| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Azevedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Crane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | George Crane misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Willie Wilder - foul #3 on Willie Wilder, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bernard Womack (C) Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (SG) Ed Bible | |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | George Crane makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | George Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | George Crane gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Reed | 28-42 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Bernard Womack's pass is intercepted by Frank Reed | 28-42 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses the easy layup | 28-42 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Bernard Womack gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail lays it up and in | 30-42 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-42 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Arthur Krebs (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Michael Bernhard, Robert Nichols, George Crane | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 30-45 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Ed Bible swats the short shot by Timothy Ismail | 30-45 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Glen Moore tips it back up and in | 32-45 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Mitchell Worthington - foul #3 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (SF), James Weidler (C) Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG) Frank Reed | |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Krebs | 32-47 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Ismail steals it from Arthur Krebs | 32-47 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | James Weidler double dribbles | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (SG), Joshua Grady (SF) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG), Robert Nichols (PF) Ed Bible, Arthur Krebs | |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | James Weidler gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SF - Joshua Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glen Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Weidler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bernhard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Azevedo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willie Wilder (C) Glen Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs (C) Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 32-47 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed gets the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Bernard Womack (PF) Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, James Weidler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Michael Bernhard, Arthur Krebs | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Frank Reed steals the ball from Taylor Chatman | 32-47 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed is fouled on the floor by Scott Bruner - foul #3 on Scott Bruner, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Ismail (SG) Taylor Chatman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), Arthur Krebs (C) Frank Reed, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Bernard Womack - foul #2 on Bernard Womack, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG) Ed Bible | |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Scott Bruner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-48 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-48 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Reed | 32-48 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo loses the dribble to Scott Bruner | 32-48 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Frank Reed picks off the pass by Timothy Ismail | 32-48 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard blows the dunk | 32-48 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols tips it in | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Bernard Womack comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail tips it but misses | 32-50 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-50 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Willie Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail's pass is intercepted by Michael Bernhard | 32-50 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard hits the finger roll | 32-52 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Willie Wilder loses the dribble to Corey Azevedo | 32-52 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-52 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 32-52 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Bernard Womack snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the board | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Womack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bernhard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Corey Azevedo (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Ismail - foul #1 on Timothy Ismail, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Joshua Grady (SF), Glen Moore (PF), James Weidler (C) Scott Bruner, Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack, Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Wilfred Tomlinson (SF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Michael Bernhard, Robert Nichols, Arthur Krebs | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Glen Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-53 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank Reed | 32-55 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Glen Moore is fouled on the floor by Corey Azevedo - foul #3 on Corey Azevedo, team foul #1 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (SG) Timothy Ismail | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), George Crane (C) Frank Reed, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Azevedo - foul #4 on Corey Azevedo, team foul #2 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG) Goran Slusarski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs (PF) Wilfred Tomlinson | |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Taylor Chatman - foul #1 on Taylor Chatman, team foul #7 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (SF) Arthur Krebs | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Scott Bruner knocks in the floater near the basket | 39-60 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | George Crane is called for traveling | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF), Willie Wilder (C) Joshua Grady, James Weidler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, George Crane | |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Scott Bruner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Bernhard | 42-63 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Glen Moore gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Giorgi | 44-65 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Kenneth Giorgi is called for the reach on Willie Wilder - foul #2 on Kenneth Giorgi, team foul #3 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Timothy Ismail (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), Bernard Womack (PF) Scott Bruner, Taylor Chatman, Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG), Eric McKinnies (SG), Wilfred Tomlinson (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), George Crane (C) Michael Bernhard, Ed Bible, Corey Azevedo, Arthur Krebs, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joshua Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) SF - Wilfred Tomlinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols connects on the turnaround near the basket | 44-67 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | George Crane snags the defensive board | 44-67 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols's pass is intercepted by Willie Wilder | 44-67 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-67 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | George Crane blows the layup | 47-67 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Willie Wilder hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Goran Slusarski | 49-67 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frank Reed | 49-69 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-69 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wilfred Tomlinson | 49-69 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric McKinnies | 49-71 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Willie Wilder can't connect on a runner in the paint | 49-71 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Joshua Grady gets the offensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric McKinnies - foul #1 on Eric McKinnies, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Glen Moore (PF), James Weidler (C) Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, Bernard Womack, Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), Ed Bible (SG), Corey Azevedo (SF), Arthur Krebs (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Frank Reed, Eric McKinnies, Wilfred Tomlinson, Robert Nichols, George Crane | |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Giorgi | 50-74 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Scott Bruner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-74 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Glen Moore | 50-74 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Scott Bruner loses the ball out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Goran Slusarski (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), Bernard Womack (C) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail, Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Wilfred Tomlinson (SF) Ed Bible, Corey Azevedo | |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric McKinnies | 50-77 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-77 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Joshua Grady pulls down the rebound | 52-77 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Weidler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Bernhard (fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfred Tomlinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Arthur Krebs is called for the reach on James Weidler - foul #1 on Arthur Krebs, team foul #5 | 52-77 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Joshua Grady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-77 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard gets the rebound | 52-77 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-77 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Weidler - foul #1 on James Weidler, team foul #8 | 52-77 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 52-79 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Bernhard | 52-79 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Taylor Chatman takes the ball from Michael Bernhard | 52-79 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-79 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson's pass is intercepted by Bernard Womack | 52-79 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-79 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs misses the floater in the lane | 52-79 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Bernard Womack pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-79 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Bernard Womack snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Joshua Grady buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard runs out the clock | 55-79 |