Michael Utsey (C) Terry Warren, Gary Raine, William Birchfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (C) James Killinger, Luis Dehaven | |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | Matthew Preston misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #5 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Terry Warren (SF), Gary Raine (PF), William Birchfield (C) Donald Kelley, Jason James, James Linville, Michael Utsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Erick Coker (SG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | Matthew Preston makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | Matthew Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Jason James (SF), James Linville (PF), Michael Utsey (C) Christian Dunigan, Terry Warren, Gary Raine, William Birchfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Robert Liddle, Erick Coker, James Killinger, Luis Dehaven, Steven Peterson | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 66-76 |
| 01:49 | Monmouth | Jason James grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:29 | Monmouth | Michael Utsey is whistled for a carry | 66-76 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Robert Wacker (SG), Terry Warren (SF), Gary Raine (PF), William Birchfield (C) Donald Kelley, Matthew Preston, Jason James, James Linville, Michael Utsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Erick Coker (SG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Gary Raine is called for the reach on Robert Liddle - foul #4 on Gary Raine, team foul #8 | 66-76 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:06 | Monmouth | William Birchfield gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:57 | Monmouth | Terry Warren misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-76 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luis Dehaven | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Dunigan - foul #2 on Christian Dunigan, team foul #9 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) Steven Peterson | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | Robert Wacker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-78 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luis Dehaven | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-78 |
| 00:19 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Gary Raine | 66-78 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Terry Warren misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-78 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Liddle runs out the clock | 66-78 |