| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SG - Oliver Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Palmer (fresh) PF - Harvey Nealon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon misses short on a jumper from close range | 25-20 |
| 19:40 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:24 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Briggs steps in front of the Charles Palmer pass | 25-20 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Robert Boshears misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 19:20 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:16 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon is called for traveling | 25-20 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Larry Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 19:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 18:55 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Oliver Tillman | 25-23 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Thomas Combs clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 18:27 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 18:14 | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harvey Nealon | 25-25 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | David Briggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 17:47 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:42 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Palmer - foul #3 on Charles Palmer, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong (SF), Jeffrey Guy (C) Charles Palmer, Anthony Johnson | |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:55 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oliver Tillman | 27-27 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | David Briggs is fouled on the floor by Harvey Nealon - foul #1 on Harvey Nealon, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly (SF) Oliver Tillman | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-27 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Donald Levering tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 15:54 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Michael Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Truong (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Holly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Nealon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Guy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 15:18 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Guy | 32-33 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | James Craine lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Dunneback | 34-33 |
| 14:55 | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Dunneback - foul #2 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman (SG), Charles Palmer (SF), Anthony Johnson (C) Michael Sullivan, Harvey Nealon, Jeffrey Guy | |
| 14:55 | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:55 | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Larry Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Truong - foul #1 on John Truong, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Jeffrey Guy (PF) John Truong | |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:12 | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer is fouled on the floor by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 13:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 13:54 | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:36 | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 13:35 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson tips it in | 36-37 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Larry Hughes dunks the ball | 38-37 |
| 13:13 | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 13:12 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | Larry Hughes takes the ball from Richard Holly | 38-37 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | David Briggs buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 12:15 | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Palmer | 40-40 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Boshears | 42-40 |
| 11:47 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson knocks in the jumper in the paint | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boshears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Richard Holly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oliver Tillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Guy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Briggs | 44-42 |
| 11:21 | Saint Francis (PA) | The short jumper by Jeffrey Guy is denied by Thomas Combs | 44-42 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | David Briggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 10:30 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jeffrey Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Donald Levering, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), John Truong (SF), Harvey Nealon (PF), Frank Baker (C) Richard Holly, Oliver Tillman, Charles Palmer, Jeffrey Guy, Anthony Johnson | |
| 10:10 | Kent State | James Craine misses the floater from the left side | 46-42 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock tips it in | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Truong | 48-44 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Harvey Nealon picks off the pass by Thomas Huff | 48-44 |
| 09:16 | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer (SF) Jason Gardner | |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock double dribbles | 48-44 |
| 08:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Craine | 48-44 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 07:57 | Saint Francis (PA) | Charles Palmer pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Huff - foul #1 on Thomas Huff, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman (SG), Anthony Johnson (C) John Truong, Frank Baker | |
| 07:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | James Craine clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Nealon - foul #2 on Harvey Nealon, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Donald Levering | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | James Craine misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | James Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Craine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Oliver Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Nealon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | David Briggs connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 06:35 | Saint Francis (PA) | Everett Brasfield steps in front of the Michael Sullivan pass | 52-46 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | David Briggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 06:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Oliver Tillman | 54-49 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | David Briggs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Boshears | 57-49 |
| 05:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Brasfield | 57-49 |
| 05:20 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:03 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Boshears - foul #3 on Robert Boshears, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Huff (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), John Truong (SF), Jeffrey Guy (PF) Michael Sullivan, Oliver Tillman, Charles Palmer, Harvey Nealon | |
| 05:03 | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Larry Hughes blows the layup | 57-52 |
| 04:44 | Saint Francis (PA) | John Truong grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:36 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jeffrey Guy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 04:34 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jason Gardner tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Hughes | 60-54 |
| 04:09 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jason Gardner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Thomas Huff gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Thomas Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Todd Tadlock (C) Thomas Huff, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman (SG), Harvey Nealon (PF) Jason Gardner, Anthony Johnson | |
| 03:23 | Saint Francis (PA) | Richard Holly connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oliver Tillman | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Richard Holly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oliver Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Truong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Nealon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Jeffrey Guy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Jeffrey Guy denies the turnaround by Thomas Combs | 60-57 |
| 03:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Harvey Nealon | 60-57 |
| 03:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan (PG), Charles Palmer (SF) Richard Holly, John Truong | |
| 02:40 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | David Briggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it home | 62-57 |
| 02:09 | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 62-57 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 62-57 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 62-57 |
| 01:41 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Guy | 62-57 |
| 01:24 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jeffrey Guy misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 01:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jeffrey Guy hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Guy - foul #3 on Jeffrey Guy, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Anthony Johnson (C) Jeffrey Guy | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | The pull-up jumper by Harvey Nealon is blocked by Larry Hughes | 63-59 |
| 00:35 | Saint Francis (PA) | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Tillman | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Everett Brasfield | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Michael Sullivan is called for the reach on Everett Brasfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG) Robert Boshears | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is hacked by Oliver Tillman - foul #2 on Oliver Tillman, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:25 | Saint Francis (PA) | Harvey Nealon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:19 | Saint Francis (PA) | Donald Levering steals it from Oliver Tillman | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Donald Levering blows the dunk | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Anthony Johnson | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | Saint Francis (PA) | Donald Levering takes the ball from Michael Sullivan | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | David Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Sullivan - foul #4 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Saint Francis (PA) | Larry Hughes is called for the reach on Charles Palmer - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG) Donald Levering | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 00:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Oliver Tillman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |