| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Henton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Ebling - foul #3 on Walter Ebling, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF) Walter Ebling | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Stillings | 35-39 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Allan | 37-39 |
| 17:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Stillings | 37-42 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | James Allan is hacked by Michael Stillings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stillings, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (C) Andrew Thomas | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Craig Russ pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Paul Smith takes the ball from Ryan Bell | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cottone | 37-45 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Ryan Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Craig Russ lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ronald Ned - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Gary Raya (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Donald Woods (PF) Michael Stillings, Ronald Ned, Timothy Henton | |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith makes the floater from the left block | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Raya (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits a shot from close range | 41-47 |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | James Schuelke clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 41-50 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Gary Raya gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Brian Burdine steals the ball from Craig Russ | 41-50 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine lays it up and in | 41-52 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Donald Woods | 41-52 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino's pass is intercepted by John Cottone | 41-52 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-52 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Craig Russ gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Craig Russ throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Ryan Bell (C) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino, Craig Russ, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Timothy Henton (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) Brian Burdine, John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Donald Woods, Paul Smith | |
| 12:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Savitz - foul #1 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Ropp | 41-55 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz is hacked by Ronald Ned - foul #2 on Ronald Ned, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | James Allan travels with the ball | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Henton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Bell takes the ball from Andrew Thomas | 41-55 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Savitz - foul #2 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz double dribbles | 41-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF) Ronald Ned, Walter Ebling | |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton comes up short on the shot in the paint | 41-56 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | James Allan pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Michael Stillings is called for the reach on James Allan - foul #2 on Michael Stillings, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (PF), Paul Smith (C) Michael Stillings, Timothy Henton, Andrew Thomas | |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Bernardino | 44-56 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-59 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Woods | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathon Reichert - foul #2 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Monroe Sanders, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Timothy Henton (PF) Brian Burdine, John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Donald Woods | |
| 08:21 | Kent State | James Schuelke makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Timothy Henton | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Polinski steps in front of the Ronald Ned pass | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Henton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Ryan Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Ned | 45-64 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Ryan Bell tips it back up and in | 47-64 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Ned | 47-66 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Ryan Bell is whistled for traveling | 47-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Gary Raya (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) James Schuelke, Kevin Polinski, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Andrew Thomas (C) Ronald Ned, Paul Smith | |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Savitz - foul #3 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #4 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (PF) Timothy Henton | |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Michael Stillings is called for the reach on Andrew Savitz - foul #3 on Michael Stillings, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods is called for traveling | 49-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Sean Tims (C) Andrew Savitz, Ryan Bell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SF) Michael Stillings, Walter Ebling | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Sean Tims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-67 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Gary Raya gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Thomas - foul #1 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #8 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF) Kenneth Bernardino, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Timothy Henton (PF) Jonathon Reichert, Donald Woods | |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Andrew Thomas | 50-69 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-69 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Raya - foul #1 on Gary Raya, team foul #5 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Craig Russ (SF) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Donald Woods (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Michael Stillings, John Cottone, Ronald Ned, Timothy Henton | |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Donald Woods steals the ball from Gary Raya | 50-71 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods grabs the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is whistled for traveling | 50-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Sean Tims | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF) Andrew Thomas | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ned | 50-71 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned knocks in the runner from the right block | 50-73 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Greg Ropp banks in the layup | 52-73 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | James Schuelke is called for the reach on Brian Burdine in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Schuelke, team foul #6 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Tims (C) Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-73 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-75 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Brian Burdine - foul #1 on Brian Burdine, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Raya - foul #2 on Gary Raya, team foul #7 | 54-75 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ double dribbles | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine runs out the clock | 54-76 |