| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 6 reb. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 19:39 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Reginald Taylor | 27-25 |
| 19:20 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan is hacked by Michael Geraci - foul #2 on Michael Geraci, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Aaron Williams takes the ball from Eugene Sharer | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the dunk | 27-25 |
| 19:03 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 18:40 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | William Freeze loses the dribble to Victor Perdue in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer lays it in set up by Victor Perdue | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Dennis Claborn is called for the reach on George Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Claborn, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Poling (SF), James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Eugene Sharer, Wayne Jordan, Reginald Taylor | |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Michael Geraci loses the dribble to James Poling | 27-27 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | James Poling lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 18:01 | Utah State | Brent Lukens gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:57 | Utah State | James Poling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Aaron Williams travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SF) Victor Perdue, Dennis Claborn | |
| 17:18 | Utah State | James Poling scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene Portillo | 27-32 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven hits the easy wide open finger roll | 29-32 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Erick Coker is called for the reach on James Poling - foul #1 on Erick Coker, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG), Michael Geraci (PF) Robert Liddle, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) James Poling, James Ross, Brent Lukens | |
| 16:27 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan's pass is intercepted by George Scott | 29-32 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | James Killinger lays it in set up by George Scott | 31-32 |
| 16:12 | Utah State | Michael Geraci is called for the reach on Eugene Portillo - foul #3 on Michael Geraci, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Malcolm Petty (C) Erick Coker, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG) Alexander Buckingham | |
| 15:56 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 15:54 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Killinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Dehaven (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Utah State | George Scott takes the ball from Wayne Jordan | 31-32 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | William Freeze can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eugene Portillo - foul #1 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) George Scott, James Killinger, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), James Poling (PF), James Ross (C) Eugene Portillo, Dennis Claborn, Wayne Jordan, Reginald Taylor | |
| 15:17 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | Victor Perdue clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:04 | Utah State | James Poling gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:41 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 33-34 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | William Freeze's pass is intercepted by Victor Perdue in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 14:24 | Utah State | James Ross misses the lay-in but the foul's on Malcolm Petty - foul #1 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), Steven Peterson (C) William Freeze, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG), Brent Lukens (C) Victor Perdue, Eugene Sharer | |
| 14:24 | Utah State | James Ross makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:24 | Utah State | James Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Michael Smith picks off the pass by Steven Peterson in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | Michael Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Lukens | 33-38 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Michael Geraci's pass is intercepted by James Ross | 33-38 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Michael Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Brent Lukens picks off the pass by Aaron Williams in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Utah State | Brent Lukens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:53 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Steven Peterson is hacked by Brent Lukens - foul #1 on Brent Lukens, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), George Scott (SG), James Killinger (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Robert Liddle, Erick Coker, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, James Poling, James Ross, Brent Lukens | |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty hits a wide open floater in the lane | 35-43 |
| 12:03 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Killinger - foul #1 on James Killinger, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Sharer (SF) Alexander Buckingham | |
| 12:03 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:03 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses the runner from close range | 35-44 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Killinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Luis Dehaven - foul #1 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (SG) Eugene Portillo | |
| 11:31 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:31 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | James Killinger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Victor Perdue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-46 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | William Freeze snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses the driving attempt from close range | 37-46 |
| 10:40 | Utah State | Victor Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 37-46 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Ben Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 09:21 | Utah State | Malcolm Petty blocks the short jumper by Victor Perdue | 37-46 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | James Killinger pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 09:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Reginald Taylor | 37-46 |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham is denied on a layup by Ben Jones | 37-46 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | William Freeze pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | James Killinger makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Freeze | 39-46 |
| 08:15 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham's pass is intercepted by James Killinger | 39-46 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | William Freeze scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 07:40 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer clanks a shot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Jones (fairly fresh) PF - James Killinger (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Malcolm Petty (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alexander Buckingham (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Jordan (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Utah State | William Freeze steals the ball from Wayne Jordan | 42-46 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | William Freeze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Erick Coker (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, George Scott, Ben Jones, James Killinger, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), James Poling (SF), James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Victor Perdue, Alexander Buckingham, Eugene Sharer, Wayne Jordan, Reginald Taylor | |
| 07:13 | Utah State | James Poling buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Smith and the foul's on Erick Coker - foul #2 on Erick Coker, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 07:13 | Utah State | James Poling makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | James Ross swats the layup by Aaron Williams | 42-49 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | James Poling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Claborn | 42-52 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | James Ross is called for the reach on Michael Geraci - foul #2 on James Ross, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Brent Lukens is called for the reach on Michael Geraci - foul #2 on Brent Lukens, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (C) Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Sanders (SF) Brent Lukens | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | James Poling gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:40 | Utah State | James Poling misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erick Coker - foul #3 on Erick Coker, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), John Little (SF) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 05:40 | Utah State | James Poling misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:40 | Utah State | James Poling misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:40 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Geraci - foul #4 on Michael Geraci, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Jordan (PF) James Poling | |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is hacked by Wayne Jordan - foul #2 on Wayne Jordan, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:54 | Kent State | John Little scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Freeze | 45-54 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | John Little pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Steven Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Freeze | 48-54 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Scott | 48-54 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Wayne Jordan is called for the reach on William Freeze in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Jordan, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Luis Dehaven (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) George Scott, John Little, Michael Geraci, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), James Poling (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), Brent Lukens (C) Eugene Portillo, Dennis Claborn, Christopher Sanders, Wayne Jordan | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:35 | Utah State | James Poling is hacked by Malcolm Petty - foul #2 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SG) William Freeze | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:35 | Utah State | James Poling misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:35 | Utah State | James Poling misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Poling (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Buckingham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Ross - foul #3 on James Ross, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:59 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luis Dehaven | 52-54 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 54-54 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (PF) Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF) Alexander Buckingham, James Ross | |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Smith and the foul's on Michael Geraci - foul #5 on Michael Geraci, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (PF), James Killinger (C) Michael Geraci, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | James Poling can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luis Dehaven | 56-57 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), George Scott (SG), Malcolm Petty (C) Robert Liddle, Erick Coker, James Killinger | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Jordan (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) James Poling, Brent Lukens | |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:01 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Smith | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Reginald Taylor - foul #2 on Reginald Taylor, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Malcolm Petty is called for the reach on Eugene Sharer - foul #3 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is called for traveling | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 59-60 |