| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Keith Mintz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Kearney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don Caston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jose Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Arthur Wood and he's fouled by Bobby Kearney - foul #2 on Bobby Kearney, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:30 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bobby Kearney, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rodney Moses (SG) Bobby Kearney | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Arthur Wood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Brown | 42-42 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Rodney Moses hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Jose Flores grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | Rodney Moses throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 18:11 | Liberty | Keith Mintz is hacked by Peter Macaluso - foul #1 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 17:58 | Liberty | Don Caston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Barry Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Keith Mintz is called for the reach on Arthur Wood - foul #2 on Keith Mintz, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Douglas (SF), Jack Clark (PF) Don Caston, Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Michael Douglas steps in front of the Peter Macaluso pass | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | Liberty | Jerald Stevens takes the ball from Keith Mintz in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Barry Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 42-44 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Michael Douglas hits a fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 16:11 | Liberty | Michael Douglas gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:53 | Liberty | Rodney Moses misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 15:51 | Liberty | Robert Sea grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Keith Mintz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Moses (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Douglas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Liberty | Keith Mintz drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Douglas | 47-44 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Arthur Wood | 47-46 |
| 15:05 | Liberty | Jack Clark's floater is tipped away by Kent Hollaway | 47-46 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Clark - foul #2 on Jack Clark, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Clark (PG), Bobby Kearney (SG), Don Caston (SF), Jose Flores (PF), Maxwell McChristian (C) Keith Mintz, Rodney Moses, Michael Douglas, Jack Clark, Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Valeri Zuclich (SF) Arthur Wood, Peter Macaluso | |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:31 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 50-48 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Brown | 50-50 |
| 13:55 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Maxwell McChristian is called for the reach on Kent Hollaway - foul #3 on Maxwell McChristian, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Barry Brown banks in the layup | 50-52 |
| 12:52 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney is fouled on the floor by Edward Gold - foul #1 on Edward Gold, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jack Clark (C) Maxwell McChristian | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Valeri Zuclich | |
| 12:40 | Liberty | Don Caston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Edward Gold knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 12:06 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Edward Gold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Kearney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Caston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Gold (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 10:55 | Liberty | Jose Flores is hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #3 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Mintz (PG), Rodney Moses (SG), Maxwell McChristian (SF), Michael Douglas (PF), Robert Sea (C) Robert Clark, Bobby Kearney, Don Caston, Jose Flores, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG) Jerald Stevens, Edward Gold | |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 50-57 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 10:06 | Liberty | Robert Sea pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:53 | Liberty | Michael Douglas lays it in set up by Keith Mintz and he's hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #4 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Jeffery Evans (C) Valeri Zuclich, Kent Hollaway | |
| 09:53 | Liberty | Michael Douglas makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Maxwell McChristian takes the ball from Barry Brown | 53-57 |
| 09:17 | Liberty | Robert Sea misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 53-57 |
| 09:15 | Liberty | Robert Sea tips it but misses | 53-57 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Barry Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Michael Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Kearney (SG), Don Caston (SF), Jose Flores (PF) Rodney Moses, Maxwell McChristian, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SF) Peter Macaluso | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 08:17 | Liberty | Jose Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:55 | Liberty | Don Caston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans is fouled on the floor by Robert Sea - foul #2 on Robert Sea, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rodney Moses (PG), Jack Clark (C) Keith Mintz, Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Kent Hollaway (PF) Jerald Stevens, Barry Brown | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rodney Moses (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Kearney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Caston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jose Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the turnaround from close range | 53-61 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (PG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (C) Arthur Wood, Valeri Zuclich, Jeffery Evans | |
| 06:37 | Liberty | Rodney Moses scores on a runner from the right block set up by Bobby Kearney | 55-61 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 55-64 |
| 06:09 | Liberty | Peter Macaluso is called for the reach on Don Caston - foul #2 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Mintz (PG), Michael Douglas (SF), Robert Sea (C) Rodney Moses, Don Caston, Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:47 | Liberty | Michael Douglas misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 55-64 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens blows the layup but the foul's on Jack Clark - foul #3 on Jack Clark, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian (SF) Bobby Kearney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Evans (C) Barry Brown | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:06 | Liberty | Jack Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Michael Douglas tips it back up and in | 57-66 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:56 | Liberty | Jack Clark grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 04:52 | Liberty | Keith Mintz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Macaluso - foul #3 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rodney Moses (SG), Don Caston (SF) Maxwell McChristian, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) Edward Gold | |
| 04:52 | Liberty | Keith Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:52 | Liberty | Keith Mintz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:52 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sea | 58-66 |
| 04:33 | Liberty | Don Caston makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Mintz | 60-66 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 04:09 | Liberty | Don Caston snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 04:02 | Liberty | Keith Mintz hits the finger roll | 62-66 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Arthur Wood | 62-69 |
| 03:34 | Liberty | Keith Mintz connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Don Caston | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Keith Mintz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodney Moses (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Don Caston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Douglas (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sea (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffery Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans travels with the ball | 64-69 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Kearney (SG), Maxwell McChristian (SF), Jose Flores (PF), Jack Clark (C) Keith Mintz, Don Caston, Michael Douglas, Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Valeri Zuclich (SF), Barry Brown (C) Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Jeffery Evans | |
| 03:01 | Liberty | Jose Flores drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Moses | 66-69 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Mintz (PG), Don Caston (SF), Robert Sea (C) Rodney Moses, Maxwell McChristian, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Edward Gold, Valeri Zuclich | |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Arthur Wood knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Hollaway | 66-72 |
| 02:49 | Liberty | Don Caston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 02:48 | Liberty | Jose Flores misses the tip | 66-72 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway loses the ball out of bounds | 66-72 |
| 02:16 | Liberty | Don Caston buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Kearney | 68-72 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 68-75 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | Jose Flores buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Don Caston | 71-75 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Barry Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-75 |
| 01:16 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Robert Sea | 71-75 |
| 01:10 | Liberty | Keith Mintz's floater is knocked away by Barry Brown | 71-75 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 01:01 | Liberty | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Liberty | Keith Mintz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney tips it but misses | 71-75 |
| 00:43 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Flores | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Liberty | Robert Sea buries a jump hook in the paint | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 73-75 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the follow up shot | 73-77 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Don Caston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-77 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | Jose Flores snags the offensive board | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney is fouled on the floor by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #7 | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Bobby Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Arthur Wood runs out the clock | 75-77 |