| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dwayne Habib (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Milian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mather (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson's layup is rejected by Billy Young | 23-31 |
| 19:48 | Liberty | Edward Mather snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 19:31 | Liberty | Edward Mather misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 19:30 | Liberty | Andre Esposito tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Rodney Milian is called for the reach on Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Rodney Milian, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Charles Lyles scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Robertson | 25-33 |
| 18:22 | Liberty | Andre Esposito misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a runner near the basket | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Edward Mather grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | Rodney Milian buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Esposito | 25-36 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-36 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Shane Elliott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-36 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson tips it home | 27-36 |
| 17:05 | Liberty | Billy Young drills a floater from the right block set up by Edward Mather and he's fouled by Charles Lyles - foul #1 on Charles Lyles, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (PG) Dwayne Habib | |
| 17:05 | Liberty | Billy Young makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a shot in the lane | 27-39 |
| 16:52 | Liberty | Billy Young gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:31 | Liberty | Rodney Milian can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Moshe Ziems (PF), Sol Russo (C) Billy Young, Andre Esposito | |
| 16:31 | Liberty | Rodney Milian misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:31 | Liberty | Rodney Milian makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 15:57 | Liberty | Edward Mather can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), William Saldana (C) Marcos Perez, Sol Russo | |
| 15:57 | Liberty | Edward Mather makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:57 | Liberty | Edward Mather makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Milian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mather (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Moshe Ziems (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Saldana (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (SF) Edward Mather | |
| 15:31 | Liberty | William Saldana misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Duane Paredes gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 15:23 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Moshe Ziems | 30-42 |
| 15:05 | Liberty | Marcos Perez drills a turnaround from the right block | 30-44 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Domingo Colon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Saldana - foul #4 on William Saldana, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dwayne Habib (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Billy Young (PF), Sol Russo (C) Rodney Milian, Marcos Perez, Moshe Ziems, William Saldana | |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Domingo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Domingo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:19 | Liberty | Dana Pringle misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-44 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Arthur Gross knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Paul | 34-44 |
| 13:34 | Liberty | Andre Esposito misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a jumper from close range | 36-44 |
| 13:14 | Liberty | Domingo Colon is called for the reach on Andre Esposito - foul #2 on Domingo Colon, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Robertson (PF) Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rodney Milian (SG), Edward Mather (SF) Dana Pringle, Sol Russo | |
| 13:01 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Joseph Paul connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 38-46 |
| 12:40 | Liberty | Rodney Milian lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Mather | 38-48 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Andre Esposito - foul #3 on Andre Esposito, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:22 | Liberty | Andre Esposito pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 11:59 | Liberty | Edward Mather can't throw it down | 39-48 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dwayne Habib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Milian (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mather (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Liberty | Rodney Milian connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Joseph Paul clanks a jump hook from close range | 41-50 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Robertson | 41-50 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Robertson | 43-50 |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Andre Esposito is fouled on the floor by Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), Moshe Ziems (PF), Sol Russo (C) Dwayne Habib, Billy Young, Andre Esposito | |
| 10:21 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (C) Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (SF) Edward Mather | |
| 09:47 | Liberty | Sol Russo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Domingo Colon - foul #3 on Domingo Colon, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 09:47 | Liberty | Sol Russo makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Liberty | Sol Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Domingo Colon snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Moshe Ziems steals it from Rick Byrd | 43-51 |
| 09:05 | Liberty | Marcos Perez misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-51 |
| 09:03 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems tips it in | 43-53 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Moshe Ziems - foul #2 on Moshe Ziems, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dwayne Habib (SG), Edward Mather (SF), Billy Young (PF), Andre Esposito (C) Rodney Milian, Marcos Perez, Moshe Ziems, Sol Russo | |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Billy Young - foul #1 on Billy Young, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:54 | Liberty | Charles Lyles steps in front of the Billy Young pass | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Habib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Mather (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Arthur Gross buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Elliott | 48-53 |
| 07:18 | Liberty | Christopher Robertson takes the ball from Billy Young | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Charles Lyles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Robertson | 51-53 |
| 06:42 | Liberty | Joseph Paul swats the short shot by Edward Mather | 51-53 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Arthur Gross pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Arthur Gross | 53-53 |
| 05:49 | Liberty | Shane Elliott swats the short shot by Billy Young | 53-53 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Arthur Gross grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Elliott | 56-53 |
| 05:43 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rodney Milian (SG), William Saldana (C) Dana Pringle, Andre Esposito | |
| 05:25 | Liberty | Rodney Milian is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Rodney Milian, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | The jump hook by Charles Lyles is blocked by Billy Young | 56-53 |
| 05:01 | Liberty | William Saldana gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | Liberty | Rodney Milian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Joseph Paul connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Arthur Gross | 58-53 |
| 04:15 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Robertson | 58-53 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Shane Elliott banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 60-53 |
| 03:40 | Liberty | Christopher Robertson swats the layup by Billy Young | 60-53 |
| 03:39 | Liberty | Billy Young can't tip it in | 60-53 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Shane Elliott snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Milian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Mather (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Saldana (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-53 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Arthur Gross snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is whistled for a carry | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Moshe Ziems (PF) Dwayne Habib, Edward Mather, Billy Young | |
| 02:44 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 02:26 | Liberty | 3 seconds is called on William Saldana | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Robertson (PF) Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Mather (SF) Moshe Ziems | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Liberty | Billy Young (PF) Andre Esposito | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson loses the dribble to Billy Young | 60-53 |
| 01:58 | Liberty | Rodney Milian can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Lyles | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Liberty | Rodney Milian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Charles Lyles snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Arthur Gross connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Liberty | Billy Young can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 00:49 | Liberty | Dana Pringle snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Dana Pringle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Saldana - foul #5 on William Saldana, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dwayne Habib (PG), Marcos Perez (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Moshe Ziems (PF), Sol Russo (C) Dana Pringle, Rodney Milian, Edward Mather, Billy Young, William Saldana | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:13 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Marcos Perez and the foul's on Lonnie Lewis - foul #1 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (C) Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:13 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis runs out the clock | 67-56 |