| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ricky Bickford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Krick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Love (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gordon Boettcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Cowman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wartenberg (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| 19:24 | Portland State | Robert Wartenberg is called for the reach on James Love - foul #1 on Robert Wartenberg, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 19:06 | Portland State | Shawn Krick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Miguel Gutierrez - foul #1 on Miguel Gutierrez, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| 19:06 | Portland State | Shawn Krick misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 19:06 | Portland State | Shawn Krick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Jack Cowman grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 18:55 | Portland State | James Love grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:51 | Portland State | Michael Lair hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Boettcher | 28-41 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Boettcher - foul #1 on Gordon Boettcher, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:16 | Portland State | Shawn Krick misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Miguel Gutierrez - foul #2 on Miguel Gutierrez, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| 18:16 | Portland State | Shawn Krick makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:16 | Portland State | Shawn Krick makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:16 | Portland State | Shawn Krick makes the 3rd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 17:58 | Portland State | Shawn Krick pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:54 | Portland State | Ricky Bickford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-43 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Matthew Vest misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 17:30 | Portland State | James Love pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:25 | Portland State | Shawn Krick scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Bickford | 34-43 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Matthew Vest tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 16:40 | Portland State | James Love is hacked by Miguel Gutierrez - foul #3 on Miguel Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Portland State | Willy Smith (PG), Todd Becerra (SG), John Hughes (SF), Steven Alton (C) Ricky Bickford, Michael Lair, Shawn Krick, Gordon Boettcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Smith (PG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Roy Landon (C) Matthew Vest, Miguel Gutierrez, Robert Wartenberg, Alvin Murchison | |
| 16:29 | Portland State | Willy Smith drills a 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Arthur Johnson misses the shot near the basket | 37-45 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 16:10 | Portland State | Willy Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:06 | Portland State | Todd Becerra double dribbles | 37-45 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Arthur Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 15:42 | Portland State | Todd Becerra gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Willy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Todd Becerra (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Alton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Cowman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Murphy (fresh) C - Roy Landon (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Portland State | Steven Alton banks in the layup on a great pass from John Hughes | 39-45 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Peter Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Arthur Johnson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Roy Landon | 39-47 |
| 14:41 | Portland State | Steven Alton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ricky Bickford (PG), Michael Lair (SG), Shawn Krick (SF), John Umstead (C) Willy Smith, John Hughes, James Love, Steven Alton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Miguel Gutierrez (SF), Phillip Zerzan (PF), Alvin Murchison (C) Jack Cowman, Arthur Johnson, Peter Murphy, Roy Landon | |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 14:08 | Portland State | Todd Becerra banks in the layup set up by Ricky Bickford and he's fouled by Phillip Zerzan - foul #4 on Phillip Zerzan, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg (PF) Phillip Zerzan | |
| 14:08 | Portland State | Todd Becerra makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 42-50 |
| 13:34 | Portland State | Todd Becerra scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Bickford | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Matthew Vest misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison tips it in | 44-52 |
| 12:48 | Portland State | Todd Becerra misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Matthew Vest lays it up and in | 44-54 |
| 12:18 | Portland State | John Umstead buries a floater from the right block | 46-54 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Matthew Vest knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Smith and the foul's on John Umstead - foul #4 on John Umstead, team foul #2 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Portland State | Willy Smith (PG), John Hughes (SF), James Love (PF), Gordon Boettcher (C) Ricky Bickford, Shawn Krick, Todd Becerra, John Umstead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (SG), Roy Landon (C) Robert Smith, Alvin Murchison | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:47 | Portland State | Willy Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Jack Cowman pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Willy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Boettcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Cowman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wartenberg (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Landon (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Matthew Vest misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 11:30 | Portland State | James Love grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:26 | Portland State | Michael Lair misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 11:24 | Portland State | James Love hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg is hacked by Michael Lair - foul #1 on Michael Lair, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Portland State | Shawn Krick (SF) Michael Lair | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Murphy (SF) Miguel Gutierrez | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Peter Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Roy Landon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Vest | 48-59 |
| 10:35 | Portland State | James Love hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Krick | 50-59 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Jack Cowman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 10:08 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Gordon Boettcher | 50-59 |
| 10:03 | Portland State | Willy Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-59 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Jack Cowman gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Matthew Vest misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-59 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Jack Cowman snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Roy Landon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Willy Smith - foul #2 on Willy Smith, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ricky Bickford (PG), Michael Lair (SG), Todd Becerra (SF), Steven Alton (C) Willy Smith, John Hughes, Shawn Krick, Gordon Boettcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Smith (PG), Miguel Gutierrez (SF), Alvin Murchison (C) Matthew Vest, Peter Murphy, Robert Wartenberg | |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Roy Landon makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Roy Landon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 09:22 | Portland State | Michael Lair connects on the shot near the basket set up by James Love | 52-61 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Robert Smith buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Landon | 52-63 |
| 08:59 | Portland State | Todd Becerra misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-63 |
| 08:57 | Portland State | Steven Alton gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:51 | Portland State | Steven Alton makes the shot from the baseline set up by James Love | 54-63 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Cowman and he's hacked by Ricky Bickford - foul #1 on Ricky Bickford, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Portland State | Shawn Krick (SF), Gordon Boettcher (C) James Love, Steven Alton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Johnson (SG), Peter Murphy (PF) Jack Cowman, Roy Landon | |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:07 | Portland State | Michael Lair clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Robert Smith drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Miguel Gutierrez | 54-68 |
| 07:54 | Portland State | Todd Becerra drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Lair | 56-68 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Arthur Johnson misses the lay-in | 56-68 |
| 07:35 | Portland State | Todd Becerra snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ricky Bickford (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Krick (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Becerra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Boettcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Portland State | Michael Lair scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gordon Boettcher | 59-68 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison misses the lay-in | 59-68 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Murchison | 59-68 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Todd Becerra steals the ball from Arthur Johnson | 59-68 |
| 06:37 | Portland State | Shawn Krick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alvin Murchison | 59-70 |
| 05:52 | Portland State | Shawn Krick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | Portland State | Willy Smith (PG), John Hughes (SG), James Love (PF), John Umstead (C) Ricky Bickford, Michael Lair, Todd Becerra, Gordon Boettcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Jack Cowman (SG), Robert Wartenberg (SF), Phillip Zerzan (PF), Roy Landon (C) Robert Smith, Arthur Johnson, Miguel Gutierrez, Peter Murphy, Alvin Murchison | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Jack Cowman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 05:29 | Portland State | The rebound goes to John Umstead | 59-70 |
| 05:18 | Portland State | Shawn Krick hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Hughes | 61-70 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | John Hughes takes the ball from Phillip Zerzan | 61-70 |
| 05:02 | Portland State | John Hughes can't finish the layup | 61-70 |
| 05:01 | Portland State | John Umstead hits the follow up shot | 63-70 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Wartenberg, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Portland State | Todd Becerra (SG) Shawn Krick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Murphy (SF) Robert Wartenberg | |
| 04:28 | Portland State | Willy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-70 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Jack Cowman is fouled on the floor by Todd Becerra - foul #2 on Todd Becerra, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ricky Bickford (PG) Willy Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Phillip Zerzan is fouled on the floor by James Love - foul #3 on James Love, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez (SF), Alvin Murchison (C) Peter Murphy, Roy Landon | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Phillip Zerzan makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Phillip Zerzan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:50 | Portland State | John Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Portland State | Todd Becerra loses the dribble to Matthew Vest | 63-71 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Jack Cowman hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Vest | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ricky Bickford (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Becerra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Love (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Umstead (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Cowman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Zerzan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Portland State | John Umstead is whistled for a carry | 63-73 |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Lair (SG), Steven Alton (C) John Hughes, John Umstead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Wartenberg (PF) Phillip Zerzan | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Matthew Vest connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Wartenberg and the foul's on Steven Alton - foul #1 on Steven Alton, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Portland State | Gordon Boettcher (C) Steven Alton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the free throw | 63-76 |
| 02:58 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Portland State | Shawn Krick (SF), John Umstead (C) Todd Becerra, Gordon Boettcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip Zerzan (PF) Robert Wartenberg | |
| 02:49 | Portland State | Ricky Bickford knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Love | 65-76 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Phillip Zerzan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 02:24 | Portland State | John Umstead snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| 02:20 | Portland State | Michael Lair is denied on a layup by Alvin Murchison | 65-76 |
| 02:18 | Portland State | James Love hits the follow up shot | 67-76 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Krick - foul #1 on Shawn Krick, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:36 | Portland State | James Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-77 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jack Cowman | 67-77 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Matthew Vest connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Cowman | 67-80 |
| 01:04 | Portland State | Michael Lair clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-80 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison grabs the defensive rebound | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Cowman | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Portland State | James Love comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Phillip Zerzan - foul #5 on Phillip Zerzan, team foul #7 | 67-82 |
| Subs | Portland State | Willy Smith (PG), Todd Becerra (SG), John Hughes (SF), Gordon Boettcher (C) Ricky Bickford, Michael Lair, Shawn Krick, John Umstead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Smith (PG), Arthur Johnson (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Robert Wartenberg (PF), Roy Landon (C) Matthew Vest, Jack Cowman, Miguel Gutierrez, Phillip Zerzan, Alvin Murchison | |
| 00:28 | Portland State | James Love misses the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | James Love makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 68-82 |