| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eric Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Skradski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Fenimore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Erler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Maine | Michael Erler loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 18:45 | Maine | Eric Wagner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Carlos Mitchell | 34-34 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton drills a jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:00 | Maine | Carl Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Wagner | 37-36 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Wayne Green tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Maine | Michael Erler is fouled on the floor by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 17:18 | Maine | Carl Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Maine | Terry Dietrich (SG), Jeffrey Wolff (PF), Stanley Weeks (C) Carl Lewis, Shawn Fenimore, Michael Erler | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders | |
| 16:35 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Wayne Green lays it in on a great pass from James Allan | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | Maine | Craig Russ steps in front of the Terry Dietrich pass | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eric Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Skradski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wolff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Craig Russ hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:24 | Maine | Eric Wagner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Skradski | 40-43 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Wayne Green knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Craig Russ and he's fouled by Eric Wagner - foul #1 on Eric Wagner, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Carl Lewis (SG), Shawn Fenimore (PF), Michael Erler (C) Eric Wagner, Kenneth Skradski, Stanley Weeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:09 | Maine | Jeffrey Wolff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:48 | Maine | Jeffrey Wolff buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carl Lewis | 43-45 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Wayne Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 14:27 | Maine | Terry Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:07 | Maine | Terry Dietrich hits a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Erler and he's hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Kenneth Skradski (SF) Jeffrey Wolff | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Wayne Green | |
| 14:07 | Maine | Terry Dietrich makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-45 |
| 13:48 | Maine | Shawn Fenimore gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Maine | Carl Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Eric Wagner (PG) Terry Dietrich | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:19 | Maine | Jing-Sheng Tao steals the ball from Kenneth Skradski | 46-45 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao lays it in | 46-47 |
| 12:53 | Maine | Carl Lewis jams it on a great pass from Eric Wagner | 48-47 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 12:32 | Maine | Carl Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:13 | Maine | Michael Erler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 12:11 | Maine | Shawn Fenimore grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:51 | Maine | Carlos Mitchell is called for the reach on Eric Wagner - foul #4 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Maine | Wesley Chilson (PG), Terry Dietrich (SG), Jeffrey Wolff (PF), Stanley Weeks (C) Eric Wagner, Carl Lewis, Shawn Fenimore, Michael Erler | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders | |
| 11:31 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 11:29 | Maine | Stanley Weeks gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Wesley Chilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Dietrich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Skradski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wolff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Maine | Terry Dietrich misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 10:40 | Maine | Terry Dietrich snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:28 | Maine | Terry Dietrich is hacked by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Maine | Eric Wagner (PG), Carl Lewis (SG), Shawn Fenimore (PF) Wesley Chilson, Terry Dietrich, Kenneth Skradski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| 10:15 | Maine | Jeffrey Wolff drills a shot in the lane | 50-47 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Thomas | 50-50 |
| 09:35 | Maine | Eric Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Erler (C) Stanley Weeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) John Thomas | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 09:09 | Maine | Michael Erler gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Maine | Carl Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 08:52 | Maine | Jeffrey Wolff gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:36 | Maine | Eric Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Maine | Terry Dietrich (SG), Kenneth Skradski (SF), Stanley Weeks (PF) Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Wolff, Shawn Fenimore | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Craig Russ (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 07:42 | Maine | Stanley Weeks makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Skradski and the foul's on Craig Russ - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) Roger Hillyer | |
| 07:42 | Maine | Stanley Weeks makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 07:30 | Maine | Michael Erler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eric Wagner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Dietrich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Skradski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Erler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Maine | Eric Wagner is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Wagner, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Maine | Wesley Chilson (PG), Mack Graves (C) Eric Wagner, Michael Erler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Maine | Carl Lewis (SG), Shawn Fenimore (PF) Wesley Chilson, Mack Graves | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| 06:28 | Maine | Robert Jury denies the turnaround by Carl Lewis | 53-50 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Skradski - foul #2 on Kenneth Skradski, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:12 | Maine | Shawn Fenimore clanks a jump hook near the basket | 53-52 |
| 06:10 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| 05:27 | Maine | Stanley Weeks clanks a turnaround in the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Thomas | 55-54 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-54 |
| 04:55 | Maine | Terry Dietrich snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:36 | Maine | Terry Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Maine | Eric Wagner (PG), Michael Erler (C) Terry Dietrich, Stanley Weeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 04:01 | Maine | Carl Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Carlos Mitchell is blocked by Michael Erler | 55-57 |
| 03:49 | Maine | Shawn Fenimore snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | Maine | Wayne Green is called for the reach on Carl Lewis - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | Maine | Carl Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Kenneth Skradski picks off the pass by Jing-Sheng Tao | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eric Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Skradski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shawn Fenimore (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Erler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Maine | Carl Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 03:04 | Maine | Carl Lewis hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tips it home | 57-59 |
| 02:29 | Maine | Carl Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Lewis, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Wolff (PF) Shawn Fenimore | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Maine | Shawn Fenimore (PF) Jeffrey Wolff | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 57-62 |
| 01:49 | Maine | Eric Wagner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Skradski | 59-62 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-62 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Michael Erler picks off the pass by Geoffrey Whorton | 59-62 |
| 00:44 | Maine | Michael Erler knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 00:16 | Maine | Eric Wagner's layup is rejected by Wayne Green | 61-62 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Eric Wagner is called for the reach on Monroe Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Wagner, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is fouled on the floor by Michael Erler - foul #3 on Michael Erler, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Shawn Fenimore - foul #3 on Shawn Fenimore, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Maine | Shawn Fenimore pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Maine | Maine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| 00:04 | Maine | Kenneth Skradski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders runs out the clock | 61-62 |