| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Anthony Kautz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Claiborne (fresh) PF - Richard Hauser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stroud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Richard Hauser swats the short shot by Mark Schwipps | 48-35 |
| 19:29 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Mark Schwipps blocks the short jumper by Michael Stroud | 48-35 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Nathan Garland pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski is hacked by Anthony Kautz - foul #1 on Anthony Kautz, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | The jump hook by Mark Schwipps is blocked by Richard Hauser | 48-35 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud is hacked by Mark Schwipps - foul #1 on Mark Schwipps, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | John Woods is hacked by Michael McManemy - foul #2 on Michael McManemy, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | Michael McManemy steps in front of the John Woods pass | 48-35 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Michael McManemy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-35 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Schwipps | 48-35 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | The jumper by Zlatko Podwoski is denied by Michael Stroud | 48-35 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana State | John Woods pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Podwoski - foul #3 on Zlatko Podwoski, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell (PG), Andre Sloan (SG), Matthew Breton (SF), John Anderson (PF), Frank Larsen (C) Anthony Kautz, John Woods, Howard Claiborne, Richard Hauser, Michael Stroud | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Isaac Bankhead, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Anderson | 51-35 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-35 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to John Anderson | 51-35 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | John Anderson is called for traveling | 51-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne (SF) Matthew Breton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Roger Hayden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Sloan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Claiborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roger Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McManemy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Michael McManemy steals it from Andre Sloan | 51-38 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau lays it in on a nice dish by Michael McManemy | 51-40 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell makes the floater from the left side set up by Howard Claiborne | 53-40 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe is called for traveling | 53-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson (PG), John Woods (SG), Richard Hauser (PF), Michael Stroud (C) Mitchel Caldwell, Andre Sloan, John Anderson, Frank Larsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Glenn Snapp (SG), Isaac Bankhead (SF), Nathan Garland (PF), Mark Schwipps (C) Roger Hayden, Michael McManemy, Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe, Michael Kyle | |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ty Johnson | 55-40 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Nathan Garland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | John Woods misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp misses the shot in the lane | 55-43 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana State | John Woods snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana State | John Woods clanks a jumper from close range | 55-43 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Nathan Garland can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski tips it home | 55-45 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana State | John Woods clanks a floater in the paint | 55-45 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | John Woods gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana State | John Woods misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | John Woods drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ty Johnson and the foul's on Glenn Snapp - foul #4 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton (SF), John Anderson (PF), Frank Larsen (C) Howard Claiborne, Richard Hauser, Michael Stroud | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael McManemy (SG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Glenn Snapp, Isaac Bankhead, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | John Woods misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Michael Kyle gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael McManemy | 57-50 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton is hacked by Jeffrey Rocheleau - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rocheleau, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell (SG) John Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ty Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Breton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dylan Bynoe, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Michael McManemy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Rocheleau | 60-52 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Michael McManemy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Michael McManemy pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Dylan Bynoe | 62-55 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton tips it home | 64-55 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau's pass is intercepted by Frank Larsen | 64-55 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz (PG), John Woods (SG), Howard Claiborne (SF), Richard Hauser (PF), Michael Stroud (C) Ty Johnson, Mitchel Caldwell, Matthew Breton, John Anderson, Frank Larsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG), Isaac Bankhead (SF), Nathan Garland (PF), Mark Schwipps (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe, Michael Kyle | |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Michael McManemy is denied on a layup by Michael Stroud | 64-55 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 64-55 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Roger Hayden grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Nathan Garland loses the ball out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Glenn Snapp (SG) Roger Hayden, Michael McManemy | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | John Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Snapp - foul #5 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau (SG), Dylan Bynoe (PF) Glenn Snapp, Nathan Garland | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | John Woods makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | John Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Anthony Kautz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Howard Claiborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hauser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Isaac Bankhead takes the ball from Richard Hauser | 65-55 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead slams it home | 65-57 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Schwipps - foul #2 on Mark Schwipps, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson (PG), Mitchel Caldwell (SG), John Anderson (PF) Anthony Kautz, John Woods, Richard Hauser | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (SF) Isaac Bankhead | |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Howard Claiborne | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | The short jumper by Mark Schwipps is denied by John Anderson | 70-57 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | John Anderson knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Jeffrey Rocheleau - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rocheleau, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton (SF), Frank Larsen (C) Howard Claiborne, Michael Stroud | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael McManemy (SG), Michael Turner (SF), Nathan Garland (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe, Mark Schwipps | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | John Anderson makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Roger Hayden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson is fouled on the floor by Roger Hayden - foul #3 on Roger Hayden, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Isaac Bankhead (SF) Roger Hayden, Michael Turner | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead hits a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #2 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser (PF) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton misses short on a shot from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen tips it home | 76-63 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mitchel Caldwell | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ty Johnson (fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hauser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael McManemy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 79-66 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 79-66 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Michael Kyle pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Michael McManemy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Isaac Bankhead | 79-69 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Woods (SG), Howard Claiborne (SF), Michael Stroud (C) Mitchel Caldwell, Matthew Breton, Frank Larsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Schwipps (C) Michael Kyle | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser comes up short on the runner from the right block | 79-69 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ty Johnson | 79-69 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud lays it in | 81-69 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael McManemy | 81-71 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Howard Claiborne | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Nathan Garland misses long on a jumper from the left side | 83-71 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser grabs the defensive rebound | 83-71 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Woods | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Michael McManemy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Podwoski | 86-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 86-74 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Nathan Garland grabs the defensive rebound | 86-74 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Michael Stroud blocks the short jumper by Michael McManemy | 86-74 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Michael McManemy gets the offensive rebound | 86-74 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Michael McManemy is hacked by John Woods - foul #3 on John Woods, team foul #3 | 86-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz (PG), Mitchel Caldwell (SG), Matthew Breton (SF), John Anderson (PF), Frank Larsen (C) Ty Johnson, John Woods, Howard Claiborne, Richard Hauser, Michael Stroud | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SG), Michael Turner (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Michael McManemy, Isaac Bankhead, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dylan Bynoe, team foul #11 | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz runs out the clock | 86-74 |