| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Hoyt Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Motz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Brandon Taylor denies the turnaround by Daniel Detwiler | 36-30 |
| 19:46 | Marist | Jeremy Motz snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 19:42 | Marist | Hoyt Jones is hacked by Jeffery Pettie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Pettie, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:24 | Marist | Brandon Taylor clanks a runner near the basket | 36-30 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Eric Baker gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie is denied on a layup by Brandon Taylor | 36-30 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | James Crane tips it in | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | Marist | Jeremy Motz is called for traveling | 38-30 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | James Crane's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Taylor | 38-30 |
| 18:22 | Marist | Jeremy Motz pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:04 | Marist | Travis Burnett's pass is intercepted by Eric Baker | 38-30 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie lays it in on a great pass from Eric Baker | 40-30 |
| 17:45 | Marist | Hoyt Jones knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Travis Burnett | 40-33 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | James Crane misses short on a jumper from close range | 40-33 |
| 17:35 | Marist | The rebound goes to Brandon Taylor | 40-33 |
| 17:30 | Marist | Travis Burnett misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:28 | Marist | Percy Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:18 | Marist | Jeremy Motz misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Crane | 43-33 |
| 16:40 | Marist | Hoyt Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Taylor | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 16:25 | Marist | The rebound goes to Percy Allen | 43-35 |
| 16:12 | Marist | James Crane swats the short shot by Jeremy Motz | 43-35 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Eric Baker knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Detwiler | 45-35 |
| 15:51 | Marist | Hoyt Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Eric Baker pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Hoyt Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Motz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Detwiler | 48-35 |
| 15:41 | Marist | Hoyt Jones is hacked by Daniel Detwiler - foul #3 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Derek Crabtree (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF), Art Dalton (C) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, Daniel Detwiler, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Marist | Garland Bishop (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), Keith Williams (SF), John Higginson (PF), Rodney Sherrell (C) Hoyt Jones, Travis Burnett, Percy Allen, Jeremy Motz, Brandon Taylor | |
| 15:22 | Marist | Garland Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:14 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:00 | Marist | John Higginson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hargrove - foul #4 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Thomas (C) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 14:49 | Marist | Garland Bishop comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Art Dalton | 48-35 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Mark Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Derek Crabtree | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 14:10 | Marist | Keith Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Keith Williams steals it from Eric Baker | 48-35 |
| 13:56 | Marist | John Higginson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Brennan - foul #1 on David Brennan, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF) Art Dalton, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Marist | Hoyt Jones (PG) Jason Gardner | |
| 13:56 | Marist | John Higginson misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:56 | Marist | John Higginson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:56 | Marist | Keith Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:44 | Marist | John Higginson scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Hoyt Jones | 48-37 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Steve Young drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Baker | 50-37 |
| 13:15 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG) Steve Young | |
| Subs | Marist | Travis Burnett (SG), Percy Allen (SF), Jeremy Motz (PF), Brandon Taylor (C) Garland Bishop, Keith Williams, John Higginson, Rodney Sherrell | |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-37 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Eric Baker tips it but misses | 50-37 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the tip | 50-37 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the tip | 50-37 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | David Brennan snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | David Brennan is hacked by Travis Burnett - foul #1 on Travis Burnett, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Tomas Mattingly, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 53-37 |
| 12:08 | Marist | Travis Burnett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 11:44 | Marist | Jeremy Motz grabs the board | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Hoyt Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Motz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Marist | Jeremy Motz scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | James Crane makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Detwiler and the foul's on Jeremy Motz - foul #2 on Jeremy Motz, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Derek Crabtree (SG), Tomas Mattingly (PF) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Marist | Garland Bishop (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), Keith Williams (SF), John Higginson (PF), Rodney Sherrell (C) Hoyt Jones, Travis Burnett, Percy Allen, Jeremy Motz, Brandon Taylor | |
| 10:59 | Kent State | James Crane misses the free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:59 | Marist | John Higginson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 10:41 | Marist | Art Dalton is called for the reach on Jason Gardner - foul #1 on Art Dalton, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (C) James Crane | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 10:20 | Marist | Keith Williams is denied on a dunk by David Brennan | 55-39 |
| 10:19 | Marist | Keith Williams tips it home | 55-41 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly is hacked by John Higginson - foul #3 on John Higginson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Alex Malone (SF) Derek Crabtree, Art Dalton | |
| Subs | Marist | Travis Burnett (SG) Jason Gardner | |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Steve Young is hacked by Travis Burnett - foul #2 on Travis Burnett, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Steve Young | |
| Subs | Marist | Gilberto Colombo (SF) Rodney Sherrell | |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Garland Bishop - foul #1 on Garland Bishop, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SF) Alex Malone | |
| Subs | Marist | Hoyt Jones (PG), Percy Allen (SF), Jeremy Motz (PF) Garland Bishop, Gilberto Colombo, John Higginson | |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:18 | Marist | Keith Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:03 | Marist | Jeremy Motz lays it in set up by Hoyt Jones | 56-43 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 56-43 |
| 08:40 | Marist | Keith Williams grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:26 | Marist | Travis Burnett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Detwiler | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:15 | Marist | Percy Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Detwiler - foul #4 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Art Dalton (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), James Crane (C) Jeffery Pettie, Daniel Detwiler, Tomas Mattingly, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Marist | Garland Bishop (SG), Brandon Taylor (C) Travis Burnett, Keith Williams | |
| 08:15 | Marist | Percy Allen misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:15 | Marist | Percy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Art Dalton | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 07:53 | Marist | Jeremy Motz gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 07:40 | Marist | Jeremy Motz connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Hoyt Jones | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Art Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Crane (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Hoyt Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Percy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Motz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | James Crane can't throw it down | 58-45 |
| 07:26 | Marist | Jeremy Motz grabs the board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:21 | Marist | Hoyt Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Steve Young scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Baker | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Marist | Mark Thomas takes the ball from Jeremy Motz | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Steve Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | James Crane clanks a floater in the paint | 61-45 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | James Crane tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| 06:11 | Marist | Percy Allen misses the easy layup | 63-45 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Art Dalton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF), David Brennan (C) Eric Baker, Art Dalton, Mark Thomas, James Crane | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Gardner (PG), Travis Burnett (SG), Keith Williams (SF), John Higginson (PF), Rodney Sherrell (C) Hoyt Jones, Garland Bishop, Percy Allen, Jeremy Motz, Brandon Taylor | |
| 05:39 | Marist | John Higginson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 63-45 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly scores on a jumper from the left block | 65-45 |
| 04:57 | Marist | Jeffery Pettie takes the ball from Keith Williams | 65-45 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly lays it in set up by Jeffery Pettie | 67-45 |
| 04:43 | Marist | John Higginson is fouled on the floor by Tomas Mattingly - foul #3 on Tomas Mattingly, team foul #8 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Derek Crabtree (SG), Alex Malone (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Steve Young, Timothy Hargrove, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Marist | Garland Bishop (SG) Travis Burnett | |
| 04:43 | Marist | John Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:43 | Marist | John Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Jason Gardner picks off the pass by Daniel Detwiler in the backcourt | 67-47 |
| 04:30 | Marist | Garland Bishop comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 04:28 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell grabs the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 04:12 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 67-47 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Rodney Sherrell denies the turnaround by Alex Malone | 67-47 |
| 03:39 | Marist | John Higginson grabs the board | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derek Crabtree (fresh) SF - Alex Malone (fresh) PF - David Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Higginson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Sherrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Marist | John Higginson can't finish the layup | 67-47 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Brennan | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Kent State | David Brennan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Williams - foul #2 on Keith Williams, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Art Dalton (SF) Alex Malone | |
| Subs | Marist | Gilberto Colombo (SF) Rodney Sherrell | |
| 03:00 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:50 | Marist | Keith Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 69-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler is whistled for traveling | 69-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (C) Derek Crabtree | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 02:13 | Marist | Keith Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Gardner | 69-50 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | David Brennan can't finish the layup | 69-50 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Mark Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Young | 71-50 |
| 01:19 | Marist | John Higginson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #9 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (SG) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Marist | Rodney Sherrell (C) Gilberto Colombo | |
| 01:19 | Marist | John Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:19 | Marist | John Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Art Dalton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 00:55 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Marist | Jason Gardner is fouled on the floor by Derek Crabtree - foul #1 on Derek Crabtree, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| 00:51 | Marist | Jason Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:51 | Marist | Jason Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Art Dalton pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-53 |
| 00:28 | Marist | Rodney Sherrell grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 00:22 | Marist | Keith Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | David Brennan grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Steve Young runs out the clock | 71-53 |