| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Linton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Kegley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Baker inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe's layup is rejected by Bruce Kegley | 33-36 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | James Linton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Andrew Mackey | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Linton - foul #1 on James Linton, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | James Linton can't finish the layup | 33-38 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Kenny Tse tips it home | 35-38 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lynam | 35-41 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 18:15 | Samford | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:52 | Samford | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Yo Chiong - foul #3 on Yo Chiong, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Benny Brooks (PG) Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:34 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jonas Hubbard | 35-43 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Jonas Hubbard is called for the reach on Kenny Tse - foul #3 on Jonas Hubbard, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (SG) Jonas Hubbard | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | James Linton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Mackey - foul #1 on Andrew Mackey, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Yang (SF) Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Samford | John Newsome (SF) James Baker | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | James Linton makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | James Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Kevin Weekes misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Franklin Yang - foul #1 on Franklin Yang, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn (C) Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Samford | James Atkinson (C) Leonard Briscoe | |
| 16:52 | Samford | Kevin Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Kevin Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | James Linton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 16:29 | Samford | John Newsome grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Andrew Mackey is denied on a layup by James Linton | 37-45 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Benny Brooks snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Benny Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Benny Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Yang (fresh) PF - James Linton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Weekes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newsome (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Mackey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Samford | James Atkinson can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 15:39 | Samford | James Atkinson tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Andrew Mackey tips it home | 39-47 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | James Linton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Franklin Yang | 42-47 |
| 15:03 | Samford | John Newsome throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Chad Jackson (PF), Bruce Kegley (C) Kenny Tse, Franklin Yang, James Linton, Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), James Baker (SF), Leonard Briscoe (C) Willie Lynam, John Newsome, Andrew Mackey | |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Yo Chiong | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Yo Chiong | 47-50 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Matthew Alexander takes the ball from James Baker | 47-50 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Chad Jackson makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on James Atkinson - foul #2 on James Atkinson, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenny Tse (SG) Benny Brooks | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), John Newsome (PF) Kevin Weekes, James Atkinson | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Chad Jackson misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 12:47 | Samford | John Newsome grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Chad Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Willie Lynam pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #2 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Yang (SF), James Linton (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Matthew Alexander, Chad Jackson, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (SG), Andrew Mackey (PF) Jonas Hubbard, James Baker | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Yang (fresh) PF - James Linton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Weekes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newsome (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Briscoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Andrew Mackey steps in front of the Kenny Tse pass | 49-54 |
| 11:17 | Samford | John Newsome comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | James Linton hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Yo Chiong and the foul's on Willie Lynam - foul #2 on Willie Lynam, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Hammock (PG), Benny Brooks (SG) Yo Chiong, Kenny Tse | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Bojorquez (SG) Leonard Briscoe | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | James Linton makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Andrew Mackey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Bojorquez | 52-56 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Willie Lynam steps in front of the Franklin Yang pass | 52-56 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Willie Lynam is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Guynn - foul #1 on Jonathan Guynn, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Alexander (SF), Bruce Kegley (C) Carl Hammock, Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), James Baker (SF), James Atkinson (C) Willie Lynam, Harold Bojorquez, John Newsome | |
| 10:06 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | James Linton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 09:49 | Samford | James Atkinson snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 09:30 | Samford | Kevin Weekes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jonas Hubbard - foul #4 on Jonas Hubbard, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Kenny Tse (SG) Benny Brooks, Franklin Yang | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Harold Bojorquez (SG), Leonard Briscoe (C) Kevin Weekes, Jonas Hubbard, James Atkinson | |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Andrew Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Willie Lynam is hacked by Yo Chiong - foul #4 on Yo Chiong, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Hammock (PG) Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:33 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe buries a jump hook from close range | 53-58 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Kenny Tse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Andrew Mackey's layup is rejected by Bruce Kegley | 55-58 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | James Linton pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carl Hammock (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Linton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Kegley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Bojorquez (fresh) SF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Mackey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | James Linton hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Hammock | 57-58 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Andrew Mackey drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Bojorquez and he's fouled by Carl Hammock - foul #1 on Carl Hammock, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Franklin Yang (SF), Chad Jackson (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Carl Hammock, Matthew Alexander, James Linton, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), Kevin Weekes (SF), James Atkinson (C) Harold Bojorquez, James Baker, Leonard Briscoe | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Andrew Mackey makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Franklin Yang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Franklin Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Newsome (C) Andrew Mackey | |
| 06:16 | Samford | John Newsome connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jonas Hubbard | 57-64 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Yo Chiong comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 06:04 | Samford | James Atkinson grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 05:48 | Samford | James Atkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:41 | Samford | John Newsome connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonas Hubbard | 57-67 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-67 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Guynn - foul #2 on Jonathan Guynn, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Benny Brooks (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), James Linton (PF), Bruce Kegley (C) Kenny Tse, Franklin Yang, Chad Jackson, Jonathan Guynn | |
| Subs | Samford | James Baker (SF), Leonard Briscoe (C) Kevin Weekes, John Newsome | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | James Baker steps in front of the Matthew Alexander pass | 59-69 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Willie Lynam banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Baker | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Benny Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Yo Chiong grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Yo Chiong makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Benny Brooks | 61-71 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Matthew Alexander is called for the reach on Willie Lynam - foul #3 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Mackey (PF) James Atkinson | |
| 04:12 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe snags the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Alexander | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benny Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Linton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Kegley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Samford | James Baker comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 63-74 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | James Linton's pass is intercepted by Leonard Briscoe | 63-74 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | James Linton pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-74 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander hits the follow up shot | 65-74 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Matthew Alexander's floater is knocked away by Leonard Briscoe | 65-77 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses the tip | 65-77 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | James Linton tips it back up and in | 67-77 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #4 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #10 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Hammock (PG), Franklin Yang (SF), Chad Jackson (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Yo Chiong, Matthew Alexander, James Linton, Bruce Kegley | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Bojorquez (SG), Kevin Weekes (SF), James Atkinson (PF), John Newsome (C) Jonas Hubbard, James Baker, Andrew Mackey, Leonard Briscoe | |
| 01:36 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 3rd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Newsome - foul #1 on John Newsome, team foul #6 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Bair (C) Willie Lynam | |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Chad Jackson takes the ball from John Newsome | 69-79 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | John Newsome steals the ball from Franklin Yang | 69-79 |
| 00:45 | Samford | John Newsome banks in the layup | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Franklin Yang can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 69-81 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn grabs the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Chad Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 69-81 |
| 00:30 | Samford | James Atkinson grabs the board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Weekes runs out the clock | 69-81 |