| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fresh) C - Raymond Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Curt Fried wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Washington State | Christopher Harris grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Washington State | Raymond Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Edward Gadd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Raymond Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Robertson | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Christopher Harris snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Edward Gadd pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 6-0 |
| 17:34 | Washington State | Raymond Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin and he's hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #1 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG), David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF) Rick Cushing, Arthur Cantin, Christopher Harris, Curt Fried | |
| 17:34 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Joseph Paul tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | James Geiser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Clark | 8-3 |
| 16:49 | Washington State | James Geiser's pass is intercepted by Edward Gadd | 8-3 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Arthur Gross loses the dribble to David Steele in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Washington State | David Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF) Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Curt Fried (PF), Charles Douglas (C) James Geiser, Edwin Soo, Raymond Clark | |
| 16:06 | Kent State | David Steele takes the ball from Joseph Paul | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Washington State | David Steele makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fresh) C - Charles Douglas (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Steele - foul #1 on David Steele, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (PF), John Spitler (C) Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG) Arthur Cantin | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | Washington State | Rick Byrd is called for the reach on Tad Whitaker - foul #1 on Rick Byrd, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Stephen Cambell (SG) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Christopher Harris (SF) James Geiser, Tad Whitaker | |
| 15:19 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Steele | 9-9 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Rick Byrd | 11-9 |
| 14:44 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | David Steele steals it from Lonnie Lewis | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Curt Fried throws it down set up by Charles Douglas | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Christopher Harris grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-17 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Rick Byrd is whistled for a carry | 11-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Stephen Cambell, Rick Byrd, Domingo Colon, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Raymond Clark (C) Arthur Cantin, Christopher Harris, Curt Fried, Charles Douglas | |
| 12:59 | Washington State | Raymond Clark is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gross - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Curt Fried (PF) Edwin Soo | |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Raymond Clark | 11-19 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Joseph Paul hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Clark - foul #1 on Raymond Clark, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SG) David Steele | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:18 | Washington State | Raymond Clark lays it in on a great pass from Curt Fried | 13-21 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | James Geiser steps in front of the Joseph Paul pass | 13-21 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | James Geiser jams it | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Edward Gadd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Curt Fried gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Gadd - foul #1 on Edward Gadd, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), David Steele (SG), Edwin Soo (PF) Rick Cushing, James Geiser, Raymond Clark | |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-25 |
| 11:06 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Curt Fried | 13-25 |
| 10:44 | Washington State | Edwin Soo misses the driving attempt in the paint | 13-25 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker snags the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Curt Fried throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Edward Gadd, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Harris (SF), Raymond Clark (C) Tad Whitaker, Edwin Soo | |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Charles Lyles can't finish the layup | 13-25 |
| 10:17 | Washington State | David Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | Christopher Harris is fouled on the floor by Rick Byrd - foul #2 on Rick Byrd, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF), John Spitler (C) Charles Lyles, Rick Byrd, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Douglas (C) Raymond Clark | |
| 09:56 | Washington State | Curt Fried is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gross - foul #2 on Arthur Gross, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (C) Charles Douglas | |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell hits a 3 from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 09:00 | Washington State | Josh Klingensmith steals the ball from Raymond Clark | 16-25 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-25 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | John Spitler tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 08:46 | Washington State | Lonnie Lewis steps in front of the Arthur Cantin pass in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Curt Fried - foul #1 on Curt Fried, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Stephen Cambell, Domingo Colon, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), James Geiser (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Charles Douglas (C) Arthur Cantin, David Steele, Christopher Harris, Curt Fried, Raymond Clark | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Charles Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:26 | Washington State | James Geiser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker tips it home | 18-27 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Charles Douglas steals the ball from Josh Klingensmith | 18-27 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Charles Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Soo (fresh) C - Charles Douglas (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Edwin Soo - foul #1 on Edwin Soo, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gadd (SF) Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), David Steele (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Curt Fried (PF), Raymond Clark (C) Rick Cushing, James Geiser, Tad Whitaker, Edwin Soo, Charles Douglas | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:15 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Curt Fried | 19-27 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Raymond Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Harris | 19-29 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Raymond Clark - foul #2 on Raymond Clark, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Douglas (C) Raymond Clark | |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is hacked by Christopher Harris - foul #1 on Christopher Harris, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG) Lonnie Lewis | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG) David Steele | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Rick Cushing is called for the reach on Charles Lyles - foul #1 on Rick Cushing, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Christopher Harris clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Gadd - foul #2 on Edward Gadd, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF) Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG) Rick Cushing | |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Christopher Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Christopher Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Steele - foul #2 on David Steele, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Yuhas (PG), Domingo Colon (PF), John Spitler (C) Charles Lyles, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Tad Whitaker (SF) David Steele, Christopher Harris | |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:41 | Washington State | Curt Fried gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:29 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin double dribbles | 22-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG) James Yuhas | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG) Rick Cushing | |
| 05:02 | Kent State | John Spitler knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Curt Fried hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Geiser and the foul's on Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Stephen Cambell, Domingo Colon, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Christopher Harris (SF), Edwin Soo (PF) James Geiser, Tad Whitaker, Charles Douglas | |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-33 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Lonnie Lewis is called for the reach on Rick Cushing - foul #1 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Edward Gadd (SF) Lonnie Lewis, Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Raymond Clark (C) Arthur Cantin, Edwin Soo | |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Rick Cushing makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Rick Cushing makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Charles Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG), Tad Whitaker (SF) Rick Cushing, Christopher Harris | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curt Fried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Clark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Washington State | James Geiser comes up short on the shot from the right side | 27-35 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses the shot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 02:54 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:49 | Washington State | James Geiser comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-35 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Charles Lyles snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Charles Lyles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Gross | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Raymond Clark misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Domingo Colon (PF), Rick Byrd (C) Charles Lyles, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Arthur Cantin (SG), Christopher Harris (SF) James Geiser, David Steele, Tad Whitaker | |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Raymond Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Rick Byrd gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 02:13 | Washington State | Christopher Harris grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Cushing | 29-39 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Domingo Colon tips it in | 31-39 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Rick Cushing hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 31-39 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Rick Byrd snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Edward Gadd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Stephen Cambell, Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF) Rick Cushing, Christopher Harris | |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin drills a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Clark | 31-42 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Rick Byrd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Raymond Clark pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Curt Fried's pass is intercepted by Charles Lyles | 31-42 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | The short jumper by Domingo Colon is denied by Tad Whitaker | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 31-42 |