| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) SG - Matthew Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Camargo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 19:33 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Laverne Lando - foul #1 on Laverne Lando, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Laverne Lando misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Richard Camargo - foul #2 on Richard Camargo, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:41 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 18:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 17:59 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 24-24 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Stokes, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG) Larry Stokes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 17:36 | Hawaii | Juan Martin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 17:34 | Hawaii | Juan Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:21 | Hawaii | Juan Martin's floater is knocked away by Laverne Lando | 24-24 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Adam Hollis's pass is intercepted by Richard Camargo | 24-24 |
| 16:35 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 24-26 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Mendoza - foul #1 on Gerardo Mendoza, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Travis Samples (PG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Juan Martin snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Travis Samples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Camargo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Laverne Lando | 24-29 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Laverne Lando works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 24-29 |
| 14:49 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 14:32 | Hawaii | Juan Martin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Juan Martin, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (C) Harvey Treiber, Kenneth Neal, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), John Rainey (SG), Mark Warner (SF), Manuel Bozeman (PF), Donald Courtney (C) Travis Samples, Matthew Foster, Gerardo Mendoza, Richard Camargo, Juan Martin | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 14:02 | Hawaii | Manuel Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 13:47 | Hawaii | Manuel Bozeman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Manuel Bozeman, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Adam Hollis tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 13:11 | Hawaii | Manuel Bozeman lays it in and he's hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #4 on Larry Stokes, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG) Larry Stokes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Juan Martin (C) Donald Courtney | |
| 13:11 | Hawaii | Manuel Bozeman misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Adam Hollis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Juan Martin snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 12:26 | Hawaii | Manuel Bozeman blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Laverne Lando grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Laverne Lando can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 11:54 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Mark Warner | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Rainey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Warner (fresh) PF - Manuel Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Hawaii | Mark Warner is fouled on the floor by Adam Hollis - foul #2 on Adam Hollis, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Travis Samples (PG), Matthew Foster (SG), Gerardo Mendoza (SF), Richard Camargo (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, John Rainey, Mark Warner, Manuel Bozeman | |
| 11:20 | Hawaii | Christopher Alicea steps in front of the Matthew Foster pass | 26-31 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Alicea | 28-31 |
| 10:49 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Laverne Lando - foul #2 on Laverne Lando, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Courtney (C) Juan Martin | |
| 10:49 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 10:49 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal is hacked by Donald Courtney - foul #2 on Donald Courtney, team foul #5 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Gast (SG), Eugene Baker (SF) Harvey Treiber, Christopher Alicea | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 10:00 | Hawaii | Travis Samples is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Neal - foul #2 on Kenneth Neal, team foul #6 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Patrick Gast | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Travis Samples | |
| 09:40 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster is fouled on the floor by Eugene Baker - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Juan Martin (C) Donald Courtney | |
| 09:40 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 09:40 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Laverne Lando's floater is knocked away by Juan Martin | 31-35 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Eugene Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Adam Hollis comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Juan Martin - foul #4 on Juan Martin, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG) Kenneth Neal | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Courtney (C) Juan Martin | |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 08:36 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is fouled on the floor by Donald Courtney - foul #3 on Donald Courtney, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Laverne Lando | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 07:51 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-35 |
| 07:50 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani tips it in | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Camargo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Dikembe Agbayani steals it from Adam Hollis | 34-37 |
| 06:58 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-37 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eugene Baker | 34-37 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Adam Hollis | 36-37 |
| 06:08 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Adam Hollis loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Kenneth Neal (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Laverne Lando (PF) Harvey Treiber, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Travis Samples (PG), John Rainey (SG), Mark Warner (SF), Manuel Bozeman (PF), Juan Martin (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Matthew Foster, Gerardo Mendoza, Richard Camargo, Donald Courtney | |
| 05:33 | Hawaii | Juan Martin hits a shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Laverne Lando shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 38-41 |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | John Rainey is fouled on the floor by Larry Stokes - foul #5 on Larry Stokes, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Gast (SG) Larry Stokes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | John Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 38-41 |
| 04:32 | Hawaii | Travis Samples pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 04:13 | Hawaii | Juan Martin is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Arthur Cox (C) Patrick Gast, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Camargo (PF) Manuel Bozeman | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Laverne Lando loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Foster (SG), Gerardo Mendoza (SF) John Rainey, Mark Warner | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Neal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Laverne Lando (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Travis Samples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Foster (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Camargo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Juan Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Hawaii | Travis Samples loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Kenneth Neal | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Laverne Lando evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 38-41 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Laverne Lando can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 03:04 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 02:41 | Hawaii | Travis Samples connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Foster out of a doubleteam | 38-43 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (C) Christopher Alicea, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Travis Samples | |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Laverne Lando works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| 01:47 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 01:46 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo tips it in | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Laverne Lando throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Harvey Treiber and he's fouled by Richard Camargo - foul #3 on Richard Camargo, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Laverne Lando makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:08 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harvey Treiber - foul #2 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #9 | 41-45 |
| 01:08 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 01:08 | Hawaii | Richard Camargo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is whistled for a carry | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:43 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza is hacked by Harvey Treiber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #10 | 41-47 |
| 00:43 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:43 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the runner from close range | 43-47 |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by Harvey Treiber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #11 | 43-47 |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | The short jumper by Laverne Lando is denied by Richard Camargo | 43-48 |
| 00:27 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster is hacked by Harvey Treiber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #12 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Neal (PG) Harvey Treiber | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 00:19 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Luke Hughes - foul #2 on Luke Hughes, team foul #13 | 43-50 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Laverne Lando gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 46-51 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza is hacked by Luke Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luke Hughes, team foul #14 | 46-51 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Neal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Matthew Foster runs out the clock | 46-53 |