| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earl Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Curley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Horton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Dekker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Daniel Perry inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Eric Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 19:45 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Earl Moore | 27-30 |
| 19:35 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley is hacked by James Crane - foul #1 on James Crane, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | Winthrop | Tomas Mattingly takes the ball from Gregory Curley | 27-30 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Baker | 30-30 |
| 18:35 | Winthrop | James White blows the layup | 30-30 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | Winthrop | James White snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:47 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Eric Baker grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | James White blocks the jumper by Jeffery Pettie | 30-30 |
| 17:28 | Winthrop | Earl Moore snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:11 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | James Crane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | James Crane tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 16:51 | Winthrop | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:47 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tomas Mattingly - foul #1 on Tomas Mattingly, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Daniel Perry, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy (PG), Kenneth Coston (SG), David Majeski (PF), Rudy Beach (C) Earl Moore, Gregory Curley, Robert Dekker, James White | |
| 16:47 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:47 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Steve Young loses the dribble to Kenneth Coston | 30-35 |
| 16:16 | Winthrop | David Majeski's pass is intercepted by Mark Thomas | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | David Brennan drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Phillip Gowdy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Coston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Majeski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rudy Beach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Winthrop | Eric Baker is called for the reach on Daniel Horton - foul #1 on Eric Baker, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG) Eric Baker | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Moore (PG), Gregory Curley (SG), Robert Dekker (PF) Kenneth Coston, Daniel Horton, David Majeski | |
| 15:20 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Moore and he's fouled by David Brennan - foul #3 on David Brennan, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 15:20 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 34-38 |
| 14:49 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker loses the dribble to Steve Young | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Gregory Curley picks off the pass by Jeffery Pettie | 34-38 |
| 14:07 | Winthrop | Earl Moore comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffery Pettie - foul #1 on Jeffery Pettie, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), James Crane (C) Jeffery Pettie, Steve Young, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James White (C) Gregory Curley | |
| 14:07 | Winthrop | Earl Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Winthrop | Earl Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 13:43 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to James White | 34-40 |
| 13:26 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Detwiler - foul #3 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Gills (PG), Mark Thomas (PF) Daniel Detwiler, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harlan Terry (PG), Kenneth Coston (SG) Earl Moore, Phillip Gowdy | |
| 13:26 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:26 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses short on a shot from close range | 34-42 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Eric Baker's pass is intercepted by Rudy Beach | 34-42 |
| 12:29 | Winthrop | Harlan Terry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Coston | 34-45 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Daniel Perry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | James Crane tips it in | 36-45 |
| 12:07 | Winthrop | Tommy Gills steps in front of the Harlan Terry pass in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Tommy Gills lays it in | 38-45 |
| 11:44 | Winthrop | Harlan Terry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Coston | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tommy Gills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Harlan Terry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Coston (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rudy Beach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Dekker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Rudy Beach is called for the reach on Daniel Perry - foul #2 on Rudy Beach, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Steve Young (SG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF), David Brennan (C) Tommy Gills, Eric Baker, Daniel Perry, Mark Thomas, James Crane | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Moore (PG), Gregory Curley (SG), Daniel Horton (SF), David Majeski (PF), Phillip Gowdy (C) Harlan Terry, Kenneth Coston, Rudy Beach, Robert Dekker, James White | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | David Brennan connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 40-48 |
| 11:01 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Mattingly | 40-48 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | David Brennan misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-48 |
| 10:51 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:26 | Winthrop | Tomas Mattingly steals it from Daniel Horton | 40-48 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 43-48 |
| 09:40 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Curley | 43-51 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 09:19 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Phillip Gowdy | 43-51 |
| 08:56 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), James Crane (C) Steve Young, Daniel Detwiler, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dekker (PF), James White (C) Daniel Horton, David Majeski | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the lay-in | 43-51 |
| 08:38 | Winthrop | James White grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | James White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Gowdy and the foul's on James Crane - foul #2 on James Crane, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Mark Thomas (PF) Jeffery Pettie, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harlan Terry (PG), Kenneth Coston (SG), Rudy Beach (SF) Earl Moore, Gregory Curley, Phillip Gowdy | |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | James White makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 07:49 | Winthrop | James White makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), David Brennan (PF) Daniel Detwiler, James Crane | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Horton (SF) Harlan Terry | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Eric Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:24 | Winthrop | James White gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Kenneth Coston (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rudy Beach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dekker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James White (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Winthrop | The pull-up jumper by James White is blocked by Steve Young | 46-56 |
| 07:06 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dekker | 46-56 |
| 06:49 | Winthrop | Steve Young picks off the pass by Daniel Horton | 46-56 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Eric Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Perry | 49-56 |
| 06:22 | Winthrop | James White misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF) Steve Young, Daniel Perry, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Moore (PG), Gregory Curley (SG), David Majeski (PF) Kenneth Coston, Rudy Beach, Robert Dekker | |
| 06:22 | Winthrop | James White misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:22 | Winthrop | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to James White | 49-57 |
| 05:55 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Horton | 49-60 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Majeski - foul #2 on David Majeski, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Crane (C) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy (SF), Rudy Beach (C) Daniel Horton, James White | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:42 | Winthrop | Earl Moore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rudy Beach | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Eric Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Eric Baker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 53-63 |
| 04:42 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Crane | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 04:21 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 03:58 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 03:57 | Winthrop | Rudy Beach pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Detwiler - foul #4 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Eric Baker, Daniel Detwiler, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Horton (SF), Robert Dekker (PF), James White (C) Earl Moore, David Majeski, Rudy Beach | |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the turnaround in the lane | 55-65 |
| 03:06 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Curley | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Phillip Gowdy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Curley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dekker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James White (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Steve Young misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-67 |
| 02:47 | Winthrop | Daniel Horton grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 02:28 | Winthrop | Robert Dekker misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 55-67 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 57-67 |
| 01:47 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Dekker | 57-70 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | James White picks off the pass by Mark Thomas | 57-70 |
| 01:13 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF) Jeffery Pettie, Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kenneth Coston (PG), David Majeski (PF), Rudy Beach (C) Daniel Horton, Robert Dekker, James White | |
| 01:13 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:13 | Winthrop | Gregory Curley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 57-71 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Mark Thomas is whistled for traveling | 57-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harlan Terry (PG) Gregory Curley | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | Steve Young takes the ball from Harlan Terry | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Steve Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 00:18 | Winthrop | Phillip Gowdy gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Harlan Terry runs out the clock | 57-71 |