| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Fries (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Mark Ford inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Mark Ford misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Mark Ford makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Mark Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Larry Hughes knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Gilbert | 25-26 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Joshua Grey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Larry Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | James Green gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Mark Ford misses long on a shot in the paint | 28-26 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is hacked by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jessie Moore (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Mark Ford steals it from Danny Connelly | 28-26 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Mark Ford jams it | 30-26 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Gammon | 30-28 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Mark Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Joshua Grey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Mark Ford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 30-28 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Danny Connelly banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 30-30 |
| 15:59 | Columbia | Danny Connelly steps in front of the Mark Ford pass | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Fries (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Grey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hymes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the lay-in | 30-30 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | William Fries can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is fouled on the floor by William Fries - foul #3 on William Fries, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Robert York (SG), Lawrence Almeida (SF), David Caddell (PF), James Green (C) William Fries, Joshua Grey, Mark Ford, John Hymes, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Danny Connelly scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Carlos Gammon and the foul's on David Caddell - foul #2 on David Caddell, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Connelly - foul #2 on Danny Connelly, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 13:40 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Danny Connelly swats the shot by Robert York | 32-35 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | David Caddell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | James Green's floater is tipped away by Wade Gilbert | 32-35 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Robert York pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Robert York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (PG), Mark Ford (SF), John Hymes (PF), Jessie Moore (C) Robert York, Lawrence Almeida, David Caddell, James Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert, Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Fries (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Jessie Moore is denied on a layup by Thomas Combs | 32-35 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | James Craine hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | William Fries hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | William Fries is called for the reach on David Briggs - foul #4 on William Fries, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert York (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), James Green (C) William Fries, Timothy McCormic, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) David Briggs, Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert York - foul #1 on Robert York, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Thomas Combs swats the shot by Mark Ford | 32-39 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 32-39 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | James Green pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | James Green misses long on a floater near the basket | 32-39 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | Robert York tips it in | 34-39 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | The jumper by Shawn Parsons is denied by James Green | 34-39 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Joshua Grey gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Joshua Grey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | John Hymes gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 07:53 | Columbia | Mark Ford clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-39 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Joshua Grey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 07:38 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert York (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hymes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Mark Ford hits a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | John Hymes lays it in on a great pass from James Green | 38-39 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Green - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (PG), Timothy McCormic (SG), Lawrence Almeida (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Robert York, Joshua Grey, Mark Ford, John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | William Fries hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | William Fries is fouled on the floor by David Briggs - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Wade Gilbert, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:59 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy McCormic | 43-41 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | David Briggs is fouled on the floor by William Fries - foul #5 on William Fries, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG) William Fries | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (SF) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield | |
| 04:43 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Caddell | 43-41 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | David Briggs steals the ball from David Caddell | 43-41 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Timothy McCormic is called for the reach on Carlos Gammon - foul #2 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #9 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Ford (SF) David Caddell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG) David Briggs | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jessie Moore | 43-41 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Joshua Grey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jessie Moore | 45-41 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Danny Connelly buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Parsons | 45-43 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Joshua Grey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF), Thomas Combs (C) James Craine, Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | John Hymes pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:06 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert York (SG), James Green (C) Joshua Grey, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the runner from the right block | 45-43 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Danny Connelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | John Hymes steals the ball from Shawn Parsons | 45-43 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG) Robert York | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Joshua Grey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's floater is tipped away by John Hymes | 48-43 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | John Hymes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | James Green knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy McCormic and the foul's on Wade Gilbert - foul #2 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | James Green misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is hacked by John Hymes - foul #3 on John Hymes, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on James Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SG) Joshua Grey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | John Hymes is hacked by Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Timothy McCormic - foul #5 on Thomas Combs, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Gilbert | 52-46 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Carlos Gammon is called for the reach on Mark Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Mark Ford makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Mark Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Larry Hughes double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on Timothy McCormic in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is hacked by Mark Ford - foul #3 on Mark Ford, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert York (SG), Lawrence Almeida (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Richard Morgan, Mark Ford, John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Gammon - foul #3 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SG), John Hymes (PF), James Green (C) Robert York, Jessie Moore, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic runs out the clock | 58-48 |