| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Sheppard (fresh) SG - Clarence Winegar (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Amis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Boyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 19:01 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Robert Jury drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 18:29 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Tao | 33-42 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:48 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-42 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer drills a shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Sheppard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:35 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Clarence Winegar picks off the pass by Monroe Sanders | 35-48 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar banks in the layup | 35-50 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 16:09 | Fairfield | Ross Amis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 16:00 | Fairfield | Ross Amis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jing-Sheng Tao | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Monroe Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Sheppard (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Winegar (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Joe Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Amis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Ross Amis grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 15:31 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 15:30 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Amis | 35-50 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | Joseph Sheppard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dino Lampe (PG), Donald Statler (SG), Bob Marks (SF), Richard Boudreaux (PF), Howard Manos (C) Joseph Sheppard, Clarence Winegar, Joe Bennett, Ross Amis, Jared Boyle | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | James Allan is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Craig Russ | 38-50 |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | Bob Marks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Boudreaux | 38-52 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Howard Manos is called for the reach on James Allan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Manos, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Greg Ropp clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-52 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't tip it in | 38-52 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Greg Ropp clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 13:54 | Fairfield | Donald Statler pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Bob Marks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bob Marks, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF) Bob Marks | |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz loses the ball out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Shields (PG), Michael Piper (SG), Ross Amis (PF) Dino Lampe, Donald Statler, Howard Manos | |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Richard Boudreaux is called for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Joe Bennett picks off the pass by James Schuelke in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett lays it up and in | 38-54 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Robert Jury is called for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bob Marks (SF), Jared Boyle (C) Joe Bennett, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 12:14 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle is whistled for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dino Lampe (PG), Donald Statler (SG), Howard Manos (PF) Robert Shields, Michael Piper, Ross Amis | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 12:01 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jared Boyle | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Monroe Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dino Lampe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Statler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bob Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Manos (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Bob Marks, Jared Boyle | |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Craig Russ - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Piper (PG), Clarence Winegar (SG), Ross Amis (PF) Dino Lampe, Donald Statler, Howard Manos | |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 38-57 |
| 10:54 | Fairfield | Ross Amis pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:27 | Fairfield | Ross Amis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Winegar | 38-57 |
| 10:11 | Fairfield | Michael Piper buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Joe Bennett picks off the pass by Craig Russ in the backcourt | 38-60 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Michael Piper lays it up and in set up by Joe Bennett | 38-62 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Piper - foul #1 on Michael Piper, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dino Lampe (PG), Donald Statler (SG), Bob Marks (SF), Howard Manos (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Michael Piper, Clarence Winegar, Joe Bennett, Ross Amis, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:37 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe is whistled for traveling | 41-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Howard Manos steals it from James Allan in the backcourt | 41-62 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Dino Lampe | 41-64 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Howard Manos swats the layup by James Allan | 41-64 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tips it but misses | 41-64 |
| 09:03 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:38 | Fairfield | Bob Marks misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Marks - foul #3 on Bob Marks, team foul #4 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Andrew Savitz, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Sheppard (PG), Michael Piper (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Ross Amis (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Dino Lampe, Donald Statler, Bob Marks, Howard Manos, Jared Boyle | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Gary Raya connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Allan and he's hacked by Richard Boudreaux - foul #2 on Richard Boudreaux, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Ross Amis snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 07:58 | Fairfield | Joseph Sheppard is hacked by Craig Russ - foul #3 on Craig Russ, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (C) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:47 | Fairfield | Ross Amis comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:47 | Fairfield | Ross Amis makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:47 | Fairfield | Ross Amis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Ropp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Sheppard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Piper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ross Amis (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-66 |
| 07:22 | Fairfield | Richard Boudreaux misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-66 |
| 07:21 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett hits the follow up shot | 43-68 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Ross Amis steals it from Roger Hillyer in the backcourt | 43-68 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Ropp - foul #2 on Greg Ropp, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dino Lampe (PG), Clarence Winegar (SG), Howard Manos (PF), Bob Marks (C) Joseph Sheppard, Michael Piper, Ross Amis, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer's pass is intercepted by Dino Lampe | 43-70 |
| 06:11 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-70 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe tips it but misses | 43-70 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Joe Bennett takes the ball from James Allan | 43-70 |
| 06:00 | Fairfield | Howard Manos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Bennett | 43-72 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | James Allan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-72 |
| 05:42 | Fairfield | Bob Marks pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 05:14 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Winegar | 43-74 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 45-74 |
| 04:33 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dino Lampe | 45-77 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-77 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it but misses | 45-77 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the follow up shot | 47-77 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe clanks a jump hook in the paint | 47-77 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-77 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 47-77 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Greg Ropp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dino Lampe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Winegar (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Howard Manos (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Bob Marks (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Piper (PG), Donald Statler (SG), Richard Boudreaux (PF) Dino Lampe, Clarence Winegar, Joe Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Michael Piper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Schuelke - foul #1 on James Schuelke, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Michael Piper makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Michael Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Michael Piper makes the 3rd free throw | 47-80 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Greg Ropp blows the layup | 47-80 |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Donald Statler grabs the board | 47-80 |
| 02:31 | Fairfield | Gary Raya swats the short shot by Howard Manos | 47-80 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 47-80 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-80 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Howard Manos grabs the defensive rebound | 47-80 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Bob Marks misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Russ - foul #4 on Craig Russ, team foul #8 | 47-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Kenneth Bernardino | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Shields (PG) Michael Piper | |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Bob Marks misses the 1st free throw | 47-80 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Bob Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-81 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | James Allan is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Statler - foul #1 on Donald Statler, team foul #6 | 47-81 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Greg Ropp is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 49-81 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Greg Ropp is called for the reach on Donald Statler - foul #3 on Greg Ropp, team foul #9 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG) James Schuelke | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dino Lampe (PG) Robert Shields | |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Donald Statler makes the 1st free throw | 49-82 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Donald Statler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-82 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the board | 49-82 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Russ | 51-82 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Donald Statler is fouled on the floor by Craig Russ - foul #5 on Craig Russ, team foul #10 | 51-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Donald Statler misses the 1st free throw | 51-82 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Donald Statler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-82 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Greg Ropp snags the defensive board | 51-82 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-82 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the offensive rebound | 51-82 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Richard Boudreaux steps in front of the Andrew Savitz pass | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Bob Marks connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Boudreaux | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Robert Jury clanks a shot from the right block | 51-84 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Bob Marks snags the defensive board | 51-84 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dino Lampe runs out the clock | 51-84 |