| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Hervey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton inbounds the ball | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders scores on a shot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey is hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Dennis Wilson | 48-53 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Brown | 48-55 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Wayne Green is blocked by Mark Hervey | 48-55 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson tips it in | 50-55 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Brown and he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Robert Jury scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 52-58 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for the reach on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG) Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Mark Fullwood (SG), James Allen (SF), Robert Camp (PF), Paul Summer (C) Charles Brown, Thomas Brown, Clarence Stenger, Mark Hervey, Billy McPhillips | |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Thomas can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Robert Camp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Summer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler loses the dribble to Carlos Mitchell | 52-58 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | James Allen is called for the reach on Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #1 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Mark Hervey (PF), Billy McPhillips (C) Mark Fullwood, James Allen, Robert Camp, Paul Summer | |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-58 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hervey | 55-60 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian McClester | 58-60 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler is fouled on the floor by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG) Willy Crigler | |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 58-60 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Mark Hervey is called for the reach on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Mark Hervey, team foul #2 | 58-60 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mark Hervey | 58-60 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 58-63 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Thomas Brown picks off the pass by Brian McClester | 58-63 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 58-66 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-66 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-66 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilson | 58-66 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton loses the dribble to Clarence Stenger | 58-66 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Green is called for the reach on Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Wayne Green, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Robert Camp (PF), Paul Summer (C) Charles Brown, Mark Hervey, Billy McPhillips | |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 60-68 |
| 11:44 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Camp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Summer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Robert Jury knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roger Hillyer | 63-70 |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), James Allen (SF), Billy McPhillips (C) Thomas Brown, Clarence Stenger, Paul Summer | |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Green | 63-70 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-70 |
| 10:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-70 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Monroe Sanders - foul #4 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (PF) Robert Camp | |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Charles Brown steps in front of the Robert Jury pass | 63-71 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey blows the layup | 63-71 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey misses the tip | 63-71 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Brian McClester lays it in | 65-71 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Brian McClester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willy Crigler - foul #1 on Willy Crigler, team foul #3 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF) Willy Crigler, James Allen | |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 09:21 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Stenger | 65-74 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 08:43 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips hits the follow up shot | 67-76 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Hervey - foul #2 on Mark Hervey, team foul #4 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF) Brian McClester, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Robert Camp (C) Charles Brown, Billy McPhillips | |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | John Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Wayne Green comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | John Thomas hits the follow up shot | 70-76 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey connects on the driving attempt from close range | 70-78 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-78 |
| 07:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Hervey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Camp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 07:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp tips it in | 70-80 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Stenger - foul #1 on Clarence Stenger, team foul #5 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Billy McPhillips (C) Thomas Brown, Mark Hervey | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger is hacked by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF) Dennis Wilson, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 72-80 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 72-80 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer clanks a shot from the right side | 72-80 |
| 06:35 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger gets the rebound | 72-80 |
| 06:22 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Brown | 72-82 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Billy McPhillips takes the ball from Jing-Sheng Tao | 72-82 |
| 05:56 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy McPhillips, team foul #7 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), Mark Hervey (PF) Willy Crigler, Robert Camp | |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-82 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-82 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 75-82 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF) Clarence Stenger | |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #11 | 75-82 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Brian McClester buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-84 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #4 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #12 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Wayne Green (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp (C) Billy McPhillips | |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-86 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Wayne Green tips it home | 79-86 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-86 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson gets the rebound | 79-86 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Camp - foul #1 on Robert Camp, team foul #8 | 79-86 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG) Dennis Wilson, Brian McClester | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Mark Fullwood (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Billy McPhillips (C) Charles Brown, Thomas Brown, James Allen, Mark Hervey | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 81-86 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 81-86 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Camp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 81-86 |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger grabs the board | 81-86 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Roger Hillyer | 83-88 |
| 02:55 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-88 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Mark Hervey (PF) Willy Crigler, Mark Fullwood, Robert Camp | |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey misses the easy layup | 83-88 |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips can't tip it in | 83-88 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson snags the defensive board | 83-88 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-88 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 83-88 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #9 | 83-88 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 85-88 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger can't tip it in | 85-88 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey gets the offensive rebound | 85-88 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-88 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton grabs the defensive rebound | 85-88 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Dennis Wilson | 87-88 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Green steals it from Mark Hervey | 87-88 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson travels in the backcourt | 87-88 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Monroe Sanders swats the shot by Clarence Stenger | 87-88 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 87-88 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #14 | 87-88 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian McClester - foul #2 on Brian McClester, team foul #15 | 87-88 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 87-88 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Brian McClester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 87-89 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown is hacked by Dennis Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #16 | 87-89 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 87-91 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 87-91 |