| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Clifford Gray (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Vincent Goad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled on the floor by Daren Jones - foul #1 on Daren Jones, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses long on a jumper from the right side | 27-41 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Moore | 27-41 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Donald Deal steals it from Timothy Thompson | 27-41 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Clifford Gray takes the ball from Brent Horne | 27-41 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | James Moore comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 27-43 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | John Guillory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-43 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | James Moore grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Gerald Avery takes the ball from John Hughes | 27-43 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Brent Horne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Avery | 29-43 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 29-45 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Timothy Thompson takes the ball from Gerald Avery | 29-45 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Timothy Thompson is whistled for a carry | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory (PG), Leonard Hansard (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Daren Jones, Clifford Gray, James Moore | |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis (SF) Timothy Thompson | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | John Hughes picks off the pass by Reinaldo Gallo | 29-45 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | John Hughes lays it in | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bobby McGory (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hansard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Rogelio Gonzalez picks off the pass by Robert Phillips | 29-47 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Phillips denies the turnaround by Rogelio Gonzalez | 29-47 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | John Hughes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-47 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gerald Avery | 29-47 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Robert Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-47 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Reinaldo Gallo steals the ball from Rogelio Gonzalez | 31-47 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Ted Krug lays it in on a great pass from Reinaldo Gallo | 33-47 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Hansard misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Clifford Gray (PF), James Moore (C) Bobby McGory, Roy Lewis, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Hansard makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Hansard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | The short jumper by Donald Deal is denied by Leonard Hansard | 33-49 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Leonard Hansard | 33-49 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | John Guillory misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | James Moore snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hansard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clifford Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | James Moore makes the runner from the left block set up by John Hughes | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Moore | 33-51 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Donald Deal lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory (PG), Roy Lewis (SG), Timothy Thompson (SF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Daren Jones, John Hughes, Leonard Hansard, James Moore | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Timothy Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby McGory | 36-54 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-54 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Gonzalez | 36-54 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory misses the floater from the right side | 36-54 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Avery | 39-54 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Gerald Avery - foul #1 on Gerald Avery, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), James Moore (C) Bobby McGory, Clifford Gray | |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | Ted Krug takes the ball from James Moore | 39-54 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Timothy Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 39-56 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Gerald Avery knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 42-56 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Krug - foul #2 on Ted Krug, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (SG) Roy Lewis | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones is called for traveling | 42-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Ted Krug | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | John Guillory hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rogelio Gonzalez | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Vasily Slominski and the foul's on Daren Jones - foul #2 on Daren Jones, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray (PF) Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | James Moore gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | James Moore misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-60 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Vincent Goad tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #4 on Donald Deal, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory (PG), Leonard Hansard (SF) Daren Jones, Timothy Thompson | |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | James Moore misses short on a shot from the left block | 48-60 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | John Hughes tips it home | 48-62 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits a floater from the right side and the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis (SG), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) John Hughes, James Moore | |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Lewis | 51-65 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Rogelio Gonzalez swats the shot by Gerald Avery | 51-65 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Gerald Avery tips it home | 53-65 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-65 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Gray | 53-65 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Leonard Hansard misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-65 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Gonzalez | 53-65 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vincent Goad (SF) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), John Hughes (SG), Timothy Thompson (SF), James Moore (C) Bobby McGory, Roy Lewis, Leonard Hansard, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Daren Jones and he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Clifford Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Daren Jones steps in front of the Donald Deal pass | 53-68 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray tips it home | 53-70 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | James Moore gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Clifford Gray makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Moore | 53-72 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hughes - foul #3 on John Hughes, team foul #7 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory (PG), Roy Lewis (SG), Leonard Hansard (SF), Rogelio Gonzalez (PF) Daren Jones, John Hughes, Timothy Thompson, Clifford Gray | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-72 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Leonard Hansard tips it home | 54-74 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox clanks a jumper from the left block | 54-74 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Leonard Hansard steps in front of the Brent Horne pass | 54-74 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | James Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 54-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo lays it in | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by James Moore is denied by Fredrick Palafox | 56-74 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Robert Phillips blows the layup but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 56-74 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Bobby McGory runs out the clock | 58-74 |