| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Ryan Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francis Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Town (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Francis Brown inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Lamar | Norman Thompson blows the layup | 37-26 |
| 19:41 | Lamar | Francis Brown tips it home | 39-26 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 18:55 | Lamar | Francis Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | David Wade makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dave Howes | 42-28 |
| 18:19 | Lamar | Raymond Town can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 18:17 | Lamar | William Allen snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:01 | Lamar | Norman Thompson drills a shot near the basket set up by Ryan Townsend | 44-28 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty is fouled on the floor by Francis Brown - foul #2 on Francis Brown, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Riehle (C) Norman Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:30 | Kent State | The jumper by David Wade is denied by Francis Brown | 44-28 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty gets the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Townsend - foul #2 on Ryan Townsend, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Lamar | George Collier (SF), Samuel Daniels (C) Francis Brown, Raymond Town | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (C) Ralph Chitty | |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:20 | Lamar | George Collier snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 17:01 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Allen | 46-29 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | David Wade misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 16:35 | Lamar | David Riehle snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 16:18 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | Vincent Nolan (SG), Francis Brown (SF), Raymond Town (PF), Norman Thompson (C) William Allen, George Collier, David Riehle, Samuel Daniels | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) Dave Howes, David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Eddie Hagberg | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Jamie James is fouled on the floor by Vincent Nolan - foul #1 on Vincent Nolan, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Jamie James buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Key | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Ryan Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Town (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dear (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Key (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jamie James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddie Benoit (fresh) C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Lamar | Ralph Chitty swats the short shot by Raymond Town | 46-31 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Town - foul #1 on Raymond Town, team foul #4 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Cook (PG), David Riehle (C) Ryan Townsend, Norman Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF) Matthew Dear, David Key, Jamie James, Ralph Chitty | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:35 | Lamar | Vincent Nolan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Dana Cusick grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Dana Cusick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Town - foul #2 on Raymond Town, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Allen (SG), George Collier (SF), Samuel Daniels (C) Vincent Nolan, Francis Brown, Raymond Town | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (C) Eddie Benoit | |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:02 | Lamar | Samuel Daniels buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Allen | 49-35 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Dana Cusick connects on the shot from the right wing set up by David Wade | 49-37 |
| 13:26 | Lamar | George Collier double dribbles | 49-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ryan Townsend (PG), Norman Thompson (C) James Cook, Samuel Daniels | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Dana Cusick clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Riehle - foul #2 on David Riehle, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Chitty (C) Eddie Hagberg | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:54 | Lamar | Norman Thompson dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Riehle and the foul's on Ralph Chitty - foul #3 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Francis Brown (SF), Raymond Town (PF) George Collier, David Riehle | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:54 | Lamar | Norman Thompson makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Dave Howes is fouled on the floor by Ryan Townsend - foul #3 on Ryan Townsend, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:14 | Lamar | Raymond Town buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-40 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | David Wade is fouled on the floor by Francis Brown - foul #3 on Francis Brown, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | Vincent Nolan (SG), David Riehle (C) William Allen, Norman Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Eddie Hagberg (PF) Dave Howes, Dana Cusick | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | David Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:00 | Lamar | Raymond Town pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:47 | Lamar | Francis Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | David Key grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Ryan Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Town (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Riehle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Key (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 11:22 | Lamar | David Riehle grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 11:17 | Lamar | Vincent Nolan is hacked by David Wade - foul #1 on David Wade, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | George Collier (SF), Samuel Daniels (C) Francis Brown, Raymond Town | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jamie James (SG), Eddie Benoit (C) David Wade, Ralph Chitty | |
| 10:57 | Lamar | Samuel Daniels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | David Key is whistled for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Allen (SG) Vincent Nolan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Dana Cusick (PF) Matthew Dozier, Eddie Benoit | |
| 10:20 | Lamar | William Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 10:19 | Lamar | George Collier tips it home | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 10:03 | Lamar | David Riehle snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:58 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-41 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Dana Cusick grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 09:39 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 09:13 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend is hacked by Eddie Hagberg - foul #1 on Eddie Hagberg, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Cook (PG), Francis Brown (SF), Raymond Town (PF), Norman Thompson (C) Ryan Townsend, George Collier, David Riehle, Samuel Daniels | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) David Key, Jamie James, Eddie Hagberg | |
| 09:02 | Lamar | James Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | James Cook steals it from Ralph Chitty | 57-41 |
| 08:43 | Lamar | James Cook lays it up and in | 59-41 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | David Wade makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dave Howes | 59-43 |
| 08:09 | Lamar | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Dozier | 59-43 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Francis Brown - foul #4 on Francis Brown, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ryan Townsend (PG), Vincent Nolan (SG), George Collier (SF) James Cook, William Allen, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (PF) Dana Cusick | |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Dave Howes makes the 3rd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:49 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 07:48 | Lamar | Vincent Nolan tips it in | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Ryan Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Town (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty lays it in | 61-48 |
| 07:19 | Lamar | Norman Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Nolan | 64-48 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | David Wade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 07:04 | Lamar | Norman Thompson grabs the board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dave Howes - foul #1 on Dave Howes, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Allen (SG), Francis Brown (SF), David Riehle (C) Vincent Nolan, George Collier, Norman Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Dana Cusick (PF) Dave Howes, Ralph Chitty | |
| 06:40 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:40 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Dana Cusick gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | David Key clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Dana Cusick tips it in | 65-50 |
| 06:15 | Lamar | William Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Townsend and he's fouled by Eddie Hagberg - foul #2 on Eddie Hagberg, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Lamar | George Collier (C) Raymond Town | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (C) Eddie Hagberg | |
| 06:15 | Lamar | William Allen makes the free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Dana Cusick loses the dribble to Francis Brown | 68-50 |
| 05:59 | Lamar | William Allen hits the finger roll set up by Francis Brown | 70-50 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Dana Cusick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), Jamie James (SF) David Wade, Matthew Dozier | |
| 05:28 | Lamar | Ryan Townsend's pass is intercepted by Dana Cusick | 70-50 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Matthew Dear is hacked by Ryan Townsend in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Townsend, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Matthew Dear makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Matthew Dear makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:56 | Lamar | David Riehle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:54 | Lamar | Francis Brown tips it home | 72-52 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Jamie James misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 04:26 | Lamar | Francis Brown grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 03:58 | Lamar | David Riehle travels with the ball | 72-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Cook (PG), Vincent Nolan (SG), Samuel Daniels (C) Ryan Townsend, William Allen, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (PF) Dana Cusick | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 03:44 | Lamar | George Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Riehle (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dear (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Key (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jamie James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Benoit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Lamar | Samuel Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-52 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg is fouled on the floor by David Riehle - foul #3 on David Riehle, team foul #11 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Taylor (SF) George Collier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:33 | Lamar | William Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Jamie James snags the defensive board | 72-54 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | David Key can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 01:44 | Lamar | Samuel Daniels clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Dear is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 72-56 |
| Subs | Lamar | George Collier (SF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Chitty (C) Matthew Dear | |
| 01:13 | Kent State | David Key hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie James | 72-59 |
| 00:59 | Lamar | George Collier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty gets the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Jamie James misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-59 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg tips it but misses | 72-59 |
| 00:48 | Lamar | George Collier snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Lamar | David Riehle misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Jamie James gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg is hacked by George Collier - foul #3 on George Collier, team foul #12 | 72-59 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | James Cook runs out the clock | 72-60 |