| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Glen Brooks inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Darin Young is hacked by Martin Ward - foul #2 on Martin Ward, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Darin Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Darin Young loses the ball out of bounds | 33-24 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Luong | 33-27 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the runner near the basket | 33-27 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Darin Young grabs the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses the turnaround from close range | 33-27 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Glen Brooks grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Glen Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson is whistled for traveling | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (SF) Martin Ward | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Glen Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Glen Brooks, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SF), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Glen Brooks, Keith Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner (SG), Michael Balbuena (SF) Timothy Pullum, Stephen Luong | |
| 16:38 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-27 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King grabs the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson throws it down on a great pass from Michael Balbuena and the foul's on Jeremy Bartlett - foul #2 on Jeremy Bartlett, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Kelly Holman (SG) Howard Rumble, Darin Young | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Larry Landis misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Balbuena | 33-30 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Langner | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Holman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willard King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Langner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Balbuena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Kelly Holman double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (SF), Keith Moore (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Wesley Ducan, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG), Stephen Luong (SG), Martin Ward (SF), Henry Brass (PF), Joseph Jewell (C) Willard King, Henry Langner, Michael Balbuena, Steven Tucker, James Nelson | |
| 15:26 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Ward | 33-36 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-36 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Glen Brooks tips it in | 35-36 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Glen Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Timothy Pullum - foul #3 on Timothy Pullum, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG) Robert Benjamin, Kelly Holman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker (PF) Joseph Jewell | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Glen Brooks makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker loses the dribble to Glen Brooks | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Glen Brooks dunks the ball | 40-36 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Timothy Pullum | 40-38 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Howard Rumble | 42-38 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Brass and the foul's on Bryan Shealy - foul #1 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (PF), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Keith Moore, Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson (C) Henry Brass | |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Timothy Pullum is called for the reach on Howard Rumble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Pullum, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (PG), Henry Langner (SG) Timothy Pullum, Stephen Luong | |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Glen Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Darin Young knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Howard Rumble | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Glen Brooks is called for the reach on Martin Ward - foul #4 on Glen Brooks, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SF), Keith Moore (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Glen Brooks, Wesley Ducan, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena (SF), Henry Brass (PF) Martin Ward, Steven Tucker | |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner is hacked by Keith Moore - foul #2 on Keith Moore, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG) Henry Langner | |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Henry Brass and he's hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willard King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Balbuena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Brass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - James Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | James Nelson is called for the reach on Bryan Shealy - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kelly Holman (SG), Wesley Ducan (SF) Howard Rumble, Darin Young | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Kelly Holman misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 44-46 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong connects on the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Shealy | 46-49 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Ducan picks off the pass by Willard King | 46-49 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Keith Moore buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Keith Moore blocks the short jumper by Stephen Luong | 49-49 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kelly Holman | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Kelly Holman snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kelly Holman is called for the reach on Willard King - foul #1 on Kelly Holman, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG), Ricky Crim (PF), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Robert Benjamin, Kelly Holman, Keith Moore, Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner (SG), Martin Ward (SF), Steven Tucker (PF), Joseph Jewell (C) Stephen Luong, Michael Balbuena, Henry Brass, James Nelson | |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SF) Wesley Ducan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Ball (PG) Willard King | |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 52-53 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Howard Rumble double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (SF) Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Gregory Ball | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ricky Crim (fresh) C - Jeremy Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Langner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Jewell (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum loses the dribble to Glen Brooks | 52-53 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Glen Brooks makes the 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Crim is called for the reach on Steven Tucker - foul #1 on Ricky Crim, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (PF) Ricky Crim | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Darin Young | 57-55 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | The short jumper by Glen Brooks is denied by Martin Ward | 57-55 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Jewell misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Jewell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Moore (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Wesley Ducan, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG), Willard King (SF), James Nelson (C) Henry Langner, Martin Ward, Joseph Jewell | |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Glen Brooks is called for traveling | 57-55 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Shealy - foul #3 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (PG), Kelly Holman (SG) Howard Rumble, Darin Young | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Kelly Holman loses the dribble to Stephen Luong | 57-57 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong misses the lay-in | 57-57 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Kelly Holman misses the fadeaway from the left block | 57-57 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Benjamin | 57-57 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Glen Brooks lays it in | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glen Brooks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Luong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 59-57 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Keith Moore snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Holman | 62-57 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Nelson | 62-59 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG) Robert Benjamin, Kelly Holman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward (SF) Willard King | |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Darin Young buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bryan Shealy | 65-59 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Keith Moore clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Darin Young | 65-62 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Steven Tucker steals it from Howard Rumble | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Martin Ward | 65-64 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy double dribbles | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Keith Moore pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Martin Ward swats the layup by Glen Brooks | 65-64 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 65-64 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong hits a shot from the left side set up by Martin Ward | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-66 |