| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) C - Barry Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Mark Loar (fresh) SG - Herbert Byrd (fresh) SF - Stephen Crowder (fresh) PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) C - Heriberto Camacho (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Barry Brown tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Crowder - foul #1 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Wood - foul #1 on Arthur Wood, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Mark Loar - foul #1 on Mark Loar, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Barry Brown connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho's pass is intercepted by Peter Macaluso | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Bryant Harris (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Willie Scott (PF), Larry Earls (C) Mark Loar, Herbert Byrd, Stephen Crowder, Daniel McClung, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kent Hollaway - foul #1 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Barry Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Gold | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Leslie Norfleet (SF) Edward Gold, Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:01 | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott lays it up and in set up by Bryant Harris | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) SF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fresh) SG - Bryant Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Moss (fresh) PF - Willie Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Earls (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Bryant Harris pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dale Harkins (PF) Willie Scott | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the shot from the right block | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Southern Methodist | Leslie Norfleet steps in front of the Eric Moss pass | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is hacked by Bryant Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryant Harris, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Arthur Wood, Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar (PG), Herbert Byrd (SG), Stephen Crowder (SF), Aaron Widner (C) Anthony Wise, Bryant Harris, Eric Moss, Larry Earls | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens double dribbles | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho (C) Aaron Widner | |
| 14:29 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott (PF) Dale Harkins | |
| 14:11 | Southern Methodist | Jerald Stevens steps in front of the Mark Loar pass | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Leslie Norfleet (SF) Edward Gold, Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Bryant Harris (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Aaron Widner (C) Mark Loar, Herbert Byrd, Stephen Crowder, Willie Scott, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kent Hollaway - foul #2 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG), Jeffery Evans (C) Jerald Stevens, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans is whistled for a carry | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls (C) Aaron Widner | |
| 12:39 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Wise | 8-15 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Anthony Wise steals it from Leslie Norfleet | 8-15 |
| 12:20 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise lays it in | 8-17 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet is hacked by Eric Moss - foul #1 on Eric Moss, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Valeri Zuclich, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Stephen Crowder (SF), Dale Harkins (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Bryant Harris, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung, Larry Earls | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 11:51 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) C - Jeffery Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Byrd (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Crowder (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Harkins (fresh) C - Heriberto Camacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise is hacked by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Barry Brown (C) Arthur Wood, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar (PG), Willie Scott (PF) Anthony Wise, Dale Harkins | |
| 11:22 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the turnaround in the lane | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Crowder | 8-17 |
| 11:07 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho is whistled for traveling | 8-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner (C) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Aaron Widner takes the ball from Barry Brown | 8-17 |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG), Jeffery Evans (C) Jerald Stevens, Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Bryant Harris (SF), Dale Harkins (PF), Larry Earls (C) Herbert Byrd, Stephen Crowder, Willie Scott, Aaron Widner | |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar makes the 3rd free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Barry Brown drills a shot in the lane | 10-20 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls is hacked by Jeffery Evans - foul #1 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Mark Loar, Dale Harkins, Larry Earls | |
| 09:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Evans - foul #2 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF), Leslie Norfleet (PF) Edward Gold, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG) Bryant Harris | |
| 09:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses short on a shot from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet snags the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Arthur Wood comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-22 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Barry Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leslie Norfleet | 12-22 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss scores on a shot from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-24 |
| 08:09 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:57 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Wise | 12-26 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Herbert Byrd takes the ball from Arthur Wood in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 07:35 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 12-26 |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho hits the follow up shot | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) SG - Valeri Zuclich (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Norfleet (tiring) C - Barry Brown (very tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Byrd (tiring) SF - Eric Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel McClung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Heriberto Camacho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Valeri Zuclich | 15-28 |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 15-28 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Valeri Zuclich | 17-28 |
| 06:32 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho misses the dunk attempt | 17-28 |
| 06:30 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:16 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd is called for traveling | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Valeri Zuclich | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Bryant Harris (SF), Willie Scott (PF), Larry Earls (C) Anthony Wise, Herbert Byrd, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Wood, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:53 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls misses the easy layup | 17-28 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Loar, team foul #5 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG) Mark Loar | |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 05:00 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Macaluso - foul #1 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dale Harkins (PF), Aaron Widner (C) Willie Scott, Larry Earls | |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | The short jumper by Barry Brown is denied by Dale Harkins | 17-28 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Barry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG) Bryant Harris | |
| 04:15 | Southern Methodist | Peter Macaluso steps in front of the Aaron Widner pass | 17-28 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Macaluso | 19-28 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Kent Hollaway (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) Edward Gold, Valeri Zuclich, Leslie Norfleet, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar (PG) Anthony Wise | |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Harkins - foul #1 on Dale Harkins, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Willie Scott (PF), Larry Earls (C) Dale Harkins, Aaron Widner | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd blows the layup | 20-30 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Mark Loar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Byrd (tired) SF - Stephen Crowder (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Scott (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Earls (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kent Hollaway | 22-30 |
| 02:50 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Loar | 22-32 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Herbert Byrd picks off the pass by Jeffery Evans | 22-32 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-32 |
| 02:23 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder tips it home | 22-34 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Herbert Byrd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Byrd, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bryant Harris (SG), Dale Harkins (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Herbert Byrd, Willie Scott, Larry Earls | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:21 | Southern Methodist | Dale Harkins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Jerald Stevens is called for the reach on Mark Loar - foul #3 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #11 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) Jerald Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF) Stephen Crowder | |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:39 | Southern Methodist | Mark Loar connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Camacho | 22-39 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is called for 10 seconds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Daniel McClung (PF), Aaron Widner (C) Mark Loar, Dale Harkins, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 00:56 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise is hacked by Arthur Wood - foul #3 on Arthur Wood, team foul #12 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG) Arthur Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SF) Eric Moss | |
| 00:56 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 00:56 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich is hacked by Anthony Wise in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wise, team foul #8 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF) Bryant Harris | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise tips it but misses | 24-41 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Eric Moss picks off the pass by Valeri Zuclich in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-41 |