| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Stack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Maples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Guillory | 41-40 |
| 19:37 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 19:36 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 19:35 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Donald Deal is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| 18:54 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Lamar | 41-45 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Brent Horne drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vincent Goad | 44-45 |
| 18:35 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Maples | 44-48 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 18:28 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:16 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-48 |
| 18:15 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:02 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 18:02 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 18:02 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 17:38 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 17:36 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 17:18 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples loses the dribble to John Guillory | 46-49 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | The short jumper by Fredrick Palafox is denied by Charles Rogers | 46-49 |
| 17:06 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 17:01 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Lamar | 46-52 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | John Guillory gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 16:25 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Marvin Maples | 46-52 |
| 16:13 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 16:12 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | John Guillory lays it in on a great pass from Brent Horne | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Thrower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lamar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Stack (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Maples (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Rogers | 48-57 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lamar - foul #3 on Richard Lamar, team foul #1 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Bill Williams (SF), Spencer Knight (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Robert Thrower, Richard Lamar, Charles Rogers, Gary Stack, Marvin Maples | |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams double dribbles | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 14:34 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 14:19 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-57 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Gerald Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilton - foul #4 on Michael Hilton, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Allen (SG) Michael Hilton | |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bill Williams - foul #2 on Bill Williams, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Ted Krug | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 13:35 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Colby | 52-60 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled on the floor by Robert Allen - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples (C) Michael Hunt | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Marvin Maples - foul #2 on Marvin Maples, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar (SG), Charles Rogers (SF) Robert Allen, Bill Williams | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 12:30 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 12:29 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 12:20 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 12:18 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers snags the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 12:02 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Gerald Avery, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower (PG), Gary Stack (PF) Charles Colby, Spencer Knight | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 53-60 |
| 11:45 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 6 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Thrower (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lamar (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Stack (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Maples (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 53-60 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Rogers - foul #2 on Charles Rogers, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Donald Deal (PF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams (SF), Michael Hunt (C) Charles Rogers, Marvin Maples | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:55 | Northern Arizona | Reinaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #2 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 10:42 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Vincent Goad gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Ted Krug comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 10:25 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:10 | Northern Arizona | Donald Deal is called for the reach on Gary Stack - foul #4 on Donald Deal, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Robert Phillips (PF) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG), Charles Rogers (SF), Marvin Maples (C) Richard Lamar, Bill Williams, Michael Hunt | |
| 09:58 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Vincent Goad loses the ball out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 09:35 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-63 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox buries a floater from close range set up by Vasily Slominski | 56-63 |
| 09:06 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack buries a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Gary Stack denies the turnaround by Vincent Goad | 56-66 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne tips it back up and in | 58-66 |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 08:41 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 08:29 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Goad | 61-69 |
| 07:40 | Northern Arizona | Vasily Slominski swats the short shot by Charles Rogers | 61-69 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Colby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gary Stack (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Maples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | John Guillory can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Robert Thrower steals the ball from Vasily Slominski | 61-69 |
| 07:00 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower lays it in | 61-71 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | John Guillory scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brent Horne | 64-71 |
| 06:28 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Rogers | 64-73 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Gary Stack is called for the reach on Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Gary Stack, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Donald Deal (PF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Richard Lamar (SG), Bill Williams (SF), Spencer Knight (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Robert Thrower, Charles Colby, Charles Rogers, Gary Stack, Marvin Maples | |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 05:44 | Northern Arizona | A charge is called on Bill Williams - foul #3 on Bill Williams, team foul #8 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Richard Lamar is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #4 on Richard Lamar, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 05:27 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 05:13 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bill Williams | 66-76 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's floater is tipped away by Michael Hunt | 66-76 |
| 04:50 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| 04:27 | Northern Arizona | Donald Deal is called for the reach on Michael Hilton - foul #5 on Donald Deal, team foul #4 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Ronnie Porter (C) Ted Krug, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples (C) Michael Hunt | |
| 04:20 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Spencer Knight | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Michael Hilton picks off the pass by Reinaldo Gallo | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #5 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers (SF) Bill Williams | |
| 03:40 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 03:40 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-81 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Lamar (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Rogers (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Spencer Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Maples (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilton - foul #5 on Michael Hilton, team foul #10 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Meeker (SF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (PG), Michael Hunt (PF) Michael Hilton, Spencer Knight | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 03:00 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples's layup is rejected by Ronnie Porter | 67-81 |
| 02:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt tips it but misses | 67-81 |
| 02:58 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-81 |
| 02:58 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Richard Meeker, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower (PG), Gary Stack (PF) Charles Colby, Michael Hunt | |
| 02:39 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-81 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is denied on a layup by Marvin Maples | 67-81 |
| 02:22 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower grabs the board | 67-81 |
| 01:53 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers is fouled on the floor by Vincent Goad - foul #1 on Vincent Goad, team foul #6 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG), Bill Williams (SF), Spencer Knight (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Richard Lamar, Charles Rogers, Gary Stack, Marvin Maples | |
| 01:31 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams clanks a jumper from the left side | 67-81 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 67-81 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Robert Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #11 | 67-81 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Fredrick Palafox is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #3 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #7 | 68-81 |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is denied on a layup by Spencer Knight | 68-81 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits the follow up shot | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-81 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox blows the layup | 70-81 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive board | 70-81 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 70-81 |