| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Charles Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Boe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Mule (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chuck Livingstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Robert Loftin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip May | 30-32 |
| 19:14 | Lipscomb | Marvin Woods can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks can't throw it down | 30-32 |
| 18:55 | Lipscomb | Marvin Woods pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:27 | Lipscomb | Marvin Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Robert Loftin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip May | 32-34 |
| 17:41 | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock's pass is intercepted by Harold Burks | 32-34 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Harold Burks travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Earnest Lane (PG) Charles Hancock | |
| 17:07 | Lipscomb | Brent Boe connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Earnest Lane and he's hacked by Phillip May - foul #1 on Phillip May, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Perry Davis (C) Chuck Livingstone | |
| 17:07 | Lipscomb | Brent Boe makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 34-37 |
| 16:40 | Lipscomb | Earnest Lane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Loftin | 34-37 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Perry Davis - foul #1 on Perry Davis, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Phillip May, Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jason Dana (PG), Victor McMullen (C) Brent Boe, Marvin Woods | |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:01 | Lipscomb | Jason Dana is hacked by Ruben Carpenter - foul #1 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock (PG), Jeremiah Rideout (SF), Chuck Livingstone (C) Jason Dana, Archie Mule, Victor McMullen | |
| 15:50 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Rideout hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #2 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Mark Aguiar | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton (PF) Perry Davis | |
| 15:50 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Rideout makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:50 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Rideout makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Charles Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Rideout (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Chuck Livingstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the fadeaway from the left block | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | Lipscomb | Chuck Livingstone misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:15 | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 15:13 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Rideout | 38-39 |
| 15:05 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 15:04 | Lipscomb | Chuck Livingstone tips it home | 38-41 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eli Smith | 41-41 |
| 14:19 | Lipscomb | Chuck Livingstone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Robert Dayton takes the ball from Eric Gray | 41-44 |
| 13:53 | Lipscomb | Earnest Lane hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremiah Rideout | 41-47 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremiah Rideout - foul #1 on Jeremiah Rideout, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eric Gray, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jason Dana (PG), Brent Boe (SG), Archie Mule (SF), Perry Davis (C) Charles Hancock, Jeremiah Rideout, Earnest Lane, Chuck Livingstone | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:19 | Lipscomb | Brent Boe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Phillip May | 43-47 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:57 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:43 | Lipscomb | Jason Dana clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Robert Loftin gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Perry Davis picks off the pass by Bryan Darrell | 43-47 |
| 11:59 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter drills a shot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:25 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jason Dana (fresh) SG - Brent Boe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Mule (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Perry Davis (fresh) | |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:36 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Dana | 45-49 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the floater from the right side | 45-49 |
| 10:14 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Archie Mule | 45-49 |
| 10:06 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Dana - foul #1 on Jason Dana, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Phillip May, Robert Loftin, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock (PG), Earnest Lane (SG), Jeremiah Rideout (SF), Marvin Woods (PF), Chuck Livingstone (C) Jason Dana, Brent Boe, Archie Mule, Robert Dayton, Perry Davis | |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:43 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Rideout misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Marvin Woods | 46-52 |
| 08:59 | Lipscomb | Chuck Livingstone is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Brent Boe (SG), Archie Mule (SF) Earnest Lane, Jeremiah Rideout | |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Archie Mule swats the layup by Clarence Barnes | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:33 | Lipscomb | Brent Boe knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie Mule | 46-54 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks hits a jumper in the paint | 48-54 |
| 08:05 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Eric Gray drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 07:42 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Mark Aguiar | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Hancock - foul #1 on Charles Hancock, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jason Dana (PG), Earnest Lane (SG) Charles Hancock, Brent Boe | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jason Dana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earnest Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Mule (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Livingstone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule misses the shot in the paint | 52-54 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Eli Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Eli Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 06:23 | Lipscomb | Jason Dana buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Archie Mule | 54-56 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:50 | Lipscomb | Earnest Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Eric Gray, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock (PG), Brent Boe (SG), Robert Dayton (PF), Perry Davis (C) Jason Dana, Archie Mule, Marvin Woods, Chuck Livingstone | |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is hacked by Robert Dayton - foul #4 on Robert Dayton, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell clanks a runner from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 05:19 | Lipscomb | Earnest Lane grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:54 | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock is hacked by Phillip May - foul #2 on Phillip May, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (PF) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 04:39 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Loftin | 57-56 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Charles Hancock steals the ball from Robert Loftin | 57-56 |
| 03:53 | Lipscomb | Brent Boe makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 03:41 | Lipscomb | Perry Davis grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 03:25 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton is fouled on the floor by Paul Fiedler - foul #1 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Robert Loftin, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jason Dana (PG), Archie Mule (SF), Chuck Livingstone (C) Charles Hancock, Earnest Lane, Perry Davis | |
| 03:07 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton loses the dribble to Eli Smith | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jason Dana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Boe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Mule (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Chuck Livingstone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Eli Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Chuck Livingstone - foul #2 on Chuck Livingstone, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Marvin Woods (PF) Robert Dayton | |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the turnaround in the lane | 57-59 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 02:29 | Lipscomb | Chuck Livingstone snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 02:29 | Lipscomb | Lipscomb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Hancock (PG), Robert Dayton (PF) Jason Dana, Marvin Woods | |
| 02:13 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Hancock | 57-62 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Phillip May loses the dribble to Chuck Livingstone | 57-62 |
| 01:42 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton loses the dribble to Eli Smith | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Eric Gray is hacked by Charles Hancock - foul #2 on Charles Hancock, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 59-62 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Phillip May gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Eli Smith buries a floater from the right block set up by Eric Gray | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #1 on Eli Smith, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Robert Dayton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks clanks a shot in the paint | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule is hacked by Eric Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Gray, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Lipscomb | Archie Mule misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Eli Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-63 |