| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Riley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer loses the dribble to Robert Phillips | 50-27 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Pedro Cabrera - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #1 | 50-27 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-27 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Robert Phillips tips it home | 52-27 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Pedro Cabrera steps in front of the Christopher Matos pass | 52-27 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #2 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Barrett | 54-30 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the board | 54-30 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | John Knight clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-30 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 54-30 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera lays it in on a great pass from Donald Deal | 56-30 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Pedro Cabrera is called for the reach on Richard Phillips - foul #3 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #1 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), James Frye (SG), Luka Abramowski (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Richard Phillips, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-30 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 56-30 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski misses the jumper from the right block | 56-30 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-30 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 56-30 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Terry Nunes (C) Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) Alfred Barrett | |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-30 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it in | 56-32 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Wilfredo Reyes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Matos, team foul #3 | 56-32 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Milton Swanson steals the ball from Nenad Butkowski | 56-32 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton Swanson | 56-34 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | James Frye blows the layup but the foul's on Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #4 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Wilfredo Reyes, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Phillip Mangold, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | James Frye misses the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | James Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nenad Butkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Frye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Nunes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herman Brewer (fresh) C - Drew Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer banks in the layup | 57-36 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | James Frye knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 59-36 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Knight and the foul's on James Frye - foul #1 on James Frye, team foul #2 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Nenad Butkowski, James Frye, Pedro Cabrera, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the free throw | 59-38 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Charles Becker gets the rebound | 59-38 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer loses the dribble to Ted Krug | 59-38 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Drew Mathis - foul #3 on Drew Mathis, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Luka Abramowski (PF) Hans Zentz, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-38 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Phillips and the foul's on Luka Abramowski - foul #1 on Luka Abramowski, team foul #3 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), David Benson (PF) Ted Krug, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (PF) Jay Blazer | |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses the free throw | 59-40 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-40 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Phillips | 59-40 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-40 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Becker and he's hacked by Christopher Matos - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Nenad Butkowski, Charles Becker, David Benson, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes misses the free throw | 61-40 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-40 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Hans Zentz | 61-40 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Edward Thomas steals the ball from Pedro Cabrera in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't finish the layup | 61-40 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it home | 61-42 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Robert Phillips lays it in uncontested set up by Wilfredo Reyes | 63-42 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Pedro Cabrera | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wilfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Mangold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Robert Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), James Frye (SG), David Benson (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Wilfredo Reyes, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, Alfred Barrett | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by James Frye - foul #2 on James Frye, team foul #4 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (SF) Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 3rd free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | James Frye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luka Abramowski (PF) David Benson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis tips it home | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Charles Becker lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Krug | 65-47 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is fouled on the floor by James Frye - foul #3 on James Frye, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Richard Phillips, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Milton Swanson and the foul's on Terry Nunes - foul #2 on Terry Nunes, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Edward Thomas is called for the reach on Charles Becker - foul #4 on Edward Thomas, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG) James Frye | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Edward Thomas | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 67-52 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF) Charles Becker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (PG), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Alfred Barrett | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Donald Deal is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 69-54 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Luka Abramowski (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Nenad Butkowski, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (PF) Jay Blazer | |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Christopher Matos steals it from Luka Abramowski | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett connects on the runner from the left block | 69-56 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Pedro Cabrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Swanson, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Frye (SG), David Benson (PF) Hans Zentz, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Phillip Mangold, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is called for traveling | 70-56 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Herman Brewer steals it from Pedro Cabrera in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Pedro Cabrera - foul #4 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), Donald Deal (PF), Charles Becker (C) Ted Krug, David Benson, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Richard Phillips | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal loses the ball out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) John Knight, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Frye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Becker | 70-58 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Jay Blazer steals it from James Frye | 70-58 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Reyes - foul #1 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Terry Nunes (C) Wilfredo Reyes, James Frye, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF) Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis | |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the offensive board | 70-58 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Hans Zentz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-60 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Donald Deal is fouled on the floor by John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Jay Blazer, Alfred Barrett | |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | David Riley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-62 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Hans Zentz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Nunes | 73-62 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Donald Deal blocks the short jumper by Herman Brewer | 73-62 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 73-62 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Phillips - foul #2 on Richard Phillips, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (C) Nenad Butkowski, Pedro Cabrera, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson's pass is intercepted by Charles Becker | 74-62 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Ridley - foul #4 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #11 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), David Benson (PF) Hans Zentz, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Richard Phillips, Milton Swanson, David Riley | |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas buries a floater from the left side set up by Alfred Barrett | 75-64 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Charles Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wilfredo Reyes - foul #2 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) Alfred Barrett | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | David Benson banks in the layup set up by Charles Becker | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas clanks a floater from the right side | 77-65 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Ted Krug connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Wilfredo Reyes | 79-65 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-65 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Charles Becker gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Charles Becker loses the dribble to John Knight in the backcourt | 79-65 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | John Knight hits the finger roll | 79-67 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Luka Abramowski | 82-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Becker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luka Abramowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jay Blazer (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer loses the ball out of bounds | 82-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), James Frye (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Charles Becker, David Benson, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Robert Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Phillips - foul #3 on Richard Phillips, team foul #12 | 82-67 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-67 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Richard Phillips takes the ball from Donald Deal in the backcourt | 83-67 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 83-67 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos, Phillip Mangold | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Charles Becker swats the short shot by Lawrence Ridley | 83-67 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis snags the offensive board | 83-67 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luka Abramowski (PF) Nenad Butkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Alfred Barrett - foul #1 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #13 | 83-67 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 85-67 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Drew Mathis, team foul #14 | 85-67 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Herman Brewer - foul #3 on Herman Brewer, team foul #15 | 87-67 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the free throw | 88-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett throws it down | 88-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | James Frye scores on a jumper from the baseline | 90-69 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 90-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes runs out the clock | 90-71 |