| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Darin Young is fouled on the floor by Brian Hurt - foul #2 on Brian Hurt, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Darin Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-35 |
| 19:16 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Bruce Phillips | 30-35 |
| 18:50 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 18:49 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Ken Ferrari denies the turnaround by Earle Hendrickson | 32-35 |
| 18:35 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Boston College | Rex Correll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earle Hendrickson | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Darin Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Clarence Holgate steps in front of the Robert Washington pass | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate lays it up and in | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Darin Young buries a jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | Boston College | Rex Correll knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Ferrari | 37-37 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker lays it in | 37-39 |
| 16:18 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Washington | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | The jump hook by Casey Jacobs is blocked by Ken Ferrari | 37-39 |
| 16:02 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ken Ferrari (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari can't connect on a jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Robert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Darin Young clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 14:51 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 40-41 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Darin Young drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Washington | 40-43 |
| 14:14 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:12 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 14:11 | Boston College | Brian Hurt snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:45 | Boston College | Rex Correll connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 43-43 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Hurt - foul #3 on Brian Hurt, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Robert Washington, Darin Young, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:02 | Boston College | John Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:00 | Boston College | John Gibson misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 12:35 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:17 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 11:44 | Boston College | Casey Jacobs takes the ball from Carter Kolakowski | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Reeves (fresh) PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Brian Hurt (PF) Vincent Coldwell, Donald Reeves, Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (C) Casey Jacobs | |
| 11:01 | Boston College | Lonnie Perkins is called for the reach on Clarence Holgate - foul #2 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SF) John Gibson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:35 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips lays it up and in set up by Cesar Rossi and the foul's on Scott Hoberg - foul #1 on Scott Hoberg, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Ferrari (C) Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg, Glen Brooks | |
| 10:35 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss double dribbles | 46-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darin Young (SG), Glen Brooks (C) Lonnie Perkins, Nathan Harriss | |
| 09:38 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 48-46 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Washington | 48-46 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Darin Young misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Cesar Rossi (C) Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (C) Glen Brooks | |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Darin Young misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:59 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:44 | Boston College | Brian Hurt drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 50-47 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Rex Correll picks off the pass by Robert Washington in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 08:41 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rex Correll | 52-47 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 08:16 | Boston College | Rex Correll gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:47 | Boston College | Brian Hurt comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darin Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 07:38 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:20 | Boston College | Rex Correll knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Darin Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Darin Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:19 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Brian Hurt | 55-50 |
| 05:51 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Knickerbocker - foul #1 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Robert Washington, Darin Young, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 05:51 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:51 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Roy Riley snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Reeves (SF) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (SF) Scott Hoberg | |
| 05:05 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Glen Brooks pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the jumper in the paint | 56-52 |
| 04:14 | Boston College | John Gibson misses long on a floater from the left side | 56-52 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Glen Brooks is blocked by Carter Kolakowski | 56-52 |
| 03:46 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Carter Kolakowski | 56-52 |
| 03:46 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Brian Hurt (PF) John Gibson, Vincent Coldwell, Donald Reeves, Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Darin Young (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Glen Brooks, Nathan Harriss | |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs scores on a runner near the basket | 59-54 |
| 02:55 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 61-54 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 02:39 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 02:35 | Boston College | Brian Hurt dunks the ball set up by Clarence Holgate | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Darin Young is hacked by Rex Correll - foul #1 on Rex Correll, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the floater in the lane set up by Ken Ferrari | 65-54 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Darin Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:58 | Boston College | Rex Correll is fouled on the floor by Earle Hendrickson - foul #2 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Boston College | Rex Correll is fouled on the floor by Darin Young - foul #3 on Darin Young, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 00:55 | Boston College | Darin Young is called for the reach on Rex Correll - foul #4 on Darin Young, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is hacked by Robert Washington - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Robert Washington's pass is intercepted by Clarence Holgate | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Robert Washington is called for the reach on Clarence Holgate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Washington, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari is hacked by Casey Jacobs - foul #2 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Casey Jacobs | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Clarence Holgate is called for the reach on Robert Washington - foul #2 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Darin Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 00:30 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Darin Young in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darin Young, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (SG) Darin Young | |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Robert Washington buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Rex Correll is fouled in the backcourt by Lonnie Perkins - foul #3 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is hacked by Robert Washington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Washington, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-63 |