| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy comes up short on the runner from the right block | 33-23 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits the follow up shot | 33-25 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses badly on a jumper from close range | 33-25 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Carroll | 33-27 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun lays it up and in | 35-27 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew lays it up and in set up by Swietomierz Bachinski and he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Roger Binette (PF), Jack Newsome (C) Patrick James, Houston Burrows, Paul Murphy, Marc Fields | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Leland Pettigrew is called for the reach on Jeff Rondon - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette is whistled for a carry | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is hacked by Roger Binette - foul #1 on Roger Binette, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 40-28 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Carroll out of a doubleteam | 40-31 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 42-31 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Newsome (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Jeff Rondon is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #3 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Donald Carroll, Roger Binette, Jack Newsome | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Walter Zilk scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Claudio Rizzo | 44-33 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it but misses | 44-33 |
| 15:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Armstrong | 44-33 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Walter Zilk grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 44-33 |
| 14:45 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James's floater is knocked away by Pete Armstrong | 44-33 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Marc Fields - foul #3 on Marc Fields, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Claudio Rizzo | 48-33 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Price takes the ball from Ray Kyle | 48-33 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is called for traveling | 50-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Anthony Price, Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Houston Burrows, Marc Fields | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-33 |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits the follow up shot | 52-35 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled on the floor by Jeff Rondon - foul #4 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Tony Branham, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Jack Newsome (C) Jeff Rondon, Paul Murphy | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Jack Newsome swats the layup by Matthew Coyne | 52-35 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Newsome (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Price and the foul's on Jack Newsome - foul #1 on Jack Newsome, team foul #6 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Marc Fields (C) Nicholas Brown, Jack Newsome | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Fields | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 57-38 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the lay-in | 57-38 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (PG), Paul Murphy (PF) Patrick James, Donald Carroll | |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Roger Binette | 57-41 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows gets the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 59-41 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Ray Kyle, Roger Binette, Marc Fields | |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #4 on Paul Murphy, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG) Paul Murphy | |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 60-41 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Brown | 60-43 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a jumper from the left side | 60-43 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 08:01 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows's floater is knocked away by Matthew Coyne | 60-43 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Patrick James is called for the reach on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Roger Binette (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Nicholas Brown, Donald Carroll, Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roger Binette (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields loses the dribble to Leland Pettigrew | 62-45 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Paul Murphy blocks the jumper by Anthony Price | 62-45 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Ray Kyle takes the ball from Leland Pettigrew | 62-45 |
| 06:22 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle blows the layup | 62-45 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it but misses | 62-45 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew clanks a shot in the paint | 62-45 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 62-45 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it home | 62-47 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is fouled on the floor by Marc Fields - foul #4 on Marc Fields, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Patrick James, Roger Binette, Marc Fields | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy hits a turnaround from close range | 64-49 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's layup is rejected by Donald Carroll | 64-49 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Ray Kyle is denied by Matthew Coyne | 64-49 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Rondon - foul #5 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Roger Binette (PF) Jeff Rondon, Ray Kyle, Paul Murphy | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Houston Burrows - foul #4 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields (C) Jack Newsome | |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 66-51 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Roger Binette (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette clanks a shot from close range | 68-53 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #11 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Houston Burrows - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF) Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #3 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #12 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses the floater from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Tony Branham buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 72-55 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-55 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Houston Burrows - foul #1 on Houston Burrows, team foul #13 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 73-55 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Augustus Zelmar denies the turnaround by Jack Newsome | 73-55 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Jack Newsome is denied by Pete Armstrong | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Tony Branham pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |