| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Timothy Neely is called for the reach on Raymond Aarons - foul #2 on Timothy Neely, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Tim Coates misses the turnaround near the basket | 34-32 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett tips it in | 36-32 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Doughty connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Chase Holguin - foul #3 on Chase Holguin, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG) Chase Holguin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Doughty misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Timothy Neely blows the layup | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Albert Manning takes the ball from Raymond Aarons | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on John Doughty | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Griffing (PF) Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (SF) Albert Manning | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Timothy Neely is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pruett - foul #2 on Arthur Pruett, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fred Delbosque (C) Timothy Neely | |
| 16:43 | Kent State | John Griffing clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Angel Rodriguez | 36-34 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Richard Glover connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Compton | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Mooney and he's fouled by Keith Walls - foul #1 on Keith Walls, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Robert Compton, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (SG), Albert Manning (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Kyle Mooney, John Doughty, Fred Delbosque | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes hits a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Oliveira | 40-36 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter is fouled in the backcourt by Tyson Holmes - foul #2 on Tyson Holmes, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Pagan (SG) Nicholas Salter | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Albert Manning misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Griffing (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Keith Walls | 42-38 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Albert Manning is fouled on the floor by Tim Coates - foul #1 on Tim Coates, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Arthur Pruett (SF) Tyson Holmes, Keith Walls | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Mooney (PG), John Doughty (SG), Timothy Neely (C) Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan, John Griffing | |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney double dribbles | 42-38 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Oliveira | 42-38 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (SF), Clayton Taylor (PF) Albert Manning, Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney lays it in uncontested on a great pass from John Doughty | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Keith Walls is called for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Walls, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Griffing (PF) Clayton Taylor | |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Angel Rodriguez picks off the pass by John Doughty | 42-40 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett is called for 3 seconds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (SG), Albert Manning (SF) John Doughty, Nicholas Salter | |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Raymond Aarons steals it from Timothy Neely | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Kyle Mooney steals the ball from Raymond Aarons | 42-40 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Ron Nichols loses the dribble to Chase Holguin | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Keith Walls (SF) Chase Holguin, Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Doughty (SG), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Kyle Mooney, Timothy Neely | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Griffing (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Thomas Oliveira takes the ball from Bruce Jeanbaptiste | 42-40 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira is hacked by Bruce Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Bruce Jeanbaptiste, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), Richard Glover (PF) Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (SF), Fred Delbosque (C) Albert Manning, John Griffing | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Richard Glover scores on a runner from the left block | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | John Doughty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Keith Walls gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Keith Walls knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tyson Holmes | 47-40 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 49-40 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Fred Delbosque scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ron Nichols | 49-42 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Richard Glover's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Salter | 49-42 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter misses short on a floater from close range | 49-42 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Richard Glover gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Richard Glover hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Compton | 51-42 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Raymond Aarons denies the turnaround by Bruce Jeanbaptiste | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Richard Glover knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Tyson Holmes and he's hacked by Fred Delbosque - foul #2 on Fred Delbosque, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Mooney (PG), Brad Pagan (SG), Albert Manning (SF), John Griffing (PF), Timothy Neely (C) Ron Nichols, John Doughty, Nicholas Salter, Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Fred Delbosque | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses the free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Timothy Neely snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-42 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to John Griffing | 53-42 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Timothy Neely tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Griffing (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | John Griffing blocks the short jumper by Richard Glover | 53-42 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Griffing | 53-42 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Richard Glover grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Coates and he's hacked by Brad Pagan - foul #2 on Brad Pagan, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez (C) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Doughty (SG), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Brad Pagan, John Griffing | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Albert Manning pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | John Doughty is whistled for a carry | 55-42 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kyle Mooney | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Albert Manning is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Mooney | 55-45 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Timothy Neely | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney hits a shot from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira is whistled for a carry | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (PG), Nicholas Salter (SF), John Griffing (PF), Fred Delbosque (C) Kyle Mooney, Albert Manning, Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Timothy Neely | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tyson Holmes | 58-47 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Raymond Aarons is called for the reach on Fred Delbosque - foul #1 on Raymond Aarons, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Fred Delbosque misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Richard Glover can't finish the layup | 58-47 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | John Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Salter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Griffing (fresh) 6 reb. C - Fred Delbosque (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | John Doughty misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 58-47 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Fred Delbosque tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Walls | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Fred Delbosque misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Richard Glover grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Richard Glover scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tyson Holmes | 63-49 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Ron Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-49 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Glover | 63-49 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Richard Glover can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Griffing - foul #3 on John Griffing, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Keith Walls | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Pagan (SG) John Doughty | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Brad Pagan pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Raymond Aarons swats the shot by Ron Nichols | 64-49 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Coates (PF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chase Holguin - foul #4 on Chase Holguin, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira can't tip it in | 64-51 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | John Griffing gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Brad Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-51 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Tim Coates pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin runs out the clock | 64-51 |