| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eddie Prather (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Tomas Mattingly blocks the jumper by Joshua Johnson | 21-38 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Jerry Ferguson is called for the reach on Jeffery Pettie - foul #1 on Jerry Ferguson, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Jerry Ferguson picks off the pass by Jeffery Pettie | 21-38 |
| 18:42 | Nicholls State | Raymond Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-38 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Daniel Perry snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Joshua Johnson steals it from Daniel Perry | 21-38 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | Eric Baker steals it from Tony Oblinski | 21-38 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-38 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly tips it but misses | 21-38 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Tony Oblinski gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 17:25 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Oblinski | 21-38 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Raymond Walker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Prather | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joshua Johnson - foul #3 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #2 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Daniel Perry, James Crane | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Swider (SG), Ross Rice (SF), Robert Bushway (PF) Raymond Walker, Joshua Johnson, Jerry Ferguson | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Eric Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 16:53 | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 16:53 | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 16:53 | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Tony Oblinski is called for the reach on Daniel Detwiler - foul #2 on Tony Oblinski, team foul #3 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Eric Baker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Marley (PG), Dan Presswood (C) Eddie Prather, Tony Oblinski | |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Dan Presswood swats the layup by Timothy Hargrove | 22-43 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Robert Marley misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 22-43 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly grabs the board | 22-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) PF - Tomas Mattingly (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Marley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Rice (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bushway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly gets the offensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Steve Young clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Mark Thomas tips it home | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Timothy Hargrove - foul #1 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), David Brennan (PF), James Crane (C) Steve Young, Daniel Detwiler, Timothy Hargrove, Tomas Mattingly, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather (PG), Raymond Walker (SG), Jerry Ferguson (PF), Tony Oblinski (C) Robert Marley, Bill Swider, Robert Bushway, Dan Presswood | |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice misses the 3rd free throw | 24-44 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | David Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Daniel Perry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffery Pettie | 27-44 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eddie Prather | 27-46 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Daniel Perry clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Oblinski - foul #3 on Tony Oblinski, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson (SF) Ross Rice | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Raymond Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson tips it back up and in | 29-48 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Daniel Perry knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Brennan | 31-48 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eddie Prather | 31-50 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Eric Baker connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 34-50 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Tony Oblinski misses the tip | 34-50 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | David Brennan snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:49 | Kent State | James Crane can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Oblinski - foul #4 on Tony Oblinski, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bushway (C) Tony Oblinski | |
| 12:49 | Kent State | James Crane makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | James Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:34 | Nicholls State | Raymond Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-50 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Daniel Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Bushway | 35-50 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Robert Bushway buries a jump hook from close range set up by Eddie Prather | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eddie Prather (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Raymond Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Ferguson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Bushway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Baker | 37-52 |
| 11:15 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Eddie Prather | 37-54 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Eric Baker loses the dribble to Joshua Johnson | 37-54 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson lays it in | 37-56 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-56 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Daniel Perry can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-56 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather tips it home | 37-58 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Joshua Johnson steals the ball from James Crane | 37-58 |
| 09:25 | Nicholls State | Daniel Perry steals it from Joshua Johnson | 37-58 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Eric Baker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Perry | 39-58 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, Daniel Perry, David Brennan, James Crane | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Marley (PG), Bill Swider (SG), Ross Rice (SF), Dan Presswood (C) Eddie Prather, Raymond Walker, Joshua Johnson, Robert Bushway | |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Jerry Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Steve Young misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-60 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dan Presswood - foul #1 on Dan Presswood, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oscar Geist (C) Jerry Ferguson | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Bill Swider misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tomas Mattingly - foul #3 on Tomas Mattingly, team foul #4 | 41-60 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Bill Swider makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Bill Swider makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-62 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice grabs the board | 41-62 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Marley - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tony Oblinski (C) Oscar Geist | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Marley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Swider (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Tony Oblinski connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ross Rice | 41-64 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Steve Young is fouled on the floor by Robert Marley - foul #1 on Robert Marley, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson (SF), Robert Bushway (PF) Robert Marley, Dan Presswood | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ross Rice and he's hacked by Steve Young - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG) Steve Young | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eddie Prather (PG) Ross Rice | |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Johnson makes the free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Gills (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Marley (PG), Robert Hiebert (SF), Oscar Geist (C) Eddie Prather, Joshua Johnson, Tony Oblinski | |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Mark Thomas denies the turnaround by Robert Hiebert | 43-67 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Hiebert tips it in | 43-69 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Bushway - foul #2 on Robert Bushway, team foul #8 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (SG) Tommy Gills | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ross Rice (SG), Dan Presswood (C) Bill Swider, Oscar Geist | |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Bushway hits a fadeaway near the basket | 44-71 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler loses the dribble to Robert Bushway | 44-71 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Mark Thomas takes the ball from Dan Presswood | 44-71 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Steve Young is hacked by Robert Marley - foul #2 on Robert Marley, team foul #9 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Gills (SG) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Swider (PG), Oscar Geist (C) Robert Marley, Robert Bushway | |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Daniel Detwiler steals it from Ross Rice | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Mark Thomas knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Brennan | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Gills (fresh) SF - Daniel Detwiler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Swider (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Hiebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Geist (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Dan Presswood clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-71 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice can't tip it in | 48-71 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 48-71 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Steve Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-71 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Hiebert gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Dan Presswood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Swider | 48-74 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Mark Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Marley (PG), Robert Bushway (PF) Robert Hiebert, Dan Presswood | |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Bushway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SG) Tommy Gills | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dan Presswood (C) Oscar Geist | |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Mark Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-74 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Bushway | 48-74 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Ross Rice lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Swider | 48-76 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler knocks in the 3 from straight away | 51-76 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Marley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Brennan | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Dan Presswood makes the floater from just outside the lane | 54-80 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler double dribbles | 54-80 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Marley runs out the clock | 54-80 |