| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bert Korhonen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walker Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Orange (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Glen Brooks inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin loses the dribble to Bert Korhonen | 44-42 |
| 19:34 | James Madison | Walker Elkins misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Keith Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Keith Moore scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Benjamin | 44-45 |
| 19:05 | James Madison | Alfred Cox clanks a runner in the paint | 44-45 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | Leonard Orange gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:51 | James Madison | Keith Moore steps in front of the Roscoe Taylor pass | 44-45 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 18:36 | James Madison | Alfred Cox gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:32 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Glen Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 18:01 | James Madison | Alfred Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| 17:31 | James Madison | Leonard Orange is called for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bobby Phipps (SF), Jody Johnson (C) Walker Elkins, Leonard Orange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Bartlett (C) Keith Moore | |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Glen Brooks tips it home | 44-47 |
| 17:07 | James Madison | Wesley Ducan is called for the reach on Roscoe Taylor - foul #2 on Wesley Ducan, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Dudley (SG), Randy Clark (SF) Bert Korhonen, Alfred Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Kelly Holman (SG) Howard Rumble, Glen Brooks | |
| 16:43 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Phipps | 47-47 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 16:26 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Bobby Phipps | 47-47 |
| 16:20 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Clark | 50-47 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Roscoe Taylor - foul #2 on Roscoe Taylor, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bert Korhonen (PG), Alfred Cox (SG), Walker Elkins (SF), Jimmie Pelkey (PF), Jimmy Greenleaf (C) Bobby Phipps, Joseph Dudley, Randy Clark, Roscoe Taylor, Jody Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG), Glen Brooks (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Kelly Holman, Robert Benjamin, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bert Korhonen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walker Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jimmie Pelkey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Greenleaf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | James Madison | Alfred Cox double dribbles | 50-49 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Moore (PF) Wesley Ducan | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Glen Brooks knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Shealy | 50-51 |
| 15:02 | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bert Korhonen | 52-51 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Alfred Cox is called for the reach on Darin Young - foul #2 on Alfred Cox, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is hacked by Bert Korhonen - foul #2 on Bert Korhonen, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Darin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 14:15 | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Glen Brooks gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Darin Young buries a shot from the left side set up by Glen Brooks | 52-53 |
| 13:21 | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Moore - foul #1 on Keith Moore, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bobby Phipps (PG), Joseph Dudley (SG), Roscoe Taylor (PF), Leonard Orange (C) Bert Korhonen, Alfred Cox, Walker Elkins, Jimmy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Robert Benjamin (SF), Wesley Ducan (C) Howard Rumble, Glen Brooks, Bryan Shealy | |
| 13:21 | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:21 | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-53 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Keith Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Darin Young clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Keith Moore grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Ducan | 53-56 |
| 12:30 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Moore - foul #2 on Keith Moore, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Clark (SF) Jimmie Pelkey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kelly Holman (SG), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Darin Young, Keith Moore | |
| 12:30 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:30 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:30 | James Madison | Leonard Orange grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:14 | James Madison | Randy Clark misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-56 |
| 12:12 | James Madison | Leonard Orange misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Bartlett | 53-56 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 53-56 |
| 12:04 | James Madison | Leonard Orange grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 11:50 | James Madison | Leonard Orange comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 53-56 |
| 11:48 | James Madison | Leonard Orange gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bobby Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Dudley (fresh) SF - Randy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Orange (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Holman (fresh) SF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | James Madison | Joseph Dudley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Kelly Holman is fouled on the floor by Leonard Orange - foul #1 on Leonard Orange, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bert Korhonen (PG), Alfred Cox (SG), Walker Elkins (SF), Jimmy Greenleaf (C) Bobby Phipps, Joseph Dudley, Randy Clark, Leonard Orange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Glen Brooks (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Kelly Holman, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Howard Rumble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darin Young (SG), Keith Moore (PF) Robert Benjamin, Wesley Ducan | |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Alfred Cox | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| 10:23 | James Madison | Bryan Shealy is called for the reach on Alfred Cox - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey (PF) Roscoe Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:00 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Keith Moore snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Keith Moore can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jimmie Pelkey - foul #4 on Jimmie Pelkey, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Leonard Orange (PF) Jimmie Pelkey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:26 | James Madison | Walker Elkins is fouled on the floor by Glen Brooks - foul #2 on Glen Brooks, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bobby Phipps (SF), Roscoe Taylor (PF) Walker Elkins, Leonard Orange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (PF) Keith Moore | |
| 09:18 | James Madison | Alfred Cox clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Glen Brooks grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Greenleaf - foul #4 on Jimmy Greenleaf, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Clark (SF), Leonard Orange (C) Alfred Cox, Jimmy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SG), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Darin Young, Bryan Shealy | |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:04 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:47 | James Madison | Leonard Orange misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:46 | James Madison | Randy Clark gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:22 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 08:21 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:12 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Jeremy Bartlett snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Alfred Cox (SG), Walker Elkins (SF), Jimmy Greenleaf (C) Bert Korhonen, Randy Clark, Leonard Orange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Darin Young (SG), Keith Moore (PF) Howard Rumble, Glen Brooks, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| 07:41 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walker Elkins | 58-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bobby Phipps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walker Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Greenleaf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:27 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:22 | James Madison | Walker Elkins misses short on a shot in the lane | 58-56 |
| 07:20 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Greenleaf | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | James Madison | Alfred Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bobby Phipps | 60-56 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Keith Moore scores on a runner from close range set up by Darin Young | 60-58 |
| 06:30 | James Madison | Walker Elkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Keith Moore gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin loses the dribble to Walker Elkins | 60-58 |
| 05:42 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfred Cox | 63-58 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bert Korhonen (PG) Bobby Phipps | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Glen Brooks (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Robert Benjamin, Wesley Ducan | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses long on a jumper from the right block | 63-58 |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Walker Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Walker Elkins clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Glen Brooks - foul #3 on Glen Brooks, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jimmie Pelkey (PF) Roscoe Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Walker Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Walker Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Walker Elkins makes the 3rd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 04:58 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:39 | James Madison | Alfred Cox misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Moore - foul #3 on Keith Moore, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 04:39 | James Madison | Alfred Cox misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:39 | James Madison | Alfred Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-58 |
| 04:12 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 04:08 | James Madison | Alfred Cox is hacked by Darin Young - foul #4 on Darin Young, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor (PF), Leonard Orange (C) Walker Elkins, Jimmy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (PF) Keith Moore | |
| 04:08 | James Madison | Alfred Cox makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:08 | James Madison | Alfred Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Glen Brooks knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darin Young and the foul's on Jimmie Pelkey - foul #5 on Jimmie Pelkey, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bobby Phipps (SG), Randy Clark (SF) Alfred Cox, Jimmie Pelkey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Glen Brooks makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:36 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SG) Darin Young | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bert Korhonen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Phipps (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Orange (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Howard Rumble | 68-64 |
| 02:57 | James Madison | Bobby Phipps travels with the ball | 68-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Alfred Cox (SG), Walker Elkins (SF), Jimmy Greenleaf (C) Bobby Phipps, Randy Clark, Leonard Orange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Moore (PF) Bryan Shealy | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darin Young (SG), Bryan Shealy (C) Robert Benjamin, Wesley Ducan | |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-64 |
| 02:38 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Roscoe Taylor | 68-64 |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Cox and he's hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #3 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf misses the free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Keith Moore gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Darin Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses the tip | 70-64 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 01:37 | James Madison | Jimmy Greenleaf grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 01:23 | James Madison | Bert Korhonen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 70-64 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Darin Young pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Darin Young connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 70-66 |
| 00:57 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor misses badly on a shot from close range | 70-66 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Keith Moore | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy hits the finger roll set up by Howard Rumble | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | James Madison | Walker Elkins misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-68 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Darin Young pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Glen Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Greenleaf | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Darin Young is called for the reach on Roscoe Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darin Young, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SG) Darin Young | |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Howard Rumble | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | James Madison | Roscoe Taylor lays it in set up by Alfred Cox | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses the halfcourt shot | 73-71 |