| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Roosevelt Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Millar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Sours (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Fulghum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | William Sours inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | North Texas | Greg Lamarche denies the turnaround by Arthur Millar | 33-28 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | The short jumper by Greg Lamarche is denied by James Fulghum | 33-28 |
| 19:25 | North Texas | James Fulghum pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:21 | North Texas | Arthur Millar loses the ball out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Evan Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-28 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it in | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is fouled on the floor by Arthur Millar - foul #1 on Arthur Millar, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | James Fulghum swats the dunk try by Greg Lamarche | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | North Texas | Craig Cline grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:39 | North Texas | Arthur Millar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 33-30 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Evan Davis | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Sours - foul #1 on William Sours, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg (PG), David Farrell (SF), Timothy Morris (C) Roosevelt Curtis, William Sours, James Fulghum | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Greg Lamarche | |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:18 | North Texas | Arthur Millar grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:07 | North Texas | Arthur Millar connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Gramberg | 36-31 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Ronald Gramberg steals it from Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 17:01 | North Texas | David Farrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Gramberg | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Robert Keene loses the dribble to Arthur Millar | 38-31 |
| 16:24 | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Keene - foul #1 on Robert Keene, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dean Gallagher (SG), Omar Perry (PF) Arthur Millar, Craig Cline | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Greg Lamarche (C) Daniel Ruby, Michael Meagher | |
| 16:24 | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:24 | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Ronald Gramberg is called for the reach on Terry Gaines - foul #2 on Ronald Gramberg, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Sours (SF) Dean Gallagher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 40-34 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Ronald Gramberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Omar Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Sours (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | North Texas | Omar Perry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Keene | 40-36 |
| 14:54 | North Texas | William Sours drills a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Ronald Gramberg steals the ball from Kevin Bolduc | 42-36 |
| 14:31 | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg lays it in | 44-36 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Gaines | 44-38 |
| 13:55 | North Texas | William Sours hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is hacked by David Farrell - foul #1 on David Farrell, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis (PG), Arthur Millar (SG), Craig Cline (PF), James Fulghum (C) Ronald Gramberg, William Sours, David Farrell, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), George Burns (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc, Greg Lamarche | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | North Texas | The rebound goes to James Fulghum | 44-38 |
| 13:17 | North Texas | Omar Perry hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Millar and the foul's on Evan Davis - foul #3 on Evan Davis, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines | |
| 13:17 | North Texas | Omar Perry makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby loses the dribble to Arthur Millar | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | North Texas | Arthur Millar slams it home | 49-38 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | David Farrell (SF) Omar Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:30 | North Texas | David Farrell connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Evan Davis - foul #4 on Evan Davis, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (PF) Evan Davis | |
| 12:30 | North Texas | David Farrell misses the free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Michael Meagher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman tips it home | 51-40 |
| 11:56 | North Texas | Craig Cline knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from James Fulghum | 53-40 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Roosevelt Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Millar (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Fulghum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 11:09 | North Texas | David Farrell misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 11:07 | North Texas | David Farrell snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | Arthur Millar is hacked by Daniel Ruby - foul #1 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg (PG), Omar Perry (SG), William Sours (SF), Timothy Morris (C) Roosevelt Curtis, Arthur Millar, David Farrell, James Fulghum | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns, Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Greg Lamarche | |
| 10:29 | North Texas | Omar Perry throws it down set up by Ronald Gramberg | 55-42 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Michael Meagher comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Craig Cline - foul #1 on Craig Cline, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dean Gallagher (SG) Craig Cline | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:53 | North Texas | Timothy Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Meagher | 55-46 |
| 09:22 | North Texas | Timothy Morris misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 55-46 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Terry Gaines drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Meagher | 55-49 |
| 08:42 | North Texas | William Sours misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Robert Keene clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Gramberg - foul #3 on Ronald Gramberg, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis (PG), Arthur Millar (SG), Craig Cline (PF), James Fulghum (C) Ronald Gramberg, Dean Gallagher, Omar Perry, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) Terry Gaines, Michael Meagher | |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 3rd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:16 | North Texas | James Fulghum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:00 | North Texas | William Sours hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:58 | North Texas | Craig Cline snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | David Farrell (SF) William Sours | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Kevin Bolduc, Robert Keene | |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Roosevelt Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Millar (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fulghum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it in | 57-52 |
| 07:16 | North Texas | Arthur Millar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Craig Cline swats the shot by Ernest Thomas | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Curtis | 57-52 |
| 06:26 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Craig Cline | 60-52 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman scores on a shot near the basket | 60-54 |
| 05:50 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | North Texas | David Farrell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Ruby | 63-60 |
| 04:32 | North Texas | Craig Cline can't finish the layup | 63-60 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas buries a floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Ruby | 63-62 |
| 04:02 | North Texas | David Farrell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 03:42 | North Texas | Craig Cline pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Roosevelt Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Millar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Farrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Fulghum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | North Texas | Craig Cline clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Evan Davis - foul #5 on Evan Davis, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg (PG), Omar Perry (SG), William Sours (SF), Timothy Morris (C) Roosevelt Curtis, Arthur Millar, David Farrell, James Fulghum | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Greg Lamarche | |
| 03:22 | North Texas | Craig Cline makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:22 | North Texas | Craig Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | North Texas | Craig Cline grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | North Texas | Arthur Millar (SG), David Farrell (C) Omar Perry, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG) George Burns, Terry Gaines | |
| 02:29 | North Texas | Ronald Gramberg misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Michael Meagher gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis (PG) Ronald Gramberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) Michael Meagher | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Roosevelt Curtis - foul #1 on Roosevelt Curtis, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | North Texas | Arthur Millar scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Farrell | 68-64 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Arthur Millar steals it from Ernest Thomas | 68-64 |
| 01:33 | North Texas | Roosevelt Curtis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-64 |
| 01:31 | North Texas | David Farrell misses the tip | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Fulghum (C) David Farrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF) Robert Keene | |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the jump hook in the lane | 68-64 |
| 01:18 | North Texas | Craig Cline gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:12 | North Texas | Arthur Millar misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 01:10 | North Texas | William Sours tips it but misses | 68-64 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hoffman | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | North Texas | Greg Lamarche swats the dunk try by James Fulghum | 68-67 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 68-67 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Lamarche | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | North Texas | William Sours misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche runs out the clock | 68-69 |