| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeff Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Leighton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel McManamon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gauthier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Quick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Nathaniel McManamon inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Robert Washington snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Robert Washington travels in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 19:05 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton is hacked by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #2 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:59 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | John Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel McManamon | 38-32 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Knickerbocker | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Drinkard - foul #2 on Jeff Drinkard, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Earle Hendrickson | 38-32 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 38-32 |
| 17:25 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:17 | Bowling Green | Earle Hendrickson blocks the short jumper by Anthony Leighton | 38-32 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | John Lee buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Casey Jacobs | 38-34 |
| 16:43 | Bowling Green | John Lee is called for the reach on Anthony Leighton - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel (SG), Israel Mazzone (SF), Sidney Legere (C) Anthony Leighton, Nathaniel McManamon, Stanley Quick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (C) Robert Washington, John Lee, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| 16:28 | Bowling Green | The short jumper by John Gauthier is denied by Earle Hendrickson | 38-34 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 15:55 | Bowling Green | Israel Mazzone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeff Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Casteel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gauthier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Legere (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sidney Legere - foul #2 on Sidney Legere, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Miller (PF) John Gauthier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Earle Hendrickson | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:31 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Drinkard | 41-38 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Israel Mazzone steps in front of the Scott Hoberg pass | 41-38 |
| 15:16 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel lays it up and in on a great pass from Israel Mazzone | 43-38 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Bowling Green | Sidney Legere gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:32 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel connects on the shot from the left block set up by Israel Mazzone and he's hacked by Casey Jacobs - foul #3 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton (SG), Nathaniel McManamon (SF), Stanley Quick (C) Jeff Drinkard, Charles Miller, Sidney Legere | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg | |
| 14:32 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss drills a floater from the left block set up by Richard Knickerbocker | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Anthony Leighton takes the ball from John Lee | 46-43 |
| 13:38 | Bowling Green | Nathaniel McManamon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 13:37 | Bowling Green | Israel Mazzone tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 13:36 | Bowling Green | Israel Mazzone tips it in | 48-43 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss drills a jumper from close range set up by Robert Washington and he's hacked by Stanley Quick - foul #2 on Stanley Quick, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard (PG), John Gauthier (PF) Robert Casteel, Israel Mazzone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF) Casey Jacobs | |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:06 | Bowling Green | Nathan Harriss is called for the reach on Jeff Drinkard - foul #1 on Nathan Harriss, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Leighton and he's hacked by Earle Hendrickson - foul #2 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | John Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 12:02 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 11:33 | Bowling Green | Nathaniel McManamon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 11:32 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick tips it home | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeff Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Leighton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel McManamon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gauthier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Quick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker buries a 3 from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:52 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Leighton | 56-49 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Gauthier - foul #2 on John Gauthier, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel (PG), George Pulliam (SG), Israel Mazzone (SF), Sidney Legere (C) Jeff Drinkard, Anthony Leighton, Nathaniel McManamon, Stanley Quick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Casey Jacobs (C) Robert Washington, John Lee, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:38 | Bowling Green | Israel Mazzone gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:24 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 56-50 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Casey Jacobs | 56-50 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Roy Riley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs tips it home | 56-52 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Sidney Legere hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Casteel and the foul's on Earle Hendrickson - foul #3 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard (PG), Charles Miller (PF) George Pulliam, John Gauthier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Scott Hoberg, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Sidney Legere makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Sidney Legere is called for the reach on Lonnie Perkins - foul #3 on Sidney Legere, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 09:06 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jeff Drinkard | 59-52 |
| 08:43 | Bowling Green | Nathan Harriss blocks the short jumper by Sidney Legere | 59-52 |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Israel Mazzone snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 08:24 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lonnie Perkins | 59-55 |
| 07:44 | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard is called for 3 seconds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton (SG), Nathaniel McManamon (SF), John Gauthier (PF), Stanley Quick (C) Robert Casteel, Israel Mazzone, Charles Miller, Sidney Legere | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Richard Knickerbocker, Nathan Harriss | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Robert Washington hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeff Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Leighton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel McManamon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gauthier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Harriss (C) Casey Jacobs | |
| 07:00 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:00 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan Harriss | 59-57 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss's floater is tipped away by Stanley Quick | 59-57 |
| 06:42 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | John Lee snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Robert Washington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Lee | 59-60 |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier blows the layup but the foul's on Earle Hendrickson - foul #4 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel (PG) Jeff Drinkard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF) John Lee, Scott Hoberg | |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| 05:14 | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 05:13 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 05:01 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier knocks in the floater from close range | 63-60 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Anthony Leighton steals it from Richard Knickerbocker | 63-60 |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Robert Washington is called for the reach on Robert Casteel - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard (PG), Israel Mazzone (SF), Charles Miller (PF), Sidney Legere (C) Anthony Leighton, Nathaniel McManamon, John Gauthier, Stanley Quick | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Robert Washington, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeff Drinkard - foul #3 on Jeff Drinkard, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Charles Miller | 65-61 |
| 03:49 | Bowling Green | John Lee takes the ball from Charles Miller | 65-61 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Charles Miller | 65-61 |
| 03:24 | Bowling Green | Lonnie Perkins picks off the pass by Charles Miller | 65-61 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins banks in the layup | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeff Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Casteel (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Mazzone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Miller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sidney Legere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Bowling Green | Robert Casteel makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Miller | 67-63 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:55 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Israel Mazzone | 67-63 |
| 02:55 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Leighton (SG), Nathaniel McManamon (SF), John Gauthier (PF), Stanley Quick (C) Robert Casteel, Israel Mazzone, Charles Miller, Sidney Legere | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Nathan Harriss | |
| 02:38 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick misses the driving attempt from the right block | 67-63 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | John Lee snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | John Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Jacobs | 67-66 |
| 01:59 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Drinkard | 69-66 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Washington | 69-68 |
| 01:23 | Bowling Green | John Gauthier knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Robert Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Earle Hendrickson | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Bowling Green | Jeff Drinkard loses the ball out of bounds | 72-71 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the runner from close range | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Stanley Quick pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |