| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Stewart (fresh) SG - Tyrone Barth (fresh) SF - Ken Valente (fresh) PF - Clifton Sankey (fresh) C - Dan Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) SG - Terry Walker (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Dan Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | North Texas | Clifton Sankey is denied on a layup by Joshua Ruel | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | North Texas | Dan Peterson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | North Texas | John Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | William Gunn grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Ken Valente | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Ken Valente steals it from Gilbert Dolly | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | North Texas | Dan Peterson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Dan Peterson denies the turnaround by Joshua Ruel | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | Ken Valente snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | North Texas | Clifton Sankey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | North Texas | John Stewart snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | North Texas | Dan Peterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dan Peterson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is hacked by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (PG), Donald Dahl (SG), Willis Reynolds (SF), Joshua Mattern (PF) John Stewart, Tyrone Barth, Ken Valente, Clifton Sankey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christian Greene (PF) Joshua Ruel | |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Christian Greene snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | William Gunn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | North Texas | Dan Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Christian Greene gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Pete Lloyd (fresh) SG - Donald Dahl (fresh) SF - Willis Reynolds (fresh) PF - Joshua Mattern (fresh) C - Dan Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fairly fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christian Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Christian Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Franklin Bath scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gilbert Dolly | 2-7 |
| 15:20 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Pete Lloyd picks off the pass by William Gunn | 5-7 |
| 14:59 | North Texas | Donald Dahl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Pete Lloyd | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | William Gunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Franklin Bath grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Franklin Bath loses the dribble to Willis Reynolds | 7-7 |
| 14:11 | North Texas | Willis Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:45 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:30 | North Texas | Christian Greene blocks the short jumper by Dan Peterson | 7-7 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christian Greene | 7-7 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | William Gunn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Walker | 7-10 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Donald Dahl misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Franklin Bath - foul #1 on Franklin Bath, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Stewart (PG), Ken Valente (SF), Clifton Sankey (PF), Kevin Cecere (C) Pete Lloyd, Willis Reynolds, Joshua Mattern, Dan Peterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG), Sonny Puckett (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF), Randy Reynolds (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, Christian Greene, William Gunn | |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Donald Dahl misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Donald Dahl misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel hits the finger roll | 7-12 |
| 12:31 | North Texas | Donald Dahl misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 12:16 | North Texas | Donald Dahl gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:58 | North Texas | Ken Valente can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Jack Ruff grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Stewart (fresh) SG - Donald Dahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ken Valente (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Sankey (fresh) C - Kevin Cecere (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jack Ruff (fresh) SG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Clifton Sankey - foul #1 on Clifton Sankey, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyrone Barth (SG) Donald Dahl | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:51 | North Texas | Ken Valente snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:33 | North Texas | Clifton Sankey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Mattern (C) Kevin Cecere | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 11:20 | North Texas | Ken Valente pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:16 | North Texas | Sonny Puckett is called for the reach on Tyrone Barth - foul #1 on Sonny Puckett, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), Christian Greene (C) Jack Ruff, Randy Reynolds | |
| 11:04 | North Texas | Clifton Sankey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 11:03 | North Texas | Ken Valente gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:43 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern is hacked by Christian Greene - foul #1 on Christian Greene, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dan Peterson (C) Joshua Mattern | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), William Gunn (C) Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel | |
| 10:38 | North Texas | John Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Christian Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Christian Greene scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Sonny Puckett and he's hacked by Ken Valente - foul #1 on Ken Valente, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (PG) John Stewart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Christian Greene makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:12 | North Texas | Dan Peterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 10:10 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Pete Lloyd - foul #1 on Pete Lloyd, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donald Dahl (SF), Joshua Mattern (PF) Ken Valente, Clifton Sankey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (SG), Randy Reynolds (PF) Sonny Puckett, Christian Greene | |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:35 | North Texas | Dan Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-18 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | William Gunn snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly loses the dribble to Joshua Mattern | 9-18 |
| 09:03 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Dahl | 11-18 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Franklin Bath drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Reynolds | 11-20 |
| 08:20 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 08:19 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth can't tip it in | 11-20 |
| 08:17 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Dahl | 11-20 |
| 08:05 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd is whistled for traveling | 11-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Stewart (PG), Ken Valente (SF), Clifton Sankey (PF) Pete Lloyd, Tyrone Barth, Dan Peterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF), Christian Greene (C) Franklin Bath, Jack Ruff, Gilbert Dolly, Randy Reynolds, William Gunn | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 11-20 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Sonny Puckett | 11-20 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Stewart (fresh) SG - Donald Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ken Valente (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clifton Sankey (fresh) C - Joshua Mattern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christian Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses the tip | 11-20 |
| 07:22 | North Texas | Clifton Sankey snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 07:05 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Stewart | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Clifton Sankey - foul #2 on Clifton Sankey, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kevin Cecere (PF), Dan Peterson (C) Clifton Sankey, Joshua Mattern | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG) Sonny Puckett | |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Kevin Cecere | 13-20 |
| 06:32 | North Texas | John Stewart buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Dahl | 16-20 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | John Stewart steps in front of the Vaughn Spinelli pass | 16-20 |
| 06:08 | North Texas | John Stewart travels in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyrone Barth (SG) Donald Dahl | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Gunn (C) Vaughn Spinelli, Christian Greene | |
| 06:03 | Kent State | John Stewart picks off the pass by Joshua Ruel | 16-20 |
| 06:00 | North Texas | John Stewart blows the layup | 16-20 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | William Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-20 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Gunn | 16-20 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-20 |
| 05:34 | North Texas | Dan Peterson snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 05:10 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Franklin Bath, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (PG), Donald Dahl (SF) John Stewart, Ken Valente | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG), Sonny Puckett (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (PF) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Joshua Ruel | |
| 05:10 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:10 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:10 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth makes the 3rd free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 04:55 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:33 | North Texas | Donald Dahl misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 04:31 | North Texas | Kevin Cecere snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 04:19 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Vaughn Spinelli - foul #1 on Vaughn Spinelli, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Mattern (PF) Dan Peterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christian Greene (PF) Jack Ruff | |
| 04:19 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:19 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli knocks in the 3 from straight away | 21-23 |
| 03:48 | North Texas | Donald Dahl makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Mattern | 24-23 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | William Gunn is whistled for a carry | 24-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Stewart (PG), Ken Valente (SF), Clifton Sankey (PF) Pete Lloyd, Tyrone Barth, Kevin Cecere | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Sonny Puckett, Vaughn Spinelli, William Gunn | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Dahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ken Valente (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clifton Sankey (fresh) C - Joshua Mattern (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christian Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern blows the layup but he's fouled by Christian Greene - foul #2 on Christian Greene, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dan Peterson (C) Clifton Sankey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| 03:08 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:08 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-23 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 02:28 | North Texas | Terry Walker steps in front of the Dan Peterson pass | 25-25 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 25-27 |
| 02:08 | North Texas | John Stewart is hacked by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyrone Barth (SG), Clifton Sankey (PF) Donald Dahl, Joshua Mattern | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Gunn (C) Joshua Ruel, Christian Greene | |
| 02:08 | North Texas | John Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 25-29 |
| 01:30 | North Texas | Dan Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Franklin Bath grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | William Gunn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Dolly | 25-31 |
| 00:41 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (PG), Donald Dahl (SF), Joshua Mattern (C) John Stewart, Ken Valente, Dan Peterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (SG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Terry Walker, Randy Reynolds | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Franklin Bath knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Gunn | 25-33 |
| 00:17 | North Texas | Tyrone Barth is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tyrone Barth, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli (SG), Christian Greene (C) Franklin Bath, William Gunn | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is whistled for a carry | 25-33 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG) Gilbert Dolly | |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd misses the halfcourt shot | 25-33 |