| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wade (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Scott McCann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Solar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | John Freeman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott McCann | 35-37 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | David Wade loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 18:42 | Seton Hall | Don Hand's floater is tipped away by Dana Cusick | 35-37 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Dana Cusick snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Dana Cusick is hacked by Pete Solar - foul #2 on Pete Solar, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Dana Cusick drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke clanks a floater from the left side | 37-37 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses the 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 17:47 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Ronald Cooke | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:26 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (PF), Eddie Benoit (C) Dana Cusick, Ralph Chitty | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras (SF) Ronald Cooke | |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Howes | 37-37 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Pete Solar - foul #3 on Pete Solar, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Jamie James (SG) Dave Howes, David Wade | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (PG), Curtis Brown (SG), James Knight (PF), Gary Scott (C) John Freeman, Scott McCann, Pete Solar, Don Hand | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Seton Hall | Curtis Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 16:21 | Seton Hall | James Knight grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:04 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg grabs the board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Key (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie James (fresh) SF - Matthew Dozier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - William Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Carreras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | David Key hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Eddie Hagberg | 42-37 |
| 15:16 | Seton Hall | David Key is called for the reach on James Knight - foul #2 on David Key, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Wade (SG), Dana Cusick (PF), Ralph Chitty (C) David Key, Jamie James, Matthew Dozier, Eddie Benoit | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Pete Solar (PF), Don Hand (C) William Colligan, Curtis Brown, Theodore Carreras, James Knight, Gary Scott | |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar is hacked by Ralph Chitty - foul #1 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 14:53 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke clanks a jump hook from close range | 42-37 |
| 14:52 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | John Freeman steps in front of the Dave Howes pass in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 14:39 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Freeman | 42-42 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Wade | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | Seton Hall | John Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Freeman - foul #1 on John Freeman, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dozier (SF) Eddie Hagberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:14 | Seton Hall | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Ralph Chitty - foul #2 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (C) Ralph Chitty | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Knight (PF) Pete Solar | |
| 13:04 | Seton Hall | Dana Cusick blocks the short jumper by James Knight | 46-42 |
| 13:02 | Seton Hall | Don Hand pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:51 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann tips it in | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Dana Cusick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | David Wade grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dave Howes | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | Seton Hall | John Freeman makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Cooke and he's fouled by Dave Howes - foul #3 on Dave Howes, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF) Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke | |
| 12:17 | Seton Hall | John Freeman makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Dana Cusick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dave Howes | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wade (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Cusick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Carreras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Seton Hall | Dana Cusick blocks the short jumper by Don Hand | 52-47 |
| 11:33 | Seton Hall | James Knight grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 11:25 | Seton Hall | Eddie Benoit denies the turnaround by Theodore Carreras | 52-47 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Dave Howes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 11:01 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:56 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 10:55 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras tips it in | 52-49 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Theodore Carreras steals it from Dave Howes | 52-49 |
| 10:28 | Seton Hall | John Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 10:26 | Seton Hall | Don Hand grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:13 | Seton Hall | James Knight misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Dana Cusick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Knight - foul #3 on James Knight, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Jamie James (SG), Eddie Hagberg (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) Dave Howes, David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Eddie Benoit | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Pete Solar (PF), Gary Scott (C) John Freeman, Theodore Carreras, James Knight, Don Hand | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:35 | Seton Hall | Gary Scott knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Colligan | 54-51 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Scott McCann picks off the pass by Dana Cusick | 54-51 |
| 09:18 | Seton Hall | Jamie James picks off the pass by William Colligan in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Dana Cusick lays it up and in on a great pass from Jamie James | 56-51 |
| 09:10 | Seton Hall | David Key steps in front of the Gary Scott pass | 56-51 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 08:56 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:51 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Colligan | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Dana Cusick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 08:26 | Seton Hall | William Colligan pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Gary Scott's layup is rejected by Ralph Chitty | 56-54 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Jamie James blows the dunk | 56-54 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Jamie James can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 08:07 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Chitty - foul #3 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF) David Key, Jamie James, Dana Cusick | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Don Hand (C) William Colligan, Gary Scott | |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dave Howes | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCann (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Cooke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Solar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Dave Howes snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg lays it up and in and he's hacked by Pete Solar - foul #4 on Pete Solar, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (C) Ralph Chitty | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Curtis Brown (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF), James Knight (PF) Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke, Pete Solar | |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:45 | Seton Hall | James Knight is fouled on the floor by Eddie Hagberg - foul #2 on Eddie Hagberg, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Chitty (C) Eddie Hagberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:36 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty can't finish the layup | 62-56 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dave Howes | 65-56 |
| 05:55 | Seton Hall | John Freeman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | David Wade pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Dave Howes is called for 5 seconds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Jamie James (SG), Dana Cusick (PF) Dave Howes, David Wade, Ralph Chitty | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (PG), Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Pete Solar (PF) John Freeman, Curtis Brown, Theodore Carreras, Don Hand | |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Colligan | 65-58 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Jamie James is fouled on the floor by Pete Solar - foul #5 on Pete Solar, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (C) Eddie Benoit | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras (PF), Gary Scott (C) Pete Solar, James Knight | |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier blows the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Cooke - foul #2 on Ronald Cooke, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | William Colligan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG) Jamie James | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:21 | Kent State | David Wade's layup is rejected by Theodore Carreras | 66-58 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Dana Cusick tips it but misses | 66-58 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 04:10 | Seton Hall | Gary Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | David Wade snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | David Wade clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott McCann - foul #2 on Scott McCann, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Jamie James (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) David Key, Matthew Dozier, Dana Cusick | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Don Hand (C) Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie James (fresh) PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Carreras (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Seton Hall | Gary Scott loses the dribble to Ralph Chitty | 68-58 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Jamie James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (SG), Eddie Benoit (PF) David Wade, Eddie Hagberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Knight (PF) Theodore Carreras | |
| 02:32 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Eddie Hagberg (PF) David Key, Jamie James, Eddie Benoit | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF) William Colligan, Gary Scott | |
| 02:16 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Don Hand tips it in | 68-60 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Dave Howes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 01:25 | Seton Hall | Don Hand is fouled on the floor by Dave Howes - foul #4 on Dave Howes, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Eddie Benoit (C) Dave Howes, David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Ralph Chitty | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (PG), Curtis Brown (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF) John Freeman, Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke | |
| 01:25 | Seton Hall | Don Hand makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:25 | Seton Hall | Don Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF), Ralph Chitty (C) Matthew Dear, David Key, Jamie James, Eddie Hagberg, Eddie Benoit | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF) William Colligan, Curtis Brown, Theodore Carreras | |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier travels with the ball | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | John Freeman is whistled for traveling | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier is hacked by John Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Freeman, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (SG), Eddie Benoit (PF) David Wade, Dana Cusick | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Dave Howes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-62 |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:08 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 00:06 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann can't tip it in | 73-62 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Dave Howes runs out the clock | 73-62 |