| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Steven Tyler steals it from Robert Loftin | 45-37 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 47-37 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Loftin | 47-39 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Harold Burks pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks throws it down on a great pass from Robert Loftin and he's hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #2 on Donald Bryner, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Loftin - foul #3 on Robert Loftin, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Robert Loftin | |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #3 on Donald Bryner, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 51-43 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Arthur Murff takes the ball from Harold Burks | 51-43 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Murff | 53-43 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Arthur Murff steps in front of the Ruben Carpenter pass | 53-43 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip May | 53-46 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Ruben Carpenter, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Tim Widener pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tim Widener (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Doyle Noga is called for the reach on Phillip May - foul #2 on Doyle Noga, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), James Mota (C) Emerson Edwards, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (C) Phillip May | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Chester Jordan | |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | James Mota is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Mota, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell, Paul Fiedler | |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | James Mota gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Robert Loftin, Tim Widener | |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Arthur Murff steps in front of the Eli Smith pass | 54-46 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 56-48 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #2 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SF), Donald Bryner (C) Cameron Calvin, James Mota | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Phillip May (SG) Ruben Carpenter, Mark Aguiar | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Chester Jordan picks off the pass by Claude Griffin | 57-51 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Phillip May lays it up and in set up by Chester Jordan | 57-53 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Bryner | 59-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Claude Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Chester Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eli Smith | 59-56 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler buries a jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Claude Griffin, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Claude Griffin, Paul Mitchell, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Chester Jordan, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #3 on Doyle Noga, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | James Mota hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell banks in the layup set up by Ruben Carpenter | 61-60 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Tim Widener gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is fouled on the floor by Ted Scoggins - foul #2 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Donald Bryner (C) Emerson Edwards, James Mota | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (C) Phillip May | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 61-60 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Robert Loftin knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Fiedler | 61-62 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Fiedler - foul #1 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF) Cameron Calvin, Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is fouled on the floor by Donald Bryner - foul #4 on Donald Bryner, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (C) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Tim Widener, Bryan Darrell | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is hacked by Robert Loftin - foul #4 on Robert Loftin, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) James Mota | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Paul Fiedler | |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses the easy layup | 63-63 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 63-63 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Harold Burks throws it down set up by Phillip May | 63-65 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #3 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the floater from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Bryan Darrell (C) Chester Jordan, Phillip May, Harold Burks | |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses long on a floater from the right side | 66-66 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Eli Smith drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter | 66-68 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Ruben Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF), James Mota (PF) Cameron Calvin, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SF), Paul Fiedler (C) Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith | |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, James Mota | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Emerson Edwards | 70-68 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-68 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga can't connect on a runner near the basket | 70-68 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins tips it in | 72-68 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF), Harold Burks (C) Tim Widener, Paul Fiedler | |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga lays it up and in on a great pass from Cameron Calvin | 74-68 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-68 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Darrell | 74-68 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Arthur Murff (SG) Cameron Calvin, Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Phillip May, Bryan Darrell | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff's layup is rejected by Harold Burks | 74-71 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Arthur Murff is blocked by Harold Burks | 74-71 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 74-71 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Murff | 76-71 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Harold Burks scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter | 76-73 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Harold Burks denies the turnaround by Doyle Noga | 76-73 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Doyle Noga | 78-73 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Harold Burks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Clarence Barnes | 78-75 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Ruben Carpenter - foul #4 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Robert Loftin | |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Eli Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 79-77 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-77 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Ted Scoggins steps in front of the Eli Smith pass | 79-77 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Murff | 81-77 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 81-77 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip May | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Phillip May is called for the reach on Doyle Noga - foul #3 on Phillip May, team foul #10 | 81-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG) Phillip May | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Steven Tyler is called for the reach on Ruben Carpenter - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell snags the defensive board | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell is hacked by Ruben Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-80 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes snags the offensive board | 85-80 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Chester Jordan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eli Smith | 85-83 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Loftin - foul #5 on Robert Loftin, team foul #12 | 85-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF) Claude Griffin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Robert Loftin | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-83 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Phillip May's pass is intercepted by Doyle Noga | 87-83 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Jordan - foul #2 on Chester Jordan, team foul #13 | 87-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 88-83 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Barnes | 88-86 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler runs out the clock | 88-86 |