| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is whistled for a carry | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Wayne Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by John Desrochers is blocked by Monroe Sanders | 26-42 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Dusty Grant swats the short shot by Geoffrey Whorton | 26-42 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is whistled for traveling | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (PF), Richard Peterson (C) John Desrochers, Dusty Grant | |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Charles Tanner | |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Wayne Green travels with the ball | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-42 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Jing-Sheng Tao takes the ball from Raymond Parsons | 26-42 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 28-42 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-42 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it in | 28-44 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Wells | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 15:56 | Kent State | James Allan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-47 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders's floater is tipped away by Richard Peterson | 28-47 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #3 on Robert Jury, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) John Desrochers | |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons lays it in on a great pass from Gary Wells | 28-49 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Craig Russ gets the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Allan | 30-49 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson's layup is rejected by Robert Jury | 30-49 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it but misses | 30-49 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the floater from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons scores on a shot near the basket set up by Gavin Fay and the foul's on Monroe Sanders - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Richard Peterson | |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses short on a shot from the right block | 32-52 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | John Thomas steps in front of the Gary Wells pass | 32-52 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Wayne Green knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 34-52 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #4 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Gary Wells | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Raymond Parsons is blocked by Monroe Sanders | 36-54 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson tips it home | 36-56 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Monroe Sanders | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a 3 from the right corner set up by John Desrochers | 38-59 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | James Allan hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Monroe Sanders | 41-59 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #4 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) James Allan, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gavin Fay | 41-61 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #3 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Charles Tanner | |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is fouled on the floor by Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer tips it but misses | 42-63 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | John Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury blows the layup but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Wayne Green (C) Craig Russ, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers | |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Wells | 43-66 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brad Smith | 43-68 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Gavin Fay steps in front of the Wayne Green pass | 43-68 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Gary Wells and he's hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #4 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #8 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the free throw | 43-71 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | The short jumper by John Thomas is denied by Charles Tanner | 43-71 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers snags the defensive board | 43-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 43-74 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-74 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 43-74 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Parsons | 43-76 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #5 | 43-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Craig Russ (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-79 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | James Allan is hacked by David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #6 | 45-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Craig Russ is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Craig Russ, team foul #9 | 45-79 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Jury blocks the short jumper by Dusty Grant | 45-79 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 45-79 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Allan | 48-79 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #10 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 48-79 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Jeffrey Cuthbert swats the shot by Craig Russ | 48-79 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it in | 50-79 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | James Allan steals the ball from David Sears | 50-79 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-79 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive board | 50-79 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | David Sears steps in front of the James Allan pass | 50-79 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the lay-in | 50-79 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Gary Raya pulls down the rebound | 50-79 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't finish the layup | 50-79 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 50-79 |
| 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) | |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Sears and he's fouled by Craig Russ - foul #3 on Craig Russ, team foul #11 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Doucette (PG), John Thomas (PF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the free throw | 50-82 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Jury | 52-82 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Doucette (fresh) SG - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Jury | 52-82 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-82 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Gary Raya tips it in | 54-82 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 54-82 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-82 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 54-82 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits a fadeaway from the right block | 54-84 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | John Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-84 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | David Sears is hacked by Roger Hillyer - foul #3 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #12 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) David Doucette | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the 1st free throw | 56-85 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 56-85 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-85 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | James Allan clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #7 | 56-85 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | James Allan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 57-85 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the dunk | 57-85 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 57-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-85 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Craig Russ - foul #4 on Craig Russ, team foul #13 | 57-85 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-86 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-87 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-87 |