| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Shawn Toney inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Shawn Toney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Brase - foul #3 on Charles Brase, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Rodney Anderson (PF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Mark Theroux, Delbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (SF) Charles Brase | |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the 3rd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Michael Mullen banks in the layup and the foul's on Rodney Anderson - foul #1 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Floyd (SF) Shawn Toney | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | James Andres snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Tony Garner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson connects on the shot from close range set up by Jesse Floyd and the foul's on Michael Mullen - foul #1 on Michael Mullen, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Delbert Rogers (C) Jack Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:39 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Archie Cessna connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 18:09 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses the fadeaway from the left side | 37-35 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Donald Manzi grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Donald Manzi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Mark Theroux (PF) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Michael Mullen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathan McGibbon - foul #1 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Rodney Anderson (PF) Jerold Crofoot, Rickey Darrow, Mark Theroux | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Tony Garner, James Andres | |
| 17:26 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:26 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Archie Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Mark Theroux (PF), Jack Welch (C) Terry O'Neill, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson, Delbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:44 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Theroux | 42-35 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | Jack Welch grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Shawn Toney clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Archie Cessna splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble can't tip it in | 42-35 |
| 16:01 | Air Force | Mark Theroux snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:33 | Air Force | Mark Theroux tips it home | 44-35 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Archie Cessna evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:16 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 15:11 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Archie Cessna connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 44-38 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-38 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Archie Cessna knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan McGibbon and the foul's on Timothy Matthews - foul #2 on Timothy Matthews, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux, Jack Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Joseph Clark, Michael Mullen | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:47 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Archie Cessna evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 13:20 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jesse Floyd | 46-41 |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill is hacked by Archie Cessna - foul #1 on Archie Cessna, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Anthony Burns (PF) Archie Cessna, Dominique Dibble | |
| 12:56 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers scores on a runner in the lane set up by Terry O'Neill | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | A charge is called on Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| 12:20 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Joseph Clark comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Delbert Rogers - foul #1 on Delbert Rogers, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jack Welch (PF) Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG) Tony Garner | |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:40 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Donald Manzi tips it in | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | Nathan McGibbon steals it from Jesse Floyd | 50-46 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Anthony Burns knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Clark and the foul's on Donald Manzi - foul #2 on Donald Manzi, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Mark Theroux (PF) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Jesse Floyd, Jack Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Archie Cessna (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Joseph Clark, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:13 | Air Force | Mark Theroux grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:09 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Michael Mullen tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerold Crofoot | 55-49 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-49 |
| 09:03 | Air Force | Mark Theroux grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Archie Cessna - foul #2 on Archie Cessna, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Rodney Anderson (PF) Timothy Matthews, Jerold Crofoot, Mark Theroux | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Dominique Dibble (PF), James Andres (C) Tony Garner, Nathan McGibbon, Michael Mullen, Anthony Burns | |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Archie Cessna works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | James Andres tips it but misses | 55-49 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 08:12 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Manzi | 57-49 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Joseph Clark is called for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Jack Welch (C) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Shawn Toney, Delbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson banks in the layup | 59-49 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Mark Theroux (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Jerold Crofoot, Rodney Anderson, Jack Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Michael Mullen (PF) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Tony Garner picks off the pass by Timothy Matthews | 59-49 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-49 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brase | 59-49 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:32 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd, Mark Theroux, Delbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (SF) Charles Brase | |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Rodney Anderson steals the ball from Michael Mullen | 59-49 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Anderson | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Tony Garner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Archie Cessna | 62-51 |
| 05:25 | Air Force | Archie Cessna takes the ball from Shawn Toney | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble's layup is rejected by Jack Welch | 62-51 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| 05:04 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:02 | Air Force | Shawn Toney tips it home | 64-53 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Rodney Anderson is called for the reach on Nathan McGibbon - foul #2 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Mark Theroux (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Jerold Crofoot, Terry O'Neill, Shawn Toney, Rodney Anderson, Jack Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Anthony Burns (PF), James Andres (C) Tony Garner, Nathan McGibbon, Michael Mullen, Dominique Dibble | |
| 04:34 | Kent State | The short jumper by James Andres is denied by Mark Theroux | 64-53 |
| 04:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mark Theroux | 64-53 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Mark Theroux hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Floyd | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Joseph Clark can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Mark Theroux snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Anthony Burns is called for the reach on Mark Theroux - foul #2 on Anthony Burns, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (SG), Donald Manzi (SF) Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Mark Theroux misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Anthony Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Timothy Matthews | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Theroux | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Archie Cessna shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Delbert Rogers | 69-53 |
| 02:36 | Air Force | Mark Theroux's pass is intercepted by Joseph Clark | 69-53 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | James Andres drills a driving attempt from close range | 69-55 |
| 01:50 | Air Force | James Andres takes the ball from Jerold Crofoot | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Delbert Rogers swats the shot by Charles Brase | 69-55 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers's layup is rejected by James Andres | 69-55 |
| 01:14 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Matthews | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Archie Cessna splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Andres | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Air Force | Mark Theroux hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Manzi | 73-58 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Charles Brase knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Archie Cessna | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews runs out the clock | 73-61 |