| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) SG - David Myers (fresh) SF - William Felix (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Robert Jury comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Coppin State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Coppin State | David Myers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Coppin State | David Myers makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-1 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it home | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Coppin State | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Gary Norton - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Coppin State | William Felix clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham tips it home | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Gary Norton steps in front of the Roger Hillyer pass | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Coppin State | James Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Myers | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Jury is blocked by William Felix | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Coppin State | James Smith grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | James Smith misses badly on a shot in the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:30 | Coppin State | Gary Norton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Jury | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) SG - David Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Felix (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Coppin State | Carlos Mitchell steps in front of the Gary Norton pass | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 15:23 | Coppin State | David Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | Coppin State | David Myers clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:05 | Coppin State | William Felix grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | Coppin State | James Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-3 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 14:32 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham drills a 3 from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Craig Russ blows the layup | 10-3 |
| 14:16 | Coppin State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:12 | Coppin State | David Myers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan (SF), Jerry Wilson (C) William Felix, Louis Cummingham | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Daniel Sheehan denies the turnaround by James Allan | 10-3 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 13:38 | Coppin State | Jerry Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | James Allan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 13:21 | Coppin State | Gary Norton snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:15 | Coppin State | Gary Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-5 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | James Allan grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 12:52 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Gary Norton | 10-5 |
| 12:46 | Coppin State | James Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 12:44 | Coppin State | James Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:31 | Coppin State | Gary Norton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 12:29 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Sheehan | 10-5 |
| 12:07 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno (SG), William Felix (SF), Louis Cummingham (C) Gary Norton, David Myers, James Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| 12:07 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:07 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Felix - foul #1 on William Felix, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Miles (SG) Jerry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Samuel Ferrigno (fresh) SG - Joseph Miles (fresh) SF - William Felix (fresh) PF - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Coppin State | Monroe Sanders denies the turnaround by Daniel Sheehan | 12-7 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 12-7 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Robert Jury clanks a runner from the right block | 12-7 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell tips it but misses | 12-7 |
| 10:59 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Louis Cummingham | 12-7 |
| 10:53 | Coppin State | William Felix makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Sheehan | 15-7 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (SG), James Smith (PF) Joseph Miles, Daniel Sheehan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Gary Raya | |
| 10:21 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Craig Russ gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-7 |
| 10:07 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 10:01 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 10:00 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham tips it back up and in | 17-7 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | David Myers steals the ball from Craig Russ | 17-7 |
| 09:29 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-7 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the finger roll set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 17-9 |
| 08:40 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham clanks a fadeaway from close range | 17-9 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Craig Russ blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis Cummingham - foul #1 on Louis Cummingham, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG), Daniel Sheehan (SF), James Smith (PF), Jerry Wilson (C) Samuel Ferrigno, William Felix, James Smith, Louis Cummingham | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 08:05 | Coppin State | Jerry Wilson is hacked by Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Miles (SG) David Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ | |
| 07:42 | Coppin State | James Smith double dribbles | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) SG - Joseph Miles (fresh) SF - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Sheehan - foul #1 on Daniel Sheehan, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 07:16 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 17-12 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits a shot from close range set up by James Allan | 17-14 |
| 06:53 | Coppin State | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | James Allan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (SG), Louis Cummingham (C) Joseph Miles, Jerry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Robert Jury | |
| 06:37 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Greg Ropp's layup is rejected by Louis Cummingham | 17-14 |
| 06:19 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 05:56 | Coppin State | James Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Myers | 20-14 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 05:48 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 05:42 | Coppin State | Gary Norton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Sheehan and he's fouled by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Felix (SF) Daniel Sheehan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 05:42 | Coppin State | Gary Norton misses the free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-16 |
| 04:59 | Coppin State | Gary Norton scores on a 3 from straight away | 25-16 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell can't finish the layup | 25-16 |
| 04:37 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 25-16 |
| 04:31 | Coppin State | Gary Raya is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #1 on Gary Raya, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno (PG), Jerry Wilson (PF), Daniel Sheehan (C) Gary Norton, James Smith, Louis Cummingham | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, Greg Ropp | |
| 04:10 | Coppin State | James Allan steps in front of the William Felix pass | 25-16 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the lay-in | 25-16 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Craig Russ scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 25-18 |
| 03:34 | Coppin State | Jing-Sheng Tao steals it from Daniel Sheehan | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Samuel Ferrigno (fresh) SG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Felix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) C - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Allan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Daniel Sheehan steps in front of the James Allan pass | 25-18 |
| 02:52 | Coppin State | James Allan picks off the pass by William Felix | 25-18 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | James Allan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Jerry Wilson - foul #1 on Jerry Wilson, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG), Joseph Miles (SF), James Smith (PF), Louis Cummingham (C) David Myers, William Felix, Jerry Wilson, Daniel Sheehan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Craig Russ, Gary Raya, Robert Jury | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | James Allan makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:07 | Coppin State | James Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Ferrigno | 28-21 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 01:41 | Coppin State | Gary Norton grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 01:37 | Coppin State | Greg Ropp picks off the pass by Joseph Miles | 28-21 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 28-23 |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | Gary Norton loses the dribble to Carlos Mitchell in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits the finger roll | 28-25 |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | James Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (SG), Daniel Sheehan (SF) Samuel Ferrigno, Joseph Miles | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG) James Allan | |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Greg Ropp snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan is whistled for traveling | 29-27 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jerry Wilson (PF), Tom Dixon (C) James Smith, Louis Cummingham | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Robert Jury (C) James Schuelke, Greg Ropp | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |