| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Leon Morgan (fresh) SG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SF - George Walton (fresh) PF - Luis Moreno (fresh) C - Terry Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Kenneth Bergren (fresh) C - Michael Wyman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Michael Wyman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Robert Mireles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Barnes | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Morgan | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston lays it in | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leon Morgan | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Robert Mireles clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Bowling Green | George Walton gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Wyman - foul #1 on Michael Wyman, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Wyman | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren's pass is intercepted by Michael Thompson | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | Bowling Green | George Walton pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Bowling Green | George Walton scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Leon Morgan and he's hacked by Robert Mireles - foul #1 on Robert Mireles, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 17:26 | Bowling Green | George Walton makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Michael Wyman makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Chester Jordan | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Leon Morgan | 10-5 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Michael Wyman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Barnes | 10-7 |
| 16:23 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Robert Mireles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 15:53 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston grabs the board | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Leon Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Moreno (fairly fresh) C - Terry Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Bergren (fairly fresh) C - Michael Wyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Walton | 16-7 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Wyman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Preston - foul #1 on Terry Preston, team foul #1 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard (SF) Leon Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (PG), Tim Widener (SG), Mark Aguiar (SF), Jeffrey Morrissey (PF) Chester Jordan, Robert Mireles, Clarence Barnes, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Wyman makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 15:13 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Walton | 18-9 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Tim Widener | 18-11 |
| 14:46 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard knocks in the floater in the paint | 20-11 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Tim Widener is called for traveling | 20-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Taylor (C) Michael Wyman | |
| 14:02 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson double dribbles | 20-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan (PG) Charles Dillard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Widener | 20-14 |
| 13:22 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 20-14 |
| 13:20 | Bowling Green | George Walton tips it back up and in | 22-14 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Widener | 22-14 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Leon Morgan is called for the reach on Tim Widener - foul #1 on Leon Morgan, team foul #2 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Mireles (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Johnathan Wilson, Mark Aguiar, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Chester Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes tips it but misses | 22-14 |
| 12:31 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Luis Moreno | 22-14 |
| 12:07 | Bowling Green | James Taylor swats the short shot by Terry Preston | 22-14 |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to George Walton | 22-14 |
| 11:57 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-14 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Tim Widener gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Leon Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - George Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Moreno (tiring) 2 reb. C - Terry Preston (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mireles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Tim Widener (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | George Walton steals the ball from Robert Mireles | 22-14 |
| 11:26 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Walton | 24-14 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Tim Widener double dribbles | 24-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard (SF), Ivan Buczkowski (PF), Robert Ogden (C) George Walton, Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren (PF), Michael Wyman (C) Tim Widener, James Taylor | |
| 10:58 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 10:56 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Dillard | 24-14 |
| 10:46 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Chester Jordan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Barnes | 24-17 |
| 10:06 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Mireles - foul #2 on Robert Mireles, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | George Walton (SG) Leon Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (PG), Tim Widener (SG) Chester Jordan, Robert Mireles | |
| 10:06 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:06 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Tim Widener pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren drills a shot in the lane | 25-19 |
| 09:22 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 09:02 | Bowling Green | George Walton pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:58 | Bowling Green | George Walton misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Wyman - foul #2 on Michael Wyman, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan (PG), Luis Moreno (PF), Terry Preston (C) Michael Thompson, Ivan Buczkowski, Robert Ogden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SF), James Taylor (C) Clarence Barnes, Michael Wyman | |
| 08:58 | Bowling Green | George Walton makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:58 | Bowling Green | George Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses the shot from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 08:46 | Bowling Green | George Walton pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:35 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 08:34 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard tips it in | 29-19 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson misses the 3 from straight away | 29-19 |
| 08:14 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 08:07 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leon Morgan, team foul #3 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (SG) Leon Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Jeffrey Morrissey (PF) Johnathan Wilson, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Tim Widener comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-19 |
| 07:45 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno grabs the board | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - George Walton (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Charles Dillard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Moreno (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Widener (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno misses the lay-in | 29-19 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Morrissey | 29-19 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Luis Moreno - foul #1 on Luis Moreno, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Tim Widener | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Clarence Barnes steals the ball from Terry Preston | 29-21 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Charles Dillard is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Dillard, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Ogden (C) Terry Preston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren (PF) Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski (PF) Luis Moreno | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard is fouled on the floor by Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SG) Mark Aguiar | |
| 05:47 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Chester Jordan, James Taylor | |
| 05:35 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 05:33 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Buczkowski | 29-21 |
| 05:06 | Bowling Green | George Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Buczkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Buczkowski, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno (PF), Terry Preston (C) Ivan Buczkowski, Robert Ogden | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | George Walton can't throw it down | 29-22 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey blows the dunk | 29-22 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Tim Widener is fouled on the floor by George Walton - foul #1 on George Walton, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ernest Kimber (SF) Charles Dillard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Mark Aguiar (SF), James Taylor (C) Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Tim Widener makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Tim Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:52 | Bowling Green | George Walton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-24 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 03:44 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - George Walton (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ernest Kimber (fresh) PF - Luis Moreno (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Widener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan (PG) George Walton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Mireles (SG), Michael Wyman (C) Mark Aguiar, James Taylor | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Chester Jordan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Widener | 32-27 |
| 02:57 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno buries a jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Chester Jordan is fouled on the floor by Luis Moreno - foul #2 on Luis Moreno, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard (SF), Ivan Buczkowski (PF), Robert Ogden (C) Ernest Kimber, Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SF), James Taylor (PF) Tim Widener, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:38 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:15 | Bowling Green | Leon Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Mark Aguiar | |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Chester Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 01:56 | Bowling Green | Robert Ogden snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 01:39 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard misses the floater in the paint | 34-27 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Chester Jordan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Jordan | 34-27 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | James Taylor misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Leon Morgan - foul #3 on Leon Morgan, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | George Walton (PG), Luis Moreno (PF), Terry Preston (C) Leon Morgan, Ivan Buczkowski, Robert Ogden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (PG), Kenneth Bergren (PF) Chester Jordan, Michael Wyman | |
| 01:10 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Mireles - foul #3 on Robert Mireles, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SG), Michael Wyman (C) Robert Mireles, James Taylor | |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Tim Widener connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Johnathan Wilson | 36-32 |
| 00:18 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 00:16 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Michael Wyman gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson's floater is tipped away by Luis Moreno | 36-32 |