| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - James Brenneman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Mangold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Kurtz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Victor Mangold inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Long Island | Larry Hughes swats the dunk try by Robert Evans | 34-37 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Robert Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 19:10 | Long Island | Robert Evans gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:53 | Long Island | James Brenneman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Mangold | 34-40 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 18:14 | Long Island | James Brenneman connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Victor Mangold | 36-42 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Joe Lewis is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| 17:31 | Long Island | James Brenneman makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Hunter | 36-44 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert blows the layup | 36-44 |
| 17:04 | Long Island | Eugene Kurtz pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:46 | Long Island | Victor Mangold is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Hunter | 36-47 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Robert Sellers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the tip | 36-47 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Robert Sellers tips it home | 38-47 |
| 16:06 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Danny Connelly (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Long Island | Luther Sevilla (PG), Johnny Beer (SG), Rick Lambert (SF), Malcom Schnieders (PF), Kent Coffman (C) James Brenneman, Jerry Hunter, Victor Mangold, Robert Evans, Eugene Kurtz | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Danny Connelly hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Parsons | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Luther Sevilla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Beer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcom Schnieders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Coffman (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Long Island | Rick Lambert misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Danny Connelly comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-47 |
| 15:04 | Long Island | Luther Sevilla pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:57 | Long Island | Rick Lambert is fouled on the floor by Everett Brasfield - foul #3 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jerry Hunter (SG), David Culver (C) Rick Lambert, Kent Coffman | |
| 14:43 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 40-47 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Danny Connelly drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Pendley | 42-47 |
| 14:05 | Long Island | David Culver misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is hacked by Johnny Beer - foul #1 on Johnny Beer, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Long Island | James Brenneman (PG), Victor Mangold (SF), Robert Evans (PF) Luther Sevilla, Johnny Beer, Malcom Schnieders | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Lewis | 44-47 |
| 13:15 | Long Island | Victor Mangold misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Lewis - foul #4 on Joe Lewis, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Everett Brasfield, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 13:15 | Long Island | Victor Mangold misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:15 | Long Island | Victor Mangold makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 12:36 | Long Island | Victor Mangold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Joe Lewis gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Robert Evans steals the ball from Larry Hughes | 46-48 |
| 11:47 | Long Island | Victor Mangold can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-48 |
| 11:46 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to David Culver | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - James Brenneman (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Mangold (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Culver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Long Island | Larry Hughes swats the layup by Jerry Hunter | 46-48 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Robert Sellers gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Jerry Hunter - foul #1 on Jerry Hunter, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Danny Connelly (C) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Long Island | Luther Sevilla (PG), Johnny Beer (SG), Rick Lambert (SF), Eugene Kurtz (PF), Kent Coffman (C) James Brenneman, Jerry Hunter, Victor Mangold, Robert Evans, David Culver | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | Long Island | Kent Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:26 | Long Island | Eugene Kurtz lays it up and in set up by Luther Sevilla | 48-50 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Lambert | 48-50 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Danny Connelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Danny Connelly snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Eugene Kurtz steals the ball from Danny Connelly | 48-50 |
| 09:03 | Long Island | Rick Lambert is hacked by Everett Brasfield - foul #4 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Carlos Gammon, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Long Island | James Brenneman (PG), Jerry Hunter (SG), Victor Mangold (SF), Robert Evans (PF), David Culver (C) Luther Sevilla, Johnny Beer, Rick Lambert, Eugene Kurtz, Kent Coffman | |
| 08:50 | Long Island | David Culver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:49 | Long Island | Robert Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:43 | Long Island | James Brenneman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 08:42 | Long Island | Robert Evans grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:26 | Long Island | Robert Evans comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Danny Connelly clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 07:57 | Long Island | Robert Evans pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:39 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - James Brenneman (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Mangold (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Culver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Joe Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:31 | Long Island | David Culver snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:15 | Long Island | Everett Brasfield is called for the reach on Victor Mangold - foul #5 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG), Wade Gilbert (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Shawn Parsons, Everett Brasfield, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Long Island | Eugene Kurtz (PF) Robert Evans | |
| 06:56 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter can't connect on a floater in the paint | 48-50 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Joe Lewis grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the runner from the left block set up by Robert Sellers | 50-50 |
| 06:14 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter is hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG) Joe Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Island | Luther Sevilla (PG), Johnny Beer (SG) James Brenneman, Jerry Hunter | |
| 06:01 | Long Island | Victor Mangold makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Beer | 50-52 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | Long Island | Johnny Beer snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:33 | Long Island | Eugene Kurtz drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Luther Sevilla | 50-54 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | The short jumper by Carlos Gammon is denied by David Culver | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | Long Island | The rebound goes to David Culver | 50-54 |
| 04:58 | Long Island | David Culver misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Robert Sellers gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:38 | Long Island | David Culver pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:35 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Danny Connelly (C) Christopher Pendley, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Long Island | James Brenneman (PG), Jerry Hunter (SG), Robert Evans (PF) Luther Sevilla, Johnny Beer, Eugene Kurtz | |
| 04:21 | Long Island | David Culver can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Joe Lewis lays it in | 52-54 |
| 04:08 | Long Island | James Brenneman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Johnny Beer (SF) Victor Mangold | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 03:29 | Long Island | David Culver gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - James Brenneman (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Beer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Culver (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Long Island | Robert Evans splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 02:50 | Long Island | David Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:39 | Long Island | James Brenneman comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 02:38 | Long Island | David Culver grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:16 | Long Island | David Culver drills a turnaround in the lane | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Robert Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Long Island | Victor Mangold (SF) Johnny Beer | |
| 01:34 | Long Island | James Brenneman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is fouled on the floor by James Brenneman - foul #2 on James Brenneman, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Joe Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 01:12 | Long Island | David Culver grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 00:53 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Robert Evans is called for the reach on Carlos Gammon - foul #2 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-60 |
| 00:43 | Long Island | The rebound goes to David Culver | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Long Island | David Culver is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Lewis - foul #5 on Joe Lewis, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG) Joe Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Island | Rick Lambert (PG), Johnny Beer (SF), Malcom Schnieders (PF) James Brenneman, Victor Mangold, Robert Evans | |
| 00:38 | Long Island | Larry Hughes is called for the reach on Johnny Beer - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 00:38 | Long Island | Johnny Beer misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 00:31 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 00:31 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Long Island | Johnny Beer is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Long Island | Johnny Beer misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Sellers | 55-60 |
| 00:20 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | James Brenneman (PG), Robert Evans (PF) Rick Lambert, David Culver | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Long Island | Carlos Gammon is called for the reach on James Brenneman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | Long Island | James Brenneman makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:18 | Long Island | James Brenneman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Robert Sellers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Hughes | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Parsons - foul #4 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Culver (C) Malcom Schnieders | |
| 00:09 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Long Island | Jerry Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | James Brenneman is called for the reach on Carlos Gammon - foul #3 on James Brenneman, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-61 |