| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Edward Burress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Josef Zacek (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scot Hochstetler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 31-38 |
| 19:31 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott is whistled for traveling | 31-38 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Richard Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell tips it in | 33-38 |
| 18:43 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Cooper | 33-38 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 35-38 |
| 17:52 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek's pass is intercepted by Milton Farrar | 35-38 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Milton Farrar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:58 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Caldwell - foul #2 on Dwayne Caldwell, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SF) Clifford McGrane | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence (SG), David Jost (PF) Robert Campbell, Josef Zacek | |
| 16:42 | Bowling Green | David Jost misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Scot Hochstetler | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Jost and he's fouled by Garf Zeidan - foul #1 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), Jason McCament (SG), John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Milton Farrar, Richard Cooper, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Ellis (SF) Anthony Scott | |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | John Dailey grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) PF - John Dailey (fresh) C - Randall Griggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Edward Burress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jost (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scot Hochstetler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 15:37 | Bowling Green | David Jost grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:18 | Bowling Green | Alfred Cherry is called for the reach on Fred Lawrence - foul #3 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Jason McCament, Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell (SG), Josef Zacek (PF) Edward Burress, Scot Hochstetler | |
| 14:56 | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Richard Cooper can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Milton Farrar gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Richard Cooper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Milton Farrar | 38-41 |
| 14:06 | Bowling Green | Garf Zeidan steals it from Josef Zacek | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-41 |
| 13:53 | Bowling Green | Robert Ellis pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:37 | Bowling Green | David Jost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Burress (PG), Anthony Scott (SF), Scot Hochstetler (C) Fred Lawrence, Robert Ellis, David Jost | |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Milton Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is hacked by Robert Campbell - foul #2 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG), John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Milton Farrar, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Jenkins (SG) Robert Campbell | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence (SG) Frank Jenkins | |
| 12:28 | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF) Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Julian Hairston (PF) Josef Zacek | |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Jason McCament - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG) Jason McCament | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Jost (PF) Julian Hairston | |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to David Jost | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) PF - John Dailey (fresh) C - Randall Griggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Edward Burress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Jost (fresh) 5 reb. C - Scot Hochstetler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | John Dailey pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 10:51 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is hacked by Scot Hochstetler - foul #1 on Scot Hochstetler, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell (SG), Josef Zacek (PF) Fred Lawrence, Scot Hochstetler | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 10:32 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:19 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott dunks the ball set up by Robert Campbell | 41-43 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Milton Farrar drills a fadeaway from the left block | 43-43 |
| 09:42 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 09:40 | Bowling Green | Anthony Scott grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:28 | Bowling Green | Milton Farrar is called for the reach on Edward Burress - foul #1 on Milton Farrar, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (PG) Milton Farrar | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence (SF), Julian Hairston (C) Anthony Scott, David Jost | |
| 09:18 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek banks in the layup set up by Fred Lawrence | 43-45 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Fred Lawrence swats the layup by Garf Zeidan | 43-45 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Edward Burress steals the ball from Alfred Cherry | 43-45 |
| 08:49 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek blows the layup but he's fouled by Clifford McGrane - foul #3 on Clifford McGrane, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Ellis (SF), Scot Hochstetler (C) Edward Burress, Julian Hairston | |
| 08:49 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:49 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:49 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 07:47 | Bowling Green | Robert Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:26 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clifford McGrane | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clifford McGrane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Fred Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josef Zacek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Scot Hochstetler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Richard Cooper is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Cooper, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Thomas Nesmith (SF) Alfred Cherry, Clifford McGrane | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Burress (PG), Anthony Scott (SF), David Jost (PF) Robert Campbell, Robert Ellis, Josef Zacek | |
| 06:44 | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from David Jost and he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #3 on Richard Cooper, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (PF), Randall Griggs (C) Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:44 | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | John Dailey drills a floater in the paint | 48-50 |
| 06:15 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 06:13 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | David Jost loses the dribble to Richard Cooper | 48-50 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Dailey | 51-50 |
| 05:20 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | John Dailey pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | John Dailey tips it in | 53-50 |
| 04:50 | Bowling Green | Thomas Nesmith steals it from Scot Hochstetler | 53-50 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF), Garf Zeidan (C) Thomas Nesmith, John Dailey, Randall Griggs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell (SG), Josef Zacek (PF) Fred Lawrence, David Jost | |
| 04:29 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on Garf Zeidan | 53-50 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 04:17 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Burress - foul #1 on Edward Burress, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:18 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Jost (C) Scot Hochstetler | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Edward Burress (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Josef Zacek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jost (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Richard Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Milton Farrar clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 02:49 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 54-53 |
| 02:37 | Bowling Green | David Jost drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Josef Zacek and he's fouled by Richard Cooper - foul #4 on Richard Cooper, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG) Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 02:37 | Bowling Green | David Jost makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:22 | Bowling Green | Josef Zacek grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 02:07 | Bowling Green | David Jost misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | David Jost is called for the reach on Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on David Jost, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Cooper (SG) Alfred Cherry | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler (C) David Jost | |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Richard Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 01:22 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:59 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress is fouled on the floor by Garf Zeidan - foul #2 on Garf Zeidan, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:59 | Bowling Green | Edward Burress misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Milton Farrar is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Milton Farrar, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Bowling Green | Scot Hochstetler lays it in on a great pass from Edward Burress | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Richard Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Caldwell | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cooper - foul #5 on Richard Cooper, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG) Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Edward Burress steals the ball from Dwayne Caldwell | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Alfred Cherry is called for the reach on Robert Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Fred Lawrence (SF) Anthony Scott | |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-62 |