| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | David Perkins is called for the reach on Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the driving attempt from the right block | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | William Nguyen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bryan Svendsen | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-36 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Perkins | 34-36 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 17:03 | Montana State | William Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Carlos Mitchell - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (PF) John Gray | |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Donald Duffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Bruce Chute tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Bruce Chute misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:21 | Montana State | Donald Duffin tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Roger Hillyer | 37-40 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | James Allan buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao and he's hacked by Bryan Svendsen - foul #1 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Joel Morawski (SF), James Cox (C) William Nguyen, Donald Duffin, David Perkins | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | James Allan makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Morawski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Chute (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Joel Morawski snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Joe Pennock, Bruce Chute | |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Allan | 43-42 |
| 14:34 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Morawski | 43-44 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Craig Russ snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | William Nguyen picks off the pass by Monroe Sanders | 43-44 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | William Nguyen lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Robert Jury drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Allan | 46-46 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the floater from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Craig Russ's pass is intercepted by James Cox | 46-48 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | William Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Craig Russ snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Pete Oberlin - foul #4 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Gary Raya (PF) James Allan, Craig Russ, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), John Gray (PF), David Perkins (C) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Joel Morawski, Pete Oberlin, James Cox | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Perkins | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Greg Ropp (C) Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Gary Raya is called for the reach on John Gray - foul #1 on Gary Raya, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Elmer Davis | |
| 11:00 | Montana State | David Perkins connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Morawski | 47-53 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | John Gray swats the short shot by Gary Raya | 47-53 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Joel Morawski grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 49-53 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Joel Morawski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Pennock | 49-56 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Duffin | 49-56 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | David Perkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Perkins, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Bruce Chute (PF) Joel Morawski, Joe Pennock, John Gray | |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Monroe Sanders | 52-56 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Donald Duffin blows the layup | 52-56 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SF), James Cox (C) Donald Duffin, David Perkins | |
| 07:57 | Montana State | James Cox double dribbles | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (PF) Bruce Chute | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | James Allan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Morawski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - James Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen buries a floater from the right wing set up by William Nguyen and he's hacked by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | James Cox pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Joel Morawski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 55-62 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | James Allan travels with the ball | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Duffin (SF), David Perkins (C) Joel Morawski, James Cox | |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 55-62 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Mitchell | 58-62 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | William Nguyen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Nguyen, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Craig Russ can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-62 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | David Perkins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Russ - foul #1 on Craig Russ, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Joe Pennock (SG), John Gray (PF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Pete Oberlin | |
| 04:34 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Gary Raya connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from James Allan | 63-64 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | John Gray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:06 | Montana State | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | John Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Gary Raya gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-65 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Montana State | Joe Pennock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), James Cox (C) Joe Pennock, Donald Duffin, David Perkins | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | John Gray tips it home | 66-67 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Duffin (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF), David Perkins (C) Joel Morawski, John Gray, James Cox | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | William Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 66-70 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the fadeaway from the right block | 66-70 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:56 | Montana State | William Nguyen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-70 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it home | 68-70 |
| 01:26 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Perkins | 68-73 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 70-73 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Jing-Sheng Tao steals the ball from William Nguyen | 70-73 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is fouled on the floor by Pete Oberlin - foul #5 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (PF) Pete Oberlin | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | William Nguyen is hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #4 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SF) Donald Duffin | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Perkins | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen runs out the clock | 70-73 |