| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Charles Eastland snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby loses the dribble to Kenneth Thorsen | 42-28 |
| 19:10 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 42-28 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-28 |
| 18:43 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Thomas Howard | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Aubrey Sullivan | 45-28 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche loses the ball out of bounds | 45-28 |
| 17:27 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Sullivan - foul #1 on Aubrey Sullivan, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt (SG), Earl Leedy (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Aubrey Sullivan, Thomas Howard, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Terry Gaines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-28 |
| 16:59 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 16:41 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Wilson | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Earl Leedy steps in front of the Daniel Ruby pass | 48-28 |
| 16:02 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Leedy (fresh) C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Mark Daye - foul #2 on Mark Daye, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Michael Patterson (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Kenneth Thorsen (C) Mark Daye, Jacob Wilson, Earl Leedy, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen travels with the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye (PG) Michael Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:48 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Howard | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Holt - foul #1 on Ronald Holt, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Carpenter (PF) Ernest Thomas | |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 14:16 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Howard | 54-32 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Robert Keene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson (SF) Ronald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Tom Hawkins, William Lim, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 13:55 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jacob Wilson | 57-32 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aubrey Sullivan - foul #2 on Aubrey Sullivan, team foul #4 | 57-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SG), Earl Leedy (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Aubrey Sullivan, Thomas Howard, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Terry Gaines | |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Leedy - foul #1 on Earl Leedy, team foul #5 | 57-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt (SG) Christopher Waldrup | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG) Robert Keene | |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Earl Leedy snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-35 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is whistled for a carry | 60-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Thomas Howard (PF) Mark Daye, Earl Leedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (PF) Henry Carpenter | |
| 12:15 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Aubrey Sullivan and he's hacked by Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #1 | 62-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (C) Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:15 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson makes the free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche double dribbles | 63-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Patterson (SF) Jacob Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG), Kevin Bolduc (C) Daniel Ruby, Greg Lamarche | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ronald Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Patterson (fresh) PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Keene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard misses the floater in the paint | 63-35 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Terry Gaines pulls down the rebound | 63-35 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | William Lim is denied on a layup by Thomas Howard | 63-35 |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen pulls down the rebound | 63-35 |
| 10:51 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-35 |
| 10:49 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan can't tip it in | 63-35 |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-35 |
| 10:30 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye (PG), Christopher Waldrup (SG), Jacob Wilson (SF), Earl Leedy (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Ronald Holt, Aubrey Sullivan, Michael Patterson, Thomas Howard, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Robert Keene, Charles Eastland, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Terry Gaines's pass is intercepted by Mark Daye | 63-35 |
| 09:45 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-35 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-35 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | William Lim is hacked by Jacob Wilson - foul #1 on Jacob Wilson, team foul #6 | 63-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Tom Hawkins (SF) Terry Gaines, William Lim | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby comes up short on the shot from the left side | 63-35 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Ruby | 63-35 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 63-37 |
| 08:36 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-37 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the floater from the right side | 63-37 |
| 08:20 | St. Bonaventure | Earl Leedy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | Tom Hawkins is called for the reach on Christopher Waldrup - foul #3 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #2 | 63-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Ronald Holt (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Kenneth Thorsen (C) Christopher Waldrup, Jacob Wilson, Earl Leedy, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Keene (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Lim (C) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Tom Hawkins, Greg Lamarche | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Keene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt is fouled on the floor by Charles Eastland - foul #3 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 63-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| 07:09 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan travels with the ball | 63-37 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Keene | 63-39 |
| 06:52 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-39 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Robert Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Robert Keene scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 63-41 |
| 06:22 | St. Bonaventure | William Lim steals it from Mark Daye | 63-41 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Bolduc takes the ball from Ronald Holt | 63-43 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-43 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson (SF) Ronald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, William Lim, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thorsen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Aubrey Sullivan | 66-44 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Jacob Wilson steps in front of the Terry Gaines pass | 66-44 |
| 04:39 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson banks in the layup | 68-44 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen is denied on a layup by Charles Eastland | 68-47 |
| 04:06 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard tips it back up and in | 70-47 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is hacked by Aubrey Sullivan - foul #3 on Aubrey Sullivan, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (PG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 03:57 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan grabs the board | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 70-47 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 70-47 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Keene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure 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) | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 70-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt (SG), Earl Leedy (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Aubrey Sullivan, Thomas Howard, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 02:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Holt | 73-47 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Robert Keene drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Hawkins | 73-50 |
| 02:17 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-50 |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson tips it in | 75-50 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Robert Keene buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tom Hawkins | 75-53 |
| 01:35 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Holt | 78-53 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | William Lim knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Earl Leedy - foul #2 on Earl Leedy, team foul #9 | 78-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Thomas Howard (PF), Kenneth Thorsen (C) Ronald Holt, Earl Leedy, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:11 | Kent State | William Lim makes the free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-56 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure 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) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-56 |
| 00:34 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure 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) | |
| 00:09 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 78-56 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Robert Keene pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard gets the rebound | 78-56 |