| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) PF - Brian Hogue (fresh) C - Archie Hovey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - William Scheller (fresh) C - Duane Paredes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Shane Elliott takes the ball from Archie Hovey | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Shane Elliott jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hogue | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Shane Elliott pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Shane Elliott gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | A charge is called on Edward Worrall - foul #1 on Edward Worrall, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Luis Braun | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | William Scheller misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | William Scheller picks off the pass by Jeffrey Johnson | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | William Scheller hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | William Scheller takes the ball from Anthony Jones | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | William Scheller knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue hits the finger roll set up by Luis Braun | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Hogue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Archie Hovey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Scheller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Duane Paredes lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Worrall | 8-8 |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor (SG), Bill Newcomb (SF), James Manson (PF), Billie Broder (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Jones, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Timothy Spillman (SF), Mark Breedlove (PF), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, William Scheller, Duane Paredes | |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove lays it in | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Taylor | 11-10 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Bill Newcomb steals it from Eddie Laboy | 11-10 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | James Manson misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG) Luis Braun | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Scheller (PF) Eddie Laboy | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove buries a jump hook from the left block | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor is hacked by Sammy Leach - foul #1 on Sammy Leach, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF) James Manson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach | |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones clanks a floater from the right side | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses short on a floater in the paint | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Bill Newcomb denies the turnaround by Robert Chandler | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Johnson | 13-12 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Edward Worrall buries a jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Spillman - foul #1 on Timothy Spillman, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG), Richard Colletti (SG), Brian Hogue (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Ronald Taylor, Bill Newcomb, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (C) Timothy Spillman, Mark Breedlove | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Colletti (fresh) SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) PF - Brian Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Archie Hovey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Scheller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Edward Worrall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones buries a floater from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Robert Chandler buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Paredes | 15-17 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones connects on the jump hook in the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | William Scheller loses the dribble to Anthony Jones | 17-17 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Luis Braun blows the dunk | 17-17 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Richard Colletti snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey misses short on a runner from the right block | 17-17 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Richard Colletti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), James Manson (SF) Richard Colletti, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Timothy Spillman (PF) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, William Scheller | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor (SG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | James Manson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sammy Leach | 17-19 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses the easy layup | 17-19 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Duane Paredes can't tip it in | 17-19 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb (SF) Brian Hogue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Breedlove (PF), Eddie Laboy (C) Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bill Newcomb blocks the short jumper by Timothy Spillman | 18-19 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Luis Braun is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Luis Braun, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Billie Broder (C) Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Ronald Taylor takes the ball from Alex Lewis | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Taylor | 20-19 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Alex Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ronald Taylor | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Alex Lewis steals the ball from James Manson | 20-19 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses short on a shot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Luis Braun | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Newcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Manson (fairly fresh) C - Billie Broder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Spillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eddie Laboy (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Luis Braun misses the turnaround near the basket | 20-19 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Luis Braun tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Breedlove | 22-21 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor is hacked by Timothy Spillman - foul #2 on Timothy Spillman, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Colletti (SG), Anthony Jones (SF), Brian Hogue (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Ronald Taylor, Bill Newcomb, James Manson, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), William Scheller (PF), Duane Paredes (C) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, Timothy Spillman, Mark Breedlove, Eddie Laboy | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Robert Chandler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Duane Paredes can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Edward Worrall clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Worrall - foul #2 on Edward Worrall, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Breedlove (SG) Edward Worrall | |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | William Scheller is hacked by Brian Hogue - foul #1 on Brian Hogue, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb (PG) Luis Braun | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Archie Hovey swats the layup by Duane Paredes | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Robert Chandler drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Colletti - foul #1 on Richard Colletti, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Billie Broder (C) Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (SG) Mark Breedlove | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Billie Broder | 23-23 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Scheller - foul #1 on William Scheller, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor (SG), James Manson (PF) Richard Colletti, Brian Hogue | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | William Scheller snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | James Manson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Manson, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Mark Breedlove (SF), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | William Scheller misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Billie Broder grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | James Manson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Bill Newcomb | 26-23 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-26 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Taylor | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Newcomb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Manson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billie Broder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Scheller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Laboy (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | William Scheller's layup is rejected by Billie Broder | 28-26 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Alex Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses the lay-in but the foul's on Billie Broder - foul #1 on Billie Broder, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Anthony Jones (SF), Brian Hogue (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Ronald Taylor, Bill Newcomb, James Manson, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (C) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, William Scheller, Eddie Laboy | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue knocks in the floater from close range set up by Jeffrey Johnson | 30-27 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Shane Elliott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Luis Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luis Braun | 33-27 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Hogue - foul #2 on Brian Hogue, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Colletti (SG) Luis Braun | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Spillman (PF) Mark Breedlove | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 35-29 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Robert Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-29 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Jones | 38-31 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Edward Worrall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-31 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Duane Paredes gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Duane Paredes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones blows the dunk | 38-34 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Shane Elliott's pass is intercepted by Archie Hovey | 38-34 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Richard Colletti is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG), Bill Newcomb (SF), James Manson (PF), Billie Broder (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Richard Colletti, Anthony Jones, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), William Scheller (PF), Mark Breedlove (C) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Alex Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Billie Broder pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Billie Broder misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-34 |