| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) SG - Darin Young (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Woodrow Williams (fresh) SG - Edward Beck (fresh) SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) PF - Darnell Joyner (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Thomas | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Robert Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Darnell Joyner | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Beck | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Washington | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams is called for traveling | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson's fadeaway is rejected by Darnell Joyner | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Robert Washington loses the dribble to Woodrow Williams | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | UL-Lafayette | Earle Hendrickson is called for the reach on Woodrow Williams - foul #1 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Glen Brooks (C) Robert Washington, Darin Young, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) C - Glen Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Woodrow Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Beck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) PF - Darnell Joyner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Cheng (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glen Brooks - foul #1 on Glen Brooks, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Tamayo (SF) Curtis Thomas | |
| 15:37 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:37 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is denied on a layup by Darnell Joyner | 5-8 |
| 15:14 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:01 | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck is fouled on the floor by Glen Brooks - foul #2 on Glen Brooks, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Glen Brooks | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett (PG), Art Fusco (C) Woodrow Williams, Edward Beck | |
| 14:47 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the jump hook from the right block | 7-8 |
| 14:19 | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:18 | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco loses the dribble to Scott Hoberg | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Roy Riley tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is hacked by Darnell Joyner - foul #1 on Darnell Joyner, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Darin Young (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams (PG), Edward Beck (SG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Arthur Wright (C) David Barlett, John Tamayo, Darnell Joyner, Art Fusco | |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Darin Young | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Harriss - foul #1 on Nathan Harriss, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:06 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Arthur Wright picks off the pass by Nathan Harriss | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Washington steals it from Arthur Wright | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Beck - foul #1 on Edward Beck, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner (PF) Douglas Cheng | |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Darin Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:50 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner grabs the board | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Woodrow Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Beck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) PF - Darnell Joyner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:46 | UL-Lafayette | The pull-up jumper by Edward Beck is blocked by Casey Jacobs | 11-10 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Edward Beck steals the ball from Robert Washington | 11-10 |
| 10:59 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:57 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:41 | UL-Lafayette | Darin Young steps in front of the Woodrow Williams pass | 11-10 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses the jump hook from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 10:24 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 10:18 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Robert Washington snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 10:02 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:46 | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck loses the dribble to Darin Young | 11-10 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Darin Young - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Robert Washington, Darin Young, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett (PG), William Black (SG), John Tamayo (SF), Douglas Cheng (PF), Art Fusco (C) Woodrow Williams, Edward Beck, Curtis Thomas, Darnell Joyner, Arthur Wright | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Roy Riley's pass is intercepted by William Black | 11-10 |
| 09:09 | UL-Lafayette | John Tamayo misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Casey Jacobs | 11-10 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Cheng - foul #1 on Douglas Cheng, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:46 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 08:33 | UL-Lafayette | John Tamayo's floater is tipped away by Casey Jacobs | 11-10 |
| 08:32 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the lay-in | 11-10 |
| 08:07 | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 07:46 | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett is fouled on the floor by Casey Jacobs - foul #1 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Scott Hoberg, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams (PG), Edward Beck (SG), Darnell Joyner (PF) David Barlett, William Black, Art Fusco | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Woodrow Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Beck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Tamayo (fresh) PF - Darnell Joyner (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Cheng (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses the lay-in | 11-10 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Roy Riley grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Woodrow Williams is called for the reach on Roy Riley - foul #1 on Woodrow Williams, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Darin Young (SG) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas (SF), Arthur Wright (C) John Tamayo, Douglas Cheng | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson slams it home and he's fouled by Darnell Joyner - foul #2 on Darnell Joyner, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco (PF) Darnell Joyner | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 06:20 | UL-Lafayette | Earle Hendrickson blocks the jumper by Woodrow Williams | 14-10 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Robert Washington lays it in on a nice dish by Darin Young | 16-10 |
| 05:40 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas buries a 3 from straight away set up by Woodrow Williams | 16-13 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson scores on a shot from the left block | 18-13 |
| 05:26 | UL-Lafayette | The jump hook by Curtis Thomas is blocked by Earle Hendrickson | 18-13 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Washington | 20-13 |
| 04:54 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Beck and he's hacked by Earle Hendrickson - foul #2 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Tamayo (SG), Douglas Cheng (PF) Edward Beck, Art Fusco | |
| 04:54 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Darin Young clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-16 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 04:25 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 04:04 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas misses badly on a jumper from close range | 20-16 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is fouled on the floor by John Tamayo - foul #1 on John Tamayo, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG) Robert Washington, Darin Young | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett (PG), Darnell Joyner (PF), Art Fusco (C) Woodrow Williams, Curtis Thomas, Arthur Wright | |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - David Barlett (fresh) SG - John Tamayo (fresh) SF - Douglas Cheng (fresh) PF - Darnell Joyner (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Art Fusco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 22-16 |
| 03:22 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Lonnie Perkins and the foul's on Douglas Cheng - foul #2 on Douglas Cheng, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Scott Hoberg, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck (SG) Art Fusco | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 02:42 | UL-Lafayette | John Tamayo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Darnell Joyner steals the ball from Lonnie Perkins | 25-16 |
| 02:16 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-16 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Douglas Cheng | 25-16 |
| 01:41 | UL-Lafayette | Edward Beck knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Tamayo | 25-19 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-19 |
| 01:11 | UL-Lafayette | David Barlett gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 01:06 | UL-Lafayette | Darnell Joyner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Cheng | 25-22 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Darin Young (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Glen Brooks (C) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Woodrow Williams (PG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Arthur Wright (C) David Barlett, John Tamayo, Douglas Cheng | |
| 00:21 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Woodrow Williams | 25-24 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Washington is fouled on the floor by Curtis Thomas - foul #1 on Curtis Thomas, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | William Black (SG), Art Fusco (PF) Edward Beck, Darnell Joyner | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:04 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | Arthur Wright clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-24 |