| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vincent Kuo (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) SF - Harley Berning (fresh) PF - Louis Bueno (fresh) C - Warren Cash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Brandon Decosta (fresh) PF - Douglas Walker (fresh) C - Reed Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harley Berning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Reed Perry - foul #1 on Reed Perry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Warren Cash - foul #1 on Warren Cash, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Harley Berning connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Kuo | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Reed Perry misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Harley Berning loses the dribble to Jerald Stevens | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Douglas Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Reed Perry gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Miller | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is hacked by Douglas Walker - foul #1 on Douglas Walker, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Warren Cash scores on a turnaround in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Warren Cash snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Harley Berning clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Warren Cash can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Peter Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Harley Berning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Brandon Decosta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Walker (fresh) C - Reed Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Warren Cash is blocked by Reed Perry | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brandon Decosta, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Brown (SG), Christopher Kopf (C) Jerald Stevens, Reed Perry | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Kopf - foul #1 on Christopher Kopf, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Collins (SF), Donald Son (C) Brandon Decosta, Douglas Walker | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Kuo - foul #1 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG) Peter Miller | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Harley Berning takes the ball from Patrick Collins | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Harley Berning | 10-6 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Donald Son's floater is tipped away by Harley Berning | 10-6 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Warren Cash snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo scores on a 3 from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner misses the jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Donald Son misses the tip | 13-6 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Patrick Collins grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf is denied on a layup by Harley Berning | 13-6 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the floater from the baseline | 15-6 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Donald Son comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-6 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vincent Kuo (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harley Berning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - Patrick Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Kopf (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf makes the shot in the paint | 15-8 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno misses the easy layup | 15-8 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Harley Berning misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Kopf - foul #2 on Christopher Kopf, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Daren Abdel (C) Vincent Kuo, Kevin Anderson, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Brandon Decosta (SF), Douglas Walker (PF), Reed Perry (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Patrick Collins, Christopher Kopf, Donald Son | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Harley Berning makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Harley Berning makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the tip | 17-8 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Daren Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Douglas Walker picks off the pass by Harley Berning | 17-8 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Peter Miller scores on a shot from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa is hacked by Peter Miller - foul #1 on Peter Miller, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), Willard Davidson (SF), John Riddle (PF), Warren Cash (C) Alberto Costa, Harley Berning, Louis Bueno, Daren Abdel | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Reed Perry - foul #2 on Reed Perry, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Son (C) Reed Perry | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Donald Son throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Douglas Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Walker | 19-13 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle blows the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Decosta - foul #2 on Brandon Decosta, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (PG) Lino Schilawski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Collins (SF) Brandon Decosta | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Douglas Walker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-13 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Davidson (fresh) PF - John Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Patrick Collins (fresh) PF - Douglas Walker (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Warren Cash lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Kuo | 23-13 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-13 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Donald Son grabs the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Peter Miller scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Collins | 23-15 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG), Harley Berning (SF), Louis Bueno (PF), Daren Abdel (C) Kevin Anderson, Willard Davidson, John Riddle, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daren Abdel - foul #1 on Daren Abdel, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stewart King (SF) Donald Son | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Ernest Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Ernest Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Patrick Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Ernest Brown tips it back up and in | 23-19 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Alberto Costa | 25-19 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Patrick Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alberto Costa | 25-19 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa is fouled on the floor by Ernie Meissner - foul #1 on Ernie Meissner, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski (PG), Warren Cash (C) Vincent Kuo, Daren Abdel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Patrick Collins | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Warren Cash gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno misses the driving attempt from the right block | 25-19 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Douglas Walker gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Donald Son is whistled for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brandon Decosta (SF), Christopher Kopf (PF), Reed Perry (C) Stewart King, Douglas Walker, Donald Son | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard Davidson (SF) Harley Berning | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Davidson (fresh) PF - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Brandon Decosta (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Kopf (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reed Perry (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf blows the layup but the foul's on Warren Cash - foul #2 on Warren Cash, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Christopher Kopf grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Reed Perry hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerald Stevens | 25-22 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses long on a shot near the basket | 25-22 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Peter Miller grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta buries a runner from the baseline set up by Reed Perry and the foul's on Warren Cash - foul #3 on Warren Cash, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (PG), Harley Berning (SF), John Riddle (PF), Daren Abdel (C) Lino Schilawski, Willard Davidson, Louis Bueno, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Brown (SG) Jerald Stevens | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Daren Abdel grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | John Riddle can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Kopf - foul #3 on Christopher Kopf, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Son (PF) Christopher Kopf | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta is fouled on the floor by Daren Abdel - foul #2 on Daren Abdel, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Douglas Walker (PF) Donald Son | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Brandon Decosta misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Douglas Walker pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Reed Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |