| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) SG - Ron Nichols (fresh) SF - Brad Pagan (fresh) PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fresh) SG - Ronald Ullery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) PF - Lebna Arai (fresh) C - Eric Treiber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Brad Pagan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar is denied on a layup by Alvin Murchison | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Eric Treiber swats the layup by Alvin Murchison | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Ron Nichols knocks in the runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Murchison - foul #1 on Alvin Murchison, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Matthew Vest lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Elliott - foul #1 on Robert Elliott, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Bonar | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison misses the jump hook from the right block | 5-6 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Lebna Arai is called for the reach on Bruce Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Lebna Arai, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (PF) Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ron Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Ronald Ullery - foul #1 on Ronald Ullery, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clayton Taylor (C) Alvin Murchison | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 3rd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott comes up short on the floater from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Brad Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Brad Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Thyberg (SG) Ron Nichols | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Miguel Gutierrez (SF) Matthew Vest, Brad Pagan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (SG), Paul Jackson (C) Ronald Ullery, Eric Treiber | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez's pass is intercepted by Paul Jackson | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jack Cowman (fresh) SG - Henry Thyberg (fresh) SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) PF - Nicholas Salter (fresh) C - Clayton Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bennie Roloff (fresh) SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) PF - Lebna Arai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bennie Roloff | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Cowman | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lebna Arai - foul #2 on Lebna Arai, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Ron Nichols (SG), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF), Alvin Murchison (C) Jack Cowman, Henry Thyberg, Miguel Gutierrez, Clayton Taylor | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery (SG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Eric Treiber (C) Robert Elliott, Thomas Bonar, Lebna Arai | |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson is hacked by Bruce Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Bruce Jeanbaptiste, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Pagan (SF) Nicholas Salter | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:10 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Ron Nichols snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson misses the jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brad Pagan | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Ullery, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Joshua McNee (SG), Thomas Bonar (SF), Eddie Graham (PF) Bennie Roloff, Ronald Ullery, Joseph Gillett, Paul Jackson | |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses the easy layup | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Vest and he's fouled by Thomas Bonar - foul #1 on Thomas Bonar, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (C) Alvin Murchison | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler (C) Eric Treiber | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:01 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:48 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-13 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bruce Jeanbaptiste | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brad Pagan (fresh) PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Salter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua McNee (fresh) SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) PF - Eddie Graham (fresh) C - Daniel Zigler (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste can't connect on a shot from close range | 15-13 |
| 11:24 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brad Pagan - foul #1 on Brad Pagan, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SG), Alvin Murchison (C) Matthew Vest, Ron Nichols, Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (SG), Paul Jackson (C) Joshua McNee, Daniel Zigler | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Jack Cowman is fouled on the floor by Eddie Graham - foul #1 on Eddie Graham, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clayton Taylor (PF) Brad Pagan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee (SG), Daniel Zigler (C) Robert Elliott, Eddie Graham | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Jack Cowman makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Jack Cowman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Alvin Murchison - foul #2 on Alvin Murchison, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez (SF) Alvin Murchison | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber (C) Daniel Zigler | |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Clayton Taylor snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 10:13 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Jack Cowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Ron Nichols (SG), Brad Pagan (SF) Jack Cowman, Henry Thyberg, Miguel Gutierrez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:33 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:14 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee is hacked by Clayton Taylor - foul #1 on Clayton Taylor, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Nicholas Salter | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Eddie Graham (PF) Joshua McNee, Thomas Bonar, Paul Jackson | |
| 09:01 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Clayton Taylor - foul #2 on Clayton Taylor, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Thyberg (C) Clayton Taylor | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:01 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:01 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 08:45 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:38 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler (C) Eric Treiber | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Matthew Vest hits the follow up shot | 19-17 |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-17 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Vest | 21-17 |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:37 | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brad Pagan (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Thyberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bennie Roloff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Zigler (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Elliott | 21-19 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Ron Nichols drills a jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Vest | 23-19 |
| 07:04 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bennie Roloff | 23-21 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Joseph Gillett is called for the reach on Henry Thyberg - foul #1 on Joseph Gillett, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Miguel Gutierrez (SF), Nicholas Salter (C) Matthew Vest, Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee (PG), Thomas Bonar (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Robert Elliott, Bennie Roloff, Eddie Graham, Daniel Zigler | |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 25-24 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter is fouled on the floor by Eric Treiber - foul #1 on Eric Treiber, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Paul Stephenson (PG) Joseph Gillett | |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:53 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:36 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Stephenson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bruce Jeanbaptiste | 25-24 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-24 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg tips it home | 27-24 |
| 05:02 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Stephenson misses the turnaround near the basket | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:49 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 27-24 |
| 04:48 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:31 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Treiber - foul #2 on Eric Treiber, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Ron Nichols (SG), Brad Pagan (SF) Jack Cowman, Henry Thyberg, Miguel Gutierrez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Bennie Roloff (SG), Daniel Zigler (C) Paul Stephenson, Joshua McNee, Eric Treiber | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Pagan steals the ball from Bennie Roloff | 29-26 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Matthew Vest hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Pagan | 31-26 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Salter is called for the reach on Thomas Bonar - foul #1 on Nicholas Salter, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clayton Taylor (PF), Alvin Murchison (C) Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Nicholas Salter | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery (SG), Lebna Arai (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Bennie Roloff, Paul Jackson, Daniel Zigler | |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brad Pagan (fresh) PF - Clayton Taylor (fresh) C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ullery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lebna Arai (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Brad Pagan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:58 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar misses the dunk | 31-28 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Ron Nichols gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Clayton Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Lebna Arai | 31-28 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 02:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:23 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Matthew Vest grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Ronald Ullery is called for the reach on Matthew Vest - foul #3 on Ronald Ullery, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (PF) Clayton Taylor | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (SG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Paul Jackson (C) Ronald Ullery, Thomas Bonar, Eric Treiber | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:42 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 01:40 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Roloff | 33-28 |
| 01:26 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Gillett and he's hacked by Ron Nichols - foul #1 on Ron Nichols, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee (SG) Robert Elliott | |
| 01:26 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Ron Nichols knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua McNee | 36-34 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison hits the finger roll set up by Ron Nichols and he's hacked by Lebna Arai - foul #3 on Lebna Arai, team foul #12 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SG), Clayton Taylor (PF) Matthew Vest, Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber (C) Lebna Arai | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 39-37 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter connects on the jumper from close range | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-37 |