| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) SG - Colby Cox (fresh) SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) PF - Billy Davis (fresh) C - William Forster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Price (fresh) SG - Pete Williams (fresh) SF - Carl Bombard (fresh) PF - Robert Tenorio (fresh) C - Cecil Coats (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | William Forster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Colby Cox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Pete Williams - foul #1 on Pete Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams drills a 3 from straight away set up by Cecil Coats | 1-3 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | William Forster is whistled for traveling | 1-3 |
| 19:09 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio is whistled for traveling | 1-3 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Robert Sellers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Holmes | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | William Forster gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Cecil Coats takes the ball from Billy Davis | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Robert Sellers - foul #1 on Robert Sellers, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 17:42 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Billy Davis pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | William Forster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Forster, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Bowling Green | Joseph Price hits a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | William Forster misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | Bowling Green | Cecil Coats is hacked by James Holmes - foul #1 on James Holmes, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) James Holmes, Colby Cox, Joseph Heard, Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Starner (PG), Dennis Wiggins (SG), Frank Bullock (SF), Christopher Lusby (PF), Larry Shields (C) Joseph Price, Pete Williams, Carl Bombard, Robert Tenorio, Cecil Coats | |
| 15:49 | Bowling Green | Robert Nelson denies the turnaround by Larry Shields | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Bowling Green | Dennis Wiggins gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Starner (fresh) SG - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) SF - Frank Bullock (fresh) PF - Christopher Lusby (fresh) C - Larry Shields (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Bowling Green | Robert Sellers steals it from Larry Shields | 4-8 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby banks in the layup set up by Christopher Pendley | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby loses the dribble to Christopher Pendley | 6-8 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley hits the finger roll | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Bowling Green | Mark Starner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Joe Lewis pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Frank Bullock is called for the reach on Joe Lewis - foul #1 on Frank Bullock, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Colby Cox (SG), Joseph Heard (SF), Billy Davis (PF), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Christopher Pendley, Robert Sellers, Stephen Barnaby, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Price (PG), Pete Williams (SG), Carl Bombard (SF), Robert Tenorio (PF), Cecil Coats (C) Mark Starner, Dennis Wiggins, Frank Bullock, Christopher Lusby, Larry Shields | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Cecil Coats is called for the reach on Joseph Heard - foul #1 on Cecil Coats, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | Bowling Green | Cecil Coats snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | James Holmes connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Colby Cox | 10-8 |
| 12:59 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Heard - foul #1 on Joseph Heard, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF) Joseph Heard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 12:59 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Colby Cox banks in the layup | 12-10 |
| 12:27 | Bowling Green | William Forster denies the turnaround by Pete Williams | 12-10 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 11:35 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio can't throw it down | 12-10 |
| 11:34 | Bowling Green | Cecil Coats grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) C - William Forster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pete Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tenorio (fresh) C - Cecil Coats (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Bowling Green | Robert Sellers is called for the reach on Cecil Coats - foul #2 on Robert Sellers, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (SG), Joseph Heard (SF) Colby Cox, Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock (SF) Carl Bombard | |
| 11:08 | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Pendley - foul #1 on Christopher Pendley, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG) James Holmes | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Shields (C) Cecil Coats | |
| 11:08 | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:08 | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | William Forster clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Bullock - foul #2 on Frank Bullock, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby (PF) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Starner (SF) Frank Bullock | |
| 10:57 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Price and he's hacked by Stephen Barnaby - foul #1 on Stephen Barnaby, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) William Forster | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby (SF) Pete Williams | |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Joseph Heard tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:46 | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby hits the finger roll set up by Mark Starner | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Starner - foul #1 on Mark Starner, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Billy Davis (PF), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Stephen Barnaby, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Pete Williams (SG), Carl Bombard (SF), Cecil Coats (C) Joseph Price, Christopher Lusby, Robert Tenorio | |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:00 | Bowling Green | Cecil Coats can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Joseph Heard grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | William Forster connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Pendley and he's hacked by Cecil Coats - foul #2 on Cecil Coats, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG) Christopher Pendley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby (PF) Cecil Coats | |
| 08:41 | Kent State | William Forster misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:28 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard buries a runner near the basket | 20-18 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Billy Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:01 | Bowling Green | Mark Starner snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:45 | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 07:43 | Bowling Green | Carl Bombard grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:30 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Colby Cox grabs the board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) C - William Forster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Starner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lusby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Shields (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Billy Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | William Forster tips it in | 22-18 |
| 07:06 | Bowling Green | Mark Starner is fouled in the backcourt by James Holmes - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG), Stephen Barnaby (SF) James Holmes, Joseph Heard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Price (PG), Robert Tenorio (PF) Christopher Lusby, Larry Shields | |
| 07:06 | Bowling Green | Mark Starner makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:06 | Bowling Green | Mark Starner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Pendley and he's fouled by Pete Williams - foul #2 on Pete Williams, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) William Forster | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dennis Wiggins (SG), Larry Shields (C) Pete Williams, Mark Starner | |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:28 | Bowling Green | Billy Davis swats the short shot by Robert Tenorio | 24-20 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio tips it in | 24-22 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby blows the layup | 24-22 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Price and he's hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Joseph Heard (SF), William Forster (C) Colby Cox, Billy Davis, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Lusby (SF) Carl Bombard | |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | James Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:15 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG), Billy Davis (PF) Christopher Pendley, Stephen Barnaby | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:36 | Kent State | William Forster misses badly on a shot in the lane | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Larry Shields | 24-25 |
| 04:29 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 04:27 | Bowling Green | Larry Shields tips it in | 24-27 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Billy Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Billy Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Forster is fouled on the floor by Larry Shields - foul #1 on Larry Shields, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Joe Lewis, Joseph Heard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Pete Williams (SG), Carl Bombard (SF), Frank Bullock (PF), Cecil Coats (C) Dennis Wiggins, Christopher Lusby, Robert Tenorio, Larry Shields | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Pete Williams | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Price | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cecil Coats (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Robert Sellers loses the dribble to Frank Bullock | 25-29 |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | Frank Bullock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Starner (PG), Robert Tenorio (PF) Joseph Price, Frank Bullock | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Bombard - foul #1 on Carl Bombard, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG) James Holmes | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:49 | Bowling Green | Robert Tenorio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 27-29 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Colby Cox dunks the ball set up by Robert Nelson | 29-29 |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Robert Nelson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-29 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | Robert Nelson is called for the reach on Pete Williams - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Joseph Heard (SF), Billy Davis (PF), William Forster (C) Colby Cox, Robert Sellers, Stephen Barnaby, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Price (PG), Frank Bullock (SF), Larry Shields (PF) Carl Bombard, Robert Tenorio, Cecil Coats | |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | Pete Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | William Forster misses long on a floater in the lane | 29-31 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Billy Davis tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Joseph Price misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-31 |