| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) SG - John Little (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) SG - Thomas Larsen (fresh) SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) C - Ross Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Sam Warf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Franklin Bath clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | William Williams snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Franklin Bath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Larsen | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | John Little drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Warf | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Thomas Larsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Franklin Bath scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gilbert Dolly | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen is fouled on the floor by Franklin Bath - foul #1 on Franklin Bath, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Marc Landon is called for the reach on John Little - foul #1 on Marc Landon, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Franklin Bath | 8-5 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Larsen | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | William Williams lays it up and in | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore hits a runner from the left block set up by Chet Headen | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Larsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Thomas Larsen picks off the pass by Franklin Bath | 10-9 |
| 15:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Warf picks off the pass by Ross Moore | 10-9 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | John Little is hacked by Ross Moore - foul #1 on Ross Moore, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Frank Houston (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Larsen, Ross Moore | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Ben Jones steals it from Chet Headen | 10-9 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | George Scott hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Jones | 12-9 |
| 13:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Scott | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | George Scott scores on a turnaround in the paint | 14-9 |
| 13:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote misses the driving attempt in the lane | 14-9 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:56 | Cal State Fullerton | George Scott takes the ball from Eric Cote | 14-9 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | George Scott is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), John Little (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) George Scott, Ben Jones, Frank Houston, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Thomas Larsen (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Ross Moore (C) Chet Headen, Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon, Michael Eakes | |
| 12:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore blows the layup | 14-9 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Eric Cote picks off the pass by William Williams | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Larsen | 14-11 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Sam Warf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:53 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dickinson | 14-11 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote hits a floater in the paint | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Larsen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) PF - Eric Cote (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Franklin Bath | 17-13 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Thomas Larsen misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Franklin Bath, team foul #2 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG) Franklin Bath | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG) Kenneth Dickinson | |
| 11:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Thomas Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Thomas Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | George Scott blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ross Moore - foul #2 on Ross Moore, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes (C) Ross Moore | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Eakes | 19-18 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | George Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Cote | 19-18 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | George Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Sam Warf comes up short on the shot from close range | 19-18 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | William Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Larsen - foul #1 on Thomas Larsen, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF) Charles Smith, Eric Cote | |
| 10:03 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes blows the layup | 21-18 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 09:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | John Little drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Williams and he's hacked by Thomas Larsen - foul #2 on Thomas Larsen, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Eric Cote (SG) Chet Headen, Thomas Larsen | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | John Little misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | John Little is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) John Little | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 08:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Cote | 23-20 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Paul Parikh drills a jump hook in the lane set up by George Scott | 25-20 |
| 07:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes buries a jumper near the basket set up by Eric Cote | 25-22 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Paul Parikh banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Houston | 27-22 |
| 07:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) George Scott | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Dikembe Abdin (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Michael Eakes | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ben Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cote (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Cote - foul #1 on Eric Cote, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Frank Houston makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Frank Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | William Williams lays it in on a great pass from Frank Houston | 31-22 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen is hacked by Ben Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Jones, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Archie Johnston (SG), Charles Smith (PF) Eric Cote, Marc Landon | |
| 06:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier is whistled for a carry | 31-22 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | John Little comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Ben Jones tips it in | 33-22 |
| 06:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin's layup is rejected by William Williams | 33-22 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is fouled on the floor by Archie Johnston - foul #1 on Archie Johnston, team foul #7 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes (C) Jerome Poirier | |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 06:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Archie Johnston snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 05:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 05:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Archie Johnston is denied on a layup by Sam Warf | 33-22 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 05:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 04:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes is hacked by Sam Warf - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Eric Cote (SG), Marc Landon (PF) Chet Headen, Archie Johnston, Dikembe Abdin | |
| 04:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Dickinson | 33-25 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Eric Cote is called for the reach on John Little - foul #2 on Eric Cote, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) George Scott | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier (SF) Eric Cote | |
| 04:14 | Kent State | John Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | John Little makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Paul Parikh swats the short shot by Michael Eakes | 35-25 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Little | 35-25 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | John Little clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | John Little hits the follow up shot | 37-25 |
| 03:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Smith | 37-28 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Paul Parikh drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ben Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Houston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Houston - foul #1 on Frank Houston, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) John Little, Frank Houston, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Thomas Larsen (SG), Ross Moore (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Charles Smith, Michael Eakes | |
| 03:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Franklin Bath throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 39-30 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Franklin Bath connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ben Jones | 41-32 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon double dribbles | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin (SF), Eric Cote (PF) Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon | |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Ross Moore swats the short shot by William Williams | 41-32 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Ross Moore | 41-32 |
| 01:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ben Jones - foul #2 on Ben Jones, team foul #8 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith (PF) Eric Cote | |
| 01:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Sam Warf loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdin | 41-34 |
| 01:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Franklin Bath - foul #3 on Franklin Bath, team foul #9 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG), John Little (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Ben Jones, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF) Dikembe Abdin, Charles Smith | |
| 01:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | William Gunn snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | John Little misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #10 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 00:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Frank Houston grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | George Scott knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Houston and he's fouled by Chet Headen - foul #1 on Chet Headen, team foul #9 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Larsen, Ross Moore | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | George Scott makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-34 |