| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) SG - Phillip May (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Frank Deschenes (fresh) SG - Stephen Toscano (fresh) SF - Charles Dillard (fresh) PF - Nicholas Austin (fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Harold Burks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Gray | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Eli Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eric Gray | 5-0 |
| 19:13 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin is whistled for traveling | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:56 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams loses the dribble to Phillip May | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Eli Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Barnes | 7-0 |
| 18:21 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin makes the floater from close range | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Phillip May's 3 pointer is rejected by Stephen Toscano | 7-5 |
| 17:31 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Nicholas Austin | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Charles Dillard is called for the reach on Harold Burks - foul #1 on Charles Dillard, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Loftin and he's fouled by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:16 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-10 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 16:00 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) C - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Frank Deschenes (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Toscano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Bowling Green | Bryan Darrell steps in front of the Nicholas Austin pass | 10-10 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 13-10 |
| 15:16 | Bowling Green | Paul Fiedler steals the ball from Stephen Toscano | 13-10 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Loftin | 16-10 |
| 15:04 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Bryan Darrell - foul #1 on Bryan Darrell, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 15:04 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 15:04 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Eric Gray buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip May | 18-12 |
| 14:31 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano is fouled on the floor by Eric Gray - foul #1 on Eric Gray, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 14:11 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Burks - foul #1 on Harold Burks, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| 14:11 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 14:11 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Phillip May is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-13 |
| 13:49 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 18-13 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Nicholas Austin is called for the reach on Eric Gray - foul #1 on Nicholas Austin, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Darrell (C) Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luke Rodriguz (PF) Nicholas Austin | |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses the easy layup | 18-13 |
| 13:25 | Bowling Green | Luke Rodriguz grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:20 | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 13:19 | Bowling Green | Luke Rodriguz misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Luke Rodriguz takes the ball from Clarence Barnes | 18-13 |
| 12:30 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Toscano | 18-15 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Phillip May clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Eli Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Gray and the foul's on Stephen Toscano - foul #1 on Stephen Toscano, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF), Harold Burks (C) Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Jim Matranga (SG), Gregory Pell (SF), Nicholas Austin (PF), Ryan Neal (C) Frank Deschenes, Stephen Toscano, Charles Dillard, Luke Rodriguz, Dennis Williams | |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) SF - Gregory Pell (fresh) PF - Nicholas Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Neal (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Bowling Green | James Stafford comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Darrell | 21-15 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Gregory Pell picks off the pass by Harold Burks | 21-15 |
| 11:24 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal knocks in the jumper in the lane | 21-17 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Phillip May | 23-17 |
| 10:48 | Bowling Green | Phillip May is called for the reach on Jim Matranga - foul #1 on Phillip May, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Tim Widener (PF) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Burks - foul #2 on Harold Burks, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (PG) James Stafford | |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Tim Widener comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 10:27 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 10:23 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jim Matranga, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Toscano (SG), Dennis Williams (C) Jim Matranga, Ryan Neal | |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is hacked by Frank Deschenes - foul #1 on Frank Deschenes, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Paul Fiedler, Tim Widener | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard (SF), Luke Rodriguz (PF) Gregory Pell, Nicholas Austin | |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Robert Loftin connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Ruben Carpenter | 25-19 |
| 09:26 | Bowling Green | Luke Rodriguz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes's layup is rejected by Dennis Williams | 25-19 |
| 09:17 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:01 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams is whistled for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Bryan Darrell (C) Robert Loftin, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG) Frank Deschenes | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Stephen Toscano is called for the reach on Ruben Carpenter - foul #2 on Stephen Toscano, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga (SG), Nicholas Austin (PF), Ryan Neal (C) Stephen Toscano, Luke Rodriguz, Dennis Williams | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Phillip May and the foul's on James Stafford - foul #1 on James Stafford, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 08:30 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 08:17 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal is fouled on the floor by Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell (SF) Charles Dillard | |
| 08:06 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Eric Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-22 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Eric Gray grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Pell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 07:13 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-22 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Neal - foul #1 on Ryan Neal, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF) Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (PG), Charles Dillard (SF), Luke Rodriguz (PF), Dennis Williams (C) James Stafford, Gregory Pell, Nicholas Austin, Ryan Neal | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:41 | Bowling Green | Paul Fiedler swats the layup by Dennis Williams | 32-22 |
| 06:40 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams tips it home | 32-24 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Robert Loftin clanks a floater near the basket | 32-24 |
| 06:22 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:17 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes double dribbles | 32-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Robert Loftin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | Luke Rodriguz scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the jumper near the basket set up by Ruben Carpenter and he's hacked by Jim Matranga - foul #2 on Jim Matranga, team foul #10 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (SG), Nicholas Austin (PF) Jim Matranga, Luke Rodriguz | |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 05:15 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Hanson | 38-29 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Frank Deschenes steps in front of the Eric Gray pass in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 05:04 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 05:02 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Williams | 38-29 |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-29 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-29 |
| 04:35 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 04:25 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin tips it but misses | 38-29 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Gray is hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #2 on Dennis Williams, team foul #11 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Robert Loftin, Paul Fiedler, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell (SF), Ryan Neal (C) Charles Dillard, Dennis Williams | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 04:06 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 40-29 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Phillip May buries a jumper from the left side | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Frank Deschenes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Pell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Austin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Bowling Green | Nicholas Austin misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the tip | 42-31 |
| 03:15 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal tips it in | 42-33 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clarence Barnes | 45-33 |
| 02:32 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Eric Gray scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Phillip May | 48-33 |
| 01:49 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal hits the finger roll | 48-35 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 01:34 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Eric Gray is called for the reach on Gregory Pell - foul #2 on Eric Gray, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Tim Widener (PF), Harold Burks (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Stephen Toscano (SG), Luke Rodriguz (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Frank Deschenes, Eric Hanson, Nicholas Austin, Ryan Neal | |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 48-36 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 00:39 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Widener - foul #1 on Tim Widener, team foul #8 | 51-36 |
| 00:39 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 00:39 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Tim Widener misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Harold Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 51-38 |