| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fresh) SG - Richard Cone (fresh) SF - Michael Vera (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Paul wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Joseph Paul tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Florida A&M | William Thompson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Florida A&M | William Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Richard Cone picks off the pass by Christopher Robertson | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Florida A&M | William Thompson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Christopher Robertson - foul #1 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Florida A&M | William Thompson makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Joseph Paul comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Florida A&M | William Thompson tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:10 | Florida A&M | William Thompson's 3 pointer is rejected by Shane Elliott | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Vera | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Arthur Gross pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Pineiro - foul #1 on Matthew Pineiro, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 8-7 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Joseph Paul is hacked by William Thompson - foul #2 on William Thompson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick (PF) William Thompson | |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Domingo Colon's floater is knocked away by Gary Hopkins | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Lewis | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) C - Domingo Colon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fresh) SG - Richard Cone (fresh) SF - Michael Vera (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Resnick (fresh) C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is hacked by Todd Resnick - foul #1 on Todd Resnick, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp (SF) Michael Vera | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Gary Hopkins denies the turnaround by Duane Paredes | 8-7 |
| 15:32 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp is fouled on the floor by Duane Paredes - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Douglas Arnold (SG), Kerry Bell (C) Matthew Pineiro, Richard Cone, Gary Hopkins | |
| 15:20 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Edwin Beauchamp is called for the reach on Lonnie Lewis - foul #1 on Edwin Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Arthur Gross comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:53 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Arnold | 8-12 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross loses the dribble to Billy Tucker | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold misses the lay-in | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Rick Byrd gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Douglas Arnold | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro (PG), Richard Cone (SG), Michael Vera (SF), Gary Hopkins (C) Billy Tucker, Douglas Arnold, Edwin Beauchamp, Kerry Bell | |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Joseph Paul hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Gross | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Shane Elliott pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Joseph Paul can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:34 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell (PF) Todd Resnick | |
| 12:34 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:34 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Duane Paredes connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Lonnie Lewis | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell's pass is intercepted by Shane Elliott | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fresh) SG - Richard Cone (fresh) SF - Michael Vera (fresh) PF - Kerry Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Charles Lyles can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Pineiro - foul #2 on Matthew Pineiro, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF) Matthew Pineiro, Michael Vera | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:20 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-14 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kerry Bell | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:16 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:59 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cone | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Charles Lyles, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Vera (SF), Todd Resnick (PF), Joe McKiver (C) Richard Cone, Kerry Bell, Gary Hopkins | |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:18 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Arthur Gross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 09:09 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 09:04 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Vera | 16-23 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Rick Byrd (PF) Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 08:49 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Sammy Leach gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Rick Byrd's floater is tipped away by Todd Resnick | 16-23 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Joseph Paul is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Duane Paredes (PF) Stephen Cambell, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold (PG), Richard Cone (SG), Kerry Bell (C) Billy Tucker, Edwin Beauchamp, Joe McKiver | |
| 08:00 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Sammy Leach knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Douglas Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Cone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vera (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Resnick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kerry Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Joseph Paul scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 21-23 |
| 06:30 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Duane Paredes buries a runner from the baseline set up by Charles Lyles and the foul's on Todd Resnick - foul #2 on Todd Resnick, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Stephen Cambell (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Sammy Leach, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF), Joe McKiver (PF), Gary Hopkins (C) Richard Cone, Michael Vera, Todd Resnick, Kerry Bell | |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:57 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (C) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 05:57 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:57 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Domingo Colon dunks the ball | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Hopkins | 26-30 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is hacked by Billy Tucker - foul #2 on Billy Tucker, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG) Stephen Cambell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cone (SG), Michael Vera (SF) Billy Tucker, Douglas Arnold | |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:04 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:41 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Rick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Vera - foul #1 on Michael Vera, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Domingo Colon, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell (PF) Michael Vera | |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Duane Paredes - foul #2 on Duane Paredes, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (PF) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 04:13 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:13 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Domingo Colon | 29-31 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:51 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:49 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Joseph Paul hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Gross | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Edwin Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Cone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe McKiver (fairly fresh) PF - Kerry Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joe McKiver | 31-35 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Shane Elliott loses the dribble to Gary Hopkins | 31-35 |
| 02:21 | Florida A&M | Joseph Paul steps in front of the Richard Cone pass | 31-35 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 02:16 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 01:52 | Florida A&M | Joe McKiver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Domingo Colon pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a floater in the paint | 33-35 |
| 01:13 | Florida A&M | Joe McKiver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Joseph Paul hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Gross and he's hacked by Kerry Bell - foul #1 on Kerry Bell, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Michael Vera (SF), William Thompson (PF), Todd Resnick (C) Edwin Beauchamp, Richard Cone, Joe McKiver, Kerry Bell, Gary Hopkins | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:51 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to William Thompson | 35-35 |
| 00:36 | Florida A&M | Christopher Robertson takes the ball from Michael Vera | 35-35 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Michael Vera is called for the reach on Rick Byrd - foul #2 on Michael Vera, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Paredes (C) Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:14 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Florida A&M | William Thompson is fouled on the floor by Duane Paredes - foul #3 on Duane Paredes, team foul #8 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:04 | Florida A&M | William Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-35 |