| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clyde Thurman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Barrow (fresh) SF - Martin Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Morris Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Brigham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Kardos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bonilla (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James Bonilla inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Bonilla | 22-31 |
| 19:16 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Willy Thomas grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | James Bonilla is hacked by Martin Manning - foul #1 on Martin Manning, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Willy Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Kardos | 22-33 |
| 18:35 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman throws it down | 24-33 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | John Brigham misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clyde Thurman - foul #2 on Clyde Thurman, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | John Brigham misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:06 | Appalachian State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:53 | Appalachian State | David Russell misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-34 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Thomas | 24-34 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Cory Henderson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Willy Thomas | 24-36 |
| 17:10 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow banks in the wide open layup | 26-36 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | James Bonilla loses the dribble to Ray Barrow | 26-36 |
| 16:29 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 15:58 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clyde Thurman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Barrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Morris Pruitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Brigham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Kardos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Bonilla (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willy Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 15:52 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:32 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 26-36 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Cory Henderson pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | John Brigham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Cory Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Willy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Morris Pruitt - foul #2 on Morris Pruitt, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin (PG), Christopher Lagerberg (SG), John Bell (SF), David White (PF), Gregory Perlman (C) Clyde Thurman, Ray Barrow, Martin Manning, Morris Pruitt, David Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Green (PG), Erik Turnbull (SG), Kyle Wheeler (SF), Raymond Degen (C) John Brigham, Samuel Kardos, James Bonilla, Cory Henderson | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Willy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Willy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:39 | Appalachian State | John Bell makes the shot from close range | 28-37 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Raymond Degen loses the dribble to David White | 28-37 |
| 14:01 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Willy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Raymond Degen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Willy Thomas tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 13:47 | Appalachian State | David White gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Lagerberg | 31-37 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Willy Thomas misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 12:59 | Appalachian State | John Bell pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:52 | Appalachian State | Kyle Wheeler steals it from Jimmie Belvin | 31-37 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 12:25 | Appalachian State | Gregory Perlman gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:03 | Appalachian State | David White hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 33-37 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Mark Green buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willy Thomas | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jimmie Belvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Lagerberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Perlman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Turnbull (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Degen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Appalachian State | John Bell is hacked by Kyle Wheeler - foul #1 on Kyle Wheeler, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman (PG), Ray Barrow (SG), Martin Manning (SF), Morris Pruitt (PF), David Russell (C) Jimmie Belvin, Christopher Lagerberg, John Bell, David White, Gregory Perlman | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Brigham (PG), Samuel Kardos (SG), James Bonilla (SF), Cory Henderson (C) Mark Green, Kyle Wheeler, Willy Thomas, Raymond Degen | |
| 11:09 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull misses the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Clyde Thurman - foul #3 on Clyde Thurman, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull misses the 3rd free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:53 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:39 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clyde Thurman | 36-41 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 10:16 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:06 | Appalachian State | David Russell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Cory Henderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Morris Pruitt - foul #3 on Morris Pruitt, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg (SG) Ray Barrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler (PF) Erik Turnbull | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:37 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Wheeler - foul #2 on Kyle Wheeler, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 09:37 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:37 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | John Brigham misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 09:06 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lagerberg | 38-43 |
| 08:52 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond Degen (C) Cory Henderson | |
| 08:11 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg is fouled on the floor by John Brigham - foul #1 on John Brigham, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow (SG), John Bell (C) Christopher Lagerberg, David Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Green (PG), Erik Turnbull (PF) John Brigham, Kyle Wheeler | |
| 07:57 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Bonilla - foul #2 on James Bonilla, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin (PG), David White (C) Clyde Thurman, Morris Pruitt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (SG) Samuel Kardos | |
| 07:57 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:57 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Donald Cromer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | James Bonilla misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 07:38 | Appalachian State | John Bell gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:16 | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bell | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jimmie Belvin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Cromer (fresh) SF - James Bonilla (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Erik Turnbull (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Degen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Donald Cromer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Bonilla | 45-45 |
| 06:29 | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin is hacked by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman (PG), Christopher Lagerberg (SG), Morris Pruitt (PF), David Russell (C) Jimmie Belvin, Ray Barrow, Martin Manning, David White | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Brigham (PG), Samuel Kardos (SG), Willy Thomas (PF), Cory Henderson (C) Mark Green, Donald Cromer, James Bonilla, Raymond Degen | |
| 06:24 | Appalachian State | Cory Henderson is called for the reach on David Russell - foul #3 on Cory Henderson, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 06:12 | Appalachian State | David Russell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Cory Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler (SF) Erik Turnbull | |
| 05:31 | Appalachian State | John Bell scores on a runner in the paint set up by Clyde Thurman | 50-45 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Cory Henderson is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Bonilla (SF) Kyle Wheeler | |
| 04:48 | Appalachian State | John Bell is fouled on the floor by Cory Henderson - foul #4 on Cory Henderson, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erik Turnbull (PF) Willy Thomas | |
| 04:48 | Appalachian State | John Bell misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Erik Turnbull snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Clyde Thurman is called for the reach on John Brigham - foul #4 on Clyde Thurman, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Martin Manning (SF) John Bell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:59 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 03:57 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 03:44 | Appalachian State | David Russell is fouled on the floor by Cory Henderson - foul #5 on Cory Henderson, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin (PG), Ray Barrow (SG) Clyde Thurman, Christopher Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thomas (PF), Kyle Wheeler (C) Samuel Kardos, Cory Henderson | |
| 03:44 | Appalachian State | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:44 | Appalachian State | David Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | James Bonilla connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 03:13 | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 03:12 | Appalachian State | David Russell grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jimmie Belvin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Pruitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Brigham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Turnbull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 02:57 | Appalachian State | Jimmie Belvin snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:57 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman (PG), Christopher Lagerberg (SG) Jimmie Belvin, Ray Barrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Kardos (SG) Erik Turnbull | |
| 02:47 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | James Bonilla misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Willy Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Willy Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Christopher Lagerberg misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | John Brigham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| 01:04 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning is hacked by James Bonilla - foul #3 on James Bonilla, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| 01:04 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 00:37 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by John Brigham - foul #2 on John Brigham, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| 00:34 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:34 | Appalachian State | Morris Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Bonilla | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning hits a jumpshot from the left side | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-53 |