| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Labounty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Michael Meagher inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Lee Hyde hits the finger roll set up by Evan Davis | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Winthrop | William Labounty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:28 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Lee Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Michael Meagher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael James | 35-31 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | John Bragg connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 38-31 |
| 18:15 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney clanks a shot from the right side | 38-31 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Bragg | 38-31 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Evan Davis double dribbles | 38-31 |
| 17:40 | Winthrop | Roger Panek loses the dribble to Michael Meagher | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 17:28 | Winthrop | Roger Panek snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Michael James misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Evan Davis - foul #2 on Evan Davis, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), Peter Gamble (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Karl Paulson (SF), Richard Jones (C) William Labounty, John Long | |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Michael James misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:00 | Winthrop | John Gatton steals the ball from Joseph McCluney | 38-31 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Michael Meagher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Karl Paulson - foul #2 on Karl Paulson, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (C) Evan Davis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Richards (SG) Roger Panek | |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:19 | Winthrop | Leonel Cooper swats the dunk try by Karl Paulson | 39-31 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by John Gatton | 39-31 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Michael Meagher tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Richards (fresh) SF - Karl Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney can't finish the layup | 41-31 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Michael James steals it from Michael Meagher | 41-31 |
| 15:24 | Winthrop | Thomas Richards misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 15:23 | Winthrop | Richard Jones hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Peter Gamble buries a shot in the paint set up by Michael Meagher | 43-33 |
| 14:51 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | John Gatton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Joseph McCluney | 43-33 |
| 14:18 | Winthrop | Thomas Richards is hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Evan Davis (PF), Lee Hyde (C) Peter Gamble, Michael Meagher, Robert Fowler, Leonel Cooper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (PG), Louis Adams (SG), William Labounty (SF), John Long (C) Joseph McCluney, Thomas Richards, Karl Paulson, Richard Jones | |
| 14:02 | Winthrop | Louis Adams misses the floater from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 14:00 | Winthrop | Roger Panek hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Evan Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Bragg | 46-35 |
| 13:37 | Winthrop | Evan Davis takes the ball from Michael James | 46-35 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Lee Hyde's floater is tipped away by John Long | 46-35 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | John Bragg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Labounty - foul #1 on William Labounty, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SF) John Gatton | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG) Roger Panek | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | John Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:13 | Winthrop | John Long grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:04 | Winthrop | Michael James's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Hyde | 47-35 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | A charge is called on Lee Hyde - foul #3 on Lee Hyde, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Karl Paulson (PF) Michael James | |
| 12:31 | Winthrop | Louis Adams is whistled for traveling | 47-35 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Evan Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 50-35 |
| 11:55 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Lee Hyde snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Labounty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Long (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | John Bragg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 11:49 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 11:30 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Long | 50-37 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | John Bragg misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Lee Hyde can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Evan Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 10:55 | Winthrop | Louis Adams pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:39 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 10:37 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McCluney | 50-37 |
| 10:20 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney is hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #1 on Jesse Glover, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), David Rodrigez (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Leonel Cooper (C) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Peter Gamble, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (SG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Michael James (PF), Richard Jones (C) Louis Adams, William Labounty, Karl Paulson, John Long | |
| 09:56 | Winthrop | Richard Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 50-37 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 09:42 | Winthrop | Michael James grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:24 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 09:22 | Winthrop | Richard Jones can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | John Gatton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Rodrigez | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:58 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Rodrigez - foul #1 on David Rodrigez, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| 08:58 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:58 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Joseph McCluney picks off the pass by John Gatton in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 08:54 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney lays it in | 53-40 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF) Leonel Cooper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Richards (PG) Joseph McCluney | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Michael Meagher knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Evan Davis | 55-40 |
| 08:14 | Winthrop | Richard Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-40 |
| 08:13 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:58 | Winthrop | Thomas Richards hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roger Panek | 55-42 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | John Gatton blows the layup | 55-42 |
| 07:42 | Winthrop | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gatton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Rodrigez (fresh) SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Kirkland (fairly fresh) PF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, David Rodrigez, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Karl Paulson (PF), John Long (C) Thomas Richards, Roger Panek, Michael James, Richard Jones | |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jesse Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Louis Adams - foul #4 on Louis Adams, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SF) Michael Meagher | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Labounty (SF) Israel Kirkland | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the 3rd free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:06 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to John Long | 57-44 |
| 07:00 | Winthrop | Louis Adams connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Joseph McCluney | 57-46 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Evan Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Bragg | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | John Bragg grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Jesse Glover drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Hyde | 62-46 |
| 05:53 | Winthrop | John Long hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 62-46 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Evan Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | John Bragg buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 64-46 |
| 05:07 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Leonel Cooper (C) Peter Gamble, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:38 | Kent State | John Bragg scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Meagher | 67-46 |
| 04:28 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-49 |
| 03:59 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:56 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney's pass is intercepted by John Bragg in the backcourt | 67-49 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | John Bragg misses the easy layup | 67-49 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | John Long takes the ball from Robert Fowler | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bragg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Labounty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Paulson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Jesse Glover pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | John Bragg clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 03:02 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Karl Paulson | 67-49 |
| 02:48 | Winthrop | Louis Adams is hacked by John Bragg - foul #2 on John Bragg, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), David Rodrigez (SG), Peter Gamble (SF), Edward Huynh (C) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (PG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Murray Wilkerson (C) Joseph McCluney, William Labounty, Karl Paulson, John Long | |
| 02:48 | Winthrop | Louis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:48 | Winthrop | Louis Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 67-50 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | David Rodrigez dunks the ball on a great pass from Peter Gamble | 69-50 |
| 02:14 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 02:13 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Kirkland | 69-50 |
| 01:54 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Peter Gamble - foul #1 on Peter Gamble, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (C) Edward Huynh | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Richards (PG), Karl Paulson (PF) Louis Adams, Murray Wilkerson | |
| 01:54 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | David Rodrigez is hacked by Roger Panek - foul #2 on Roger Panek, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (C) Israel Kirkland | |
| 01:12 | Kent State | David Rodrigez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| 00:58 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | John Gatton misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Richards - foul #1 on Thomas Richards, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | John Gatton misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | John Gatton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:34 | Winthrop | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | John Gatton runs out the clock | 69-55 |