| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edgar Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Gardner (fresh) SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Kays (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Michael Woodworth is called for the reach on Barry Brown - foul #2 on Michael Woodworth, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Wood is blocked by Anthony Jones | 24-22 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Barry Brown is hacked by Michael Woodworth - foul #3 on Michael Woodworth, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly (C) Michael Woodworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-22 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Barry Brown can't tip it in | 24-22 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Carlton Gardner | 26-22 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-22 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Kelly - foul #2 on Jason Kelly, team foul #3 | 28-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter (C) Michael Kays | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jason Kelly | 28-23 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Barry Brown drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Hollaway | 28-25 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones is fouled on the floor by Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Schuler (SG) Carlton Gardner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| 16:16 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Gold | 28-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edgar Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter can't connect on a runner from the left block | 28-27 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Schuler | 28-27 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-27 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerald Stevens | 28-27 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Christopher Schuler scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jason Kelly | 30-27 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | The jump hook by Barry Brown is blocked by Jason Kelly | 30-27 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Carlton Gardner (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF), Michael Woodworth (C) Edgar Arnold, Christopher Schuler, Anthony Jones, Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Edward Gold, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway hits a floater in the lane | 31-29 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina State | John Roger double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Kays (PF) Jason Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina State | John Roger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) SG - Carlton Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) PF - Michael Kays (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays banks in the layup | 33-29 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 33-32 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-32 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth's floater is tipped away by Kent Hollaway | 33-32 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Michael Woodworth | 35-32 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | John Roger grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays is fouled on the floor by Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold (PG), Christopher Schuler (SG), Anthony Jones (SF), Jason Kelly (PF), Nathaniel Baxter (C) John Roger, Carlton Gardner, Guillermo Torres, Michael Kays, Michael Woodworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (C) Jerald Stevens, Valeri Zuclich, Jeffery Evans | |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Kelly | 38-32 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Edward Gold clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Edgar Arnold | 38-32 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones connects on the floater from the baseline | 40-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edgar Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Schuler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | The jumper by Barry Brown is denied by Anthony Jones | 40-32 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway tips it in | 40-34 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jason Kelly, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner (SG), Michael Kays (PF), Michael Woodworth (C) Christopher Schuler, Jason Kelly, Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (PG) Arthur Wood | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Evans (C) Kent Hollaway | |
| 06:12 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffery Evans - foul #1 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Gold | 41-37 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Peter Macaluso - foul #2 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Schuler (PG) Edgar Arnold | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG), Kent Hollaway (PF) Edward Gold, Barry Brown | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | Christopher Schuler's fadeaway is rejected by Kent Hollaway | 44-37 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Christopher Schuler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlton Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Kays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Jeffery Evans (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 44-40 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 44-40 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold (PG), Guillermo Torres (SF), Jason Kelly (PF), Nathaniel Baxter (C) Carlton Gardner, Anthony Jones, Michael Kays, Michael Woodworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Barry Brown (C) Peter Macaluso, Jeffery Evans | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner (SG), Michael Woodworth (C) Christopher Schuler, Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Valeri Zuclich | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 46-40 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | The short jumper by Barry Brown is denied by Jason Kelly | 46-40 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones (SF), Michael Kays (PF) Guillermo Torres, Jason Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Evans (C) Kent Hollaway | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold's pass is intercepted by Barry Brown | 46-40 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Barry Brown makes the turnaround near the basket | 46-42 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | Jeffery Evans swats the short shot by Michael Kays | 46-42 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Arthur Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 46-42 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-44 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Jerald Stevens - foul #3 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (PF) Jeffery Evans | |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones is fouled on the floor by Kent Hollaway - foul #1 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Carlton Gardner steals it from Kent Hollaway | 48-44 |