| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry White (fresh) PF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Carl Chapple's pass is intercepted by Anthony Price | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Pete Armstrong | 30-37 |
| 19:08 | Baylor | John Penn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:08 | Baylor | John Penn misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:08 | Baylor | John Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Baylor | John Penn grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | Baylor | Donald Hughes blows the dunk | 31-37 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Tony Branham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:07 | Baylor | John Penn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Hughes | 34-40 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 34-42 |
| 17:12 | Baylor | Brady Frazier connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Chapple - foul #2 on Carl Chapple, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (SG), William Newsome (SF), Warren Egan (PF), Robert Severino (C) John Penn, Harry White, Carl Chapple, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | Baylor | Robert Severino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Donald Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham | |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Warren Egan denies the turnaround by Augustus Zelmar | 37-43 |
| 16:42 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:35 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Hughes | 39-43 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Newsome - foul #1 on William Newsome, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:46 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Newsome (fresh) PF - Warren Egan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Severino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Matthew Stephens steals it from Salvador Gonzales | 42-45 |
| 15:14 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Harry White (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Donald Hughes, William Newsome, Warren Egan, Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 14:40 | Baylor | Harry White misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 13:53 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG) Matthew Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:53 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:53 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:35 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:30 | Baylor | Donald Hughes loses the dribble to Leland Pettigrew | 42-45 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Anthony Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 13:03 | Baylor | Gary Wilson gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:48 | Baylor | Brady Frazier is denied on a layup by Pete Armstrong | 42-45 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 12:29 | Baylor | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Brady Frazier - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carl Chapple (SF), Warren Egan (PF) Harry White, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:14 | Baylor | Warren Egan loses the dribble to Tony Branham | 42-47 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew's floater is knocked away by Warren Egan | 42-47 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 11:48 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Brady Frazier | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Penn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Egan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brady Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Baylor | John Penn throws it down on a nice dish by Carl Chapple | 44-47 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tony Branham | 44-50 |
| 10:49 | Baylor | John Penn is hacked by Anthony Price - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (PG), William Newsome (SG), Harry White (SF), Gary Wilson (PF) Donald Hughes, John Penn, Carl Chapple, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 10:39 | Baylor | William Newsome is hacked by Damek Kaniewski - foul #1 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 10:10 | Baylor | Warren Egan misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzales | 44-50 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Walter Zilk misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Joseph Helton grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Joseph Helton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Warren Egan is called for the reach on Augustus Zelmar - foul #2 on Warren Egan, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Robert Severino (C) William Newsome, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 08:54 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Matthew Stephens | 44-50 |
| 08:48 | Baylor | Harry White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Brady Frazier (C) Matthew Stephens, Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Damek Kaniewski, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the floater from the right side | 44-50 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 08:10 | Baylor | Gary Wilson hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Hughes | 46-52 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 07:41 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry White (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Baylor | John Penn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is called for a charge - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (SG), Robert Severino (SF), Carl Chapple (PF), Warren Egan (C) John Penn, Harry White, Gary Wilson, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Walter Zilk (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 06:38 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens's floater is knocked away by Pete Armstrong | 46-52 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Joseph Helton loses the dribble to Robert Severino | 46-52 |
| 06:05 | Baylor | Donald Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Stephens | 48-52 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 05:53 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Robert Severino | 48-52 |
| 05:24 | Baylor | Donald Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Brady Frazier (C) Matthew Stephens, Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong | |
| 04:54 | Baylor | John Penn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 04:21 | Baylor | John Penn lays it up and in | 53-54 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Walter Zilk's floater is knocked away by Brady Frazier | 53-54 |
| 04:01 | Baylor | Carl Chapple pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:44 | Baylor | Carl Chapple hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Damek Kaniewski - foul #2 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (PG), Gary Wilson (PF) Donald Hughes, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Joseph Helton, Walter Zilk | |
| 03:44 | Baylor | Carl Chapple makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:44 | Baylor | Carl Chapple makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Chapple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Chapple - foul #3 on Carl Chapple, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry White (SF) Carl Chapple | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Gary Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Brady Frazier - foul #1 on Brady Frazier, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Robert Severino (C) Matthew Stephens, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:24 | Baylor | John Penn drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hughes | 58-58 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 02:10 | Baylor | Robert Severino grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:56 | Baylor | John Penn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brady Frazier (C) Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Tony Branham loses the dribble to Donald Hughes | 58-58 |
| 01:31 | Baylor | Donald Hughes lays it up and in | 60-58 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | The short jumper by Leland Pettigrew is denied by Gary Wilson | 60-58 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Price | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Baylor | Donald Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | Baylor | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Baylor | Tony Branham is called for the reach on Gary Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Branham, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | Baylor | Gary Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Baylor | Gary Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 63-61 |