| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) SG - John Daly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Roy Gimenez is called for the reach on Tony Branham - foul #2 on Roy Gimenez, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 26-25 |
| 19:16 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:16 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:16 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Godwin - foul #2 on Mark Godwin, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:25 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Pritchett | 26-29 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | The jump hook by Anthony Price is blocked by Roy Gimenez | 26-29 |
| 17:58 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Eugene Melton | 26-29 |
| 17:33 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 17:31 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett tips it home | 26-31 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Eugene Melton blocks the short jumper by Tony Branham | 26-31 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | John Daly is called for the reach on Tony Branham - foul #3 on John Daly, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), John Weinmann (C) John Daly, Eugene Melton, John Pritchett | |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Anthony Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Branham | 28-31 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Tony Branham knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo and the foul's on John Weinmann - foul #1 on John Weinmann, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (PG), John Daly (SG), Jun Chiu (PF), John Pritchett (C) Mark Godwin, Willie Edwards, Roy Gimenez, John Weinmann | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 3 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeffrey Harrah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Daly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) C - John Pritchett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Bowling Green | Joseph Helton takes the ball from John Daly | 31-31 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Joseph Helton hits the finger roll | 33-31 |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG) Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF) Michael Hansen | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | John Pritchett picks off the pass by Augustus Zelmar | 33-31 |
| 15:04 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 14:51 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 14:23 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jun Chiu | 33-35 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Walter Zilk connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 13:49 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Harrah | 36-37 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Pritchett - foul #1 on John Pritchett, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), Roy Gimenez (PF), John Weinmann (C) Jeffrey Harrah, Jun Chiu, John Pritchett | |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Godwin | 37-39 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Tony Branham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 40-39 |
| 12:56 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Weinmann | 40-41 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 12:35 | Bowling Green | John Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:18 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Godwin | 40-44 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Tony Branham tips it in | 42-44 |
| 11:36 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Gimenez | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damek Kaniewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Melton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Weinmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:21 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Melton | 42-48 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Claudio Rizzo | 44-48 |
| 10:22 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Damek Kaniewski, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (PG), Willie Edwards (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Jun Chiu (PF), John Pritchett (C) Mark Godwin, John Daly, Eugene Melton, Roy Gimenez, John Weinmann | |
| 09:53 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jun Chiu, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Joseph Helton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 09:29 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | Bowling Green | Augustus Zelmar steals the ball from Michael Hansen | 44-48 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Anthony Price scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:35 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:16 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:14 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jeffrey Harrah is called for the reach on Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harrah, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), John Daly (SG), Roy Gimenez (PF) Jeffrey Harrah, Willie Edwards, Jun Chiu | |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:54 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Pritchett | 47-50 |
| 07:37 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Price - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 07:37 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:37 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Daly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pritchett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | John Daly picks off the pass by Anthony Price | 47-52 |
| 07:03 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett can't connect on a runner from the right block | 47-52 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 06:45 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (SF) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards (SF), John Weinmann (C) Michael Hansen, John Pritchett | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it in | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Damek Kaniewski - foul #5 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SF) Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF) Willie Edwards | |
| 05:52 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 51-53 |
| 05:25 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Tony Branham's pass is intercepted by Eugene Melton | 51-53 |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Salvador Gonzales | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Pritchett (C) John Weinmann | |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo and he's hacked by John Pritchett - foul #2 on John Pritchett, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (SG), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (PG) Mark Godwin | |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:05 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Helton | 54-54 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Walter Zilk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:50 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 03:35 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), Willie Edwards (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Jun Chiu (PF) Jeffrey Harrah, John Daly, Eugene Melton, Roy Gimenez | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pritchett (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Helton | 56-54 |
| 03:00 | Bowling Green | The jump hook by Willie Edwards is blocked by Walter Zilk | 56-54 |
| 02:59 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to John Pritchett | 56-54 |
| 02:59 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), Eugene Melton (SF), Roy Gimenez (PF) Willie Edwards, Michael Hansen, Jun Chiu | |
| 02:52 | Bowling Green | John Daly's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Armstrong | 56-54 |
| 02:50 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett drills a floater from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 59-56 |
| 01:56 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:55 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong buries a 3 from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 01:11 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Price | 62-56 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Anthony Price scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Claudio Rizzo | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez loses the ball out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Godwin - foul #3 on Mark Godwin, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SF), Walter Zilk (PF) Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:38 | Bowling Green | Pete Armstrong swats the short shot by John Pritchett | 66-56 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales banks in the layup set up by Walter Zilk | 68-56 |
| 00:08 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-56 |
| 00:07 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez tips it home | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo runs out the clock | 68-58 |