| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Sellers | 41-29 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 41-29 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Colby Cox's layup is rejected by Joseph Titsworth | 41-29 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Roger Lee gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Mark Lassiter clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-29 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | William Forster connects on the turnaround from the left block | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | Howard | William Caulder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tracy Gilliard | 43-31 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert drills a jumper in the paint | 43-33 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard connects on the jump hook in the paint | 45-33 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | William Forster clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Forster | 45-33 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Robert Sellers can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tracy Gilliard - foul #2 on Tracy Gilliard, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG), Chris Mason (SF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Roger Lee, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Mark Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wade Gilbert - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | William Forster scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 46-37 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Robert Sellers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | William Forster snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Colby Cox | 46-40 |
| 15:52 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 15:50 | Howard | Jeff Caulder tips it home | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lassiter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Colby Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Jonathon Bowling, Ralph Cogar, Mark Lassiter, Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:14 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth lays it in set up by William Caulder | 50-40 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Colby Cox blows the layup but he's fouled by Tracy Gilliard - foul #3 on Tracy Gilliard, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Howard | William Lee (PF) Chris Mason | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:01 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 14:45 | Howard | William Forster blocks the short jumper by Roger Lee | 50-41 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | William Caulder is called for the reach on Colby Cox - foul #3 on William Caulder, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Caulder (PF) William Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Jeff Caulder takes the ball from Colby Cox | 50-41 |
| 14:02 | Howard | William Caulder double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF) Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Colby Cox | 50-41 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Roger Lee steals the ball from William Forster | 50-41 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Tracy Gilliard | 52-41 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG), Chris Mason (SF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Roger Lee, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Colby Cox, Joseph Heard, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 12:41 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:15 | Howard | Jeff Caulder grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 11:53 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Titsworth (C) Mark Lassiter | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Forster (C) Robert Nelson | |
| 11:45 | Howard | Ralph Cogar hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chris Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 11:33 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:10 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:49 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth is hacked by Danny Connelly - foul #3 on Danny Connelly, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Mark Lassiter (PF) Jonathon Bowling, Ralph Cogar, Chris Mason, Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Colby Cox (SG), Joseph Heard (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly | |
| 10:24 | Howard | William Caulder misses the shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Niblett (C) Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (C) William Forster | |
| 09:54 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard is fouled on the floor by Wade Gilbert - foul #5 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Chris Mason (C) Michael Niblett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) Wade Gilbert | |
| 09:41 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Colby Cox grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Heard | 55-44 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Chris Mason can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG), Joseph Titsworth (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Joseph Heard, Robert Nelson | |
| 08:54 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Chris Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Colby Cox scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 08:28 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Forster | 59-49 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses short on a runner near the basket | 59-49 |
| 07:50 | Howard | Mark Lassiter tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Colby Cox drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Connelly | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chris Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lassiter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colby Cox (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling buries a floater from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Colby Cox clanks a shot near the basket | 63-51 |
| 06:53 | Howard | Mark Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Chris Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Roger Lee (SF), William Lee (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Jonathon Bowling, Ralph Cogar, Chris Mason, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Joseph Heard (SF) Shawn Parsons, Colby Cox, Robert Sellers | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Joseph Heard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Caulder - foul #4 on William Caulder, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) William Forster | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Jeff Caulder pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:10 | Howard | William Caulder grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 05:56 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Lee | 66-51 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Joe Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Jeff Caulder misses the driving attempt from close range | 66-54 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Roger Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:12 | Howard | William Caulder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Danny Connelly knocks in the shot near the basket | 66-56 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Jeff Caulder can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-56 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF), Joseph Titsworth (C) William Lee, Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Colby Cox (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Joseph Heard, Robert Nelson | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | William Forster can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 66-56 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Mark Lassiter hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Lee | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Mark Lassiter picks off the pass by Shawn Parsons | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Gilliard | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Forster (fresh) 5 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons's pass is intercepted by Tracy Gilliard in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 03:03 | Howard | William Caulder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 71-56 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is fouled on the floor by Mark Lassiter - foul #1 on Mark Lassiter, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG), William Lee (SF), Chris Mason (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Roger Lee, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (PF) Danny Connelly | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Colby Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-56 |
| 02:12 | Howard | William Forster steps in front of the Chris Mason pass | 71-56 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the jumper in the paint | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Howard | William Lee is hacked by Shawn Parsons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| 01:54 | Howard | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:54 | Howard | William Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 72-58 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Jeff Caulder is called for the reach on Colby Cox - foul #2 on Jeff Caulder, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Robert Sellers blows the layup but he's hacked by William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Chris Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Parsons - foul #4 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | William Forster drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Colby Cox and he's hacked by Ralph Cogar - foul #1 on Ralph Cogar, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | William Forster makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:00 | Howard | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on Jonathon Bowling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 01:00 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:00 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:00 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Caulder | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Howard | Ralph Cogar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Chris Mason denies the turnaround by Danny Connelly | 75-63 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Danny Connelly tips it in | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | Howard | William Forster blocks the short jumper by Jonathon Bowling | 75-65 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 75-65 |