| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hedeon Oberski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shelton Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Scott Gines inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Richard Peters hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Peters - foul #2 on Richard Peters, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Nolan Ely's pass is intercepted by Hedeon Oberski | 28-36 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Jablonsky | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | The jumper by Andrew Patrick is denied by Jack Dunham | 28-39 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Dunham | 28-41 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Scott Gines buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Nolan Ely snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Richard Peters's pass is intercepted by Roger Feagin | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham lays it in on a great pass from Roger Feagin | 30-43 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Roger Feagin is called for the reach on Andrew Patrick - foul #2 on Roger Feagin, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman (SG), Al Johnson (SF), Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF), Jerold Cleghorn (C) Hedeon Oberski, Raymond Jablonsky, Jack Dunham, Shelton Watson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) C - John Hilliard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Al Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oluhyode Abdelwahed (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerold Cleghorn (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Sullivan steals the ball from Jerold Cleghorn | 32-43 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Gary Puckett makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Murphy and he's hacked by Oluhyode Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Oluhyode Abdelwahed, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins (PG) Roger Feagin | |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Gary Puckett makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Penniman | 35-45 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Jerold Cleghorn steals it from John Hilliard | 35-45 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 14:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Gary Puckett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Hilliard - foul #1 on John Hilliard, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF), Reginald Gann (C) Frank Sullivan, Gary Puckett, John Murphy, Clarence Plantenberg, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin (PG), Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Shelton Watson (C) Edwin Wiggins, Al Johnson, Oluhyode Abdelwahed | |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Jerold Cleghorn is called for the reach on Scott Gines - foul #1 on Jerold Cleghorn, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham (PF) Jerold Cleghorn | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | The short jumper by Scott Gines is denied by Shelton Watson | 37-47 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Reginald Gann grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Scott Gines is fouled on the floor by Jack Dunham - foul #1 on Jack Dunham, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski (SG) Donald Penniman | |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Feagin - foul #3 on Roger Feagin, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Peters - foul #3 on Richard Peters, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Peters | 41-50 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Reginald Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shelton Watson - foul #2 on Shelton Watson, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman (SG), Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF) Hedeon Oberski, Jack Dunham | |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Nolan Ely makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oluhyode Abdelwahed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shelton Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Penniman | 42-50 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | John Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Reginald Gann swats the short shot by Shelton Watson | 42-50 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin tips it home | 42-52 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | John Murphy scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky clanks a shot in the lane | 45-52 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:04 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Penniman | 45-55 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Reginald Gann grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Gary Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Gary Puckett, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins (PG), Hedeon Oberski (SG), Al Johnson (SF), Jack Dunham (PF), Jerold Cleghorn (C) Roger Feagin, Donald Penniman, Raymond Jablonsky, Oluhyode Abdelwahed, Shelton Watson | |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg is hacked by Jerold Cleghorn - foul #2 on Jerold Cleghorn, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Plantenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edwin Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hedeon Oberski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Al Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dunham (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerold Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Nolan Ely gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Nolan Ely clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn slams it home and the foul's on Clarence Plantenberg - foul #2 on Clarence Plantenberg, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Clarence Plantenberg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin (PG) Edwin Wiggins | |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Jerold Cleghorn steps in front of the John Hilliard pass | 47-58 |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Richard Peters hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Patrick | 49-61 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Al Johnson | 49-64 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Al Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Gines - foul #1 on Al Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reginald Gann (C) John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman (SG), Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF), Shelton Watson (C) Hedeon Oberski, Al Johnson, Jack Dunham, Jerold Cleghorn | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Nolan Ely pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Richard Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Reginald Gann misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Raymond Jablonsky | 51-64 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Jablonsky | 51-67 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-67 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Peters steals it from Donald Penniman | 51-67 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Peters | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Gines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oluhyode Abdelwahed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shelton Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Shelton Watson takes the ball from Reginald Gann | 53-70 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #1 on Reginald Gann, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (PG), Hedeon Oberski (SF), Jerold Cleghorn (C) Roger Feagin, Raymond Jablonsky, Shelton Watson | |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Hilliard | 53-71 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | John Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed tips it home | 55-73 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Hedeon Oberski picks off the pass by Frank Sullivan | 55-73 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | John Hilliard denies the turnaround by Donald Penniman | 55-73 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski tips it back up and in | 55-75 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-75 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed is called for traveling | 55-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins (PG) Donald Penniman | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Wiggins - foul #3 on Edwin Wiggins, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Puckett is called for the reach on Al Johnson - foul #2 on Gary Puckett, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson dunks the ball and the foul's on Clarence Plantenberg - foul #3 on Clarence Plantenberg, team foul #7 | 57-77 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson makes the free throw | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | John Hilliard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins runs out the clock | 57-78 |