| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SG - Robert Savage (fresh) SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) C - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jerry Wethington (fresh) SG - Aaron Kleinberger (fresh) SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fresh) PF - Clarence Naylor (fresh) C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jacob Pack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Savage | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Baylor | Jacob Pack steals the ball from Aaron Kleinberger | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Robert Savage can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Kleinberger - foul #1 on Aaron Kleinberger, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Robert Savage makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Robert Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Clarence Naylor | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis knocks in the jumper near the basket | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Kleinberger | 6-5 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Jacob Pack is hacked by Terry Ramsey - foul #1 on Terry Ramsey, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Wethington - foul #1 on Jerry Wethington, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF) Robert Savage, Jacob Pack | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 17:10 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Aaron Kleinberger - foul #2 on Aaron Kleinberger, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), Omar Bennett (C) Goran Slusarski, Mark Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Victor Hamilton (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Jerry Wethington, Aaron Kleinberger, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:41 | Baylor | Greg Widmer grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Baylor | Greg Widmer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Johnnie Moore steals the ball from Mitchell Worthington | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Doyle (fresh) SG - John Bonner (fresh) SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) PF - Donald Gaddis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) SG - Victor Hamilton (fresh) SF - Dean Ford (fresh) PF - Johnnie Moore (fresh) C - Greg Widmer (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | John Bonner is called for 10 seconds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Savage (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), James Ames (C) Charles Doyle, Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Joseph Sedgwick, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| 15:26 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Jacob Pack - foul #1 on Jacob Pack, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG) John Bonner | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 15:13 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey is hacked by James Ames - foul #1 on James Ames, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Dean Ford | |
| 14:56 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Savage - foul #1 on Robert Savage, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger (C) James Ames | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 14:56 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | The jump hook by Jacob Pack is blocked by Clarence Naylor | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger tips it home | 11-9 |
| 14:21 | Baylor | Jacob Pack steps in front of the Stephen Buchholtz pass | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Jacob Pack scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 14-9 |
| 13:54 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), James Ames (PF) Goran Slusarski, Jacob Pack, Omar Bennett | |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Oscar Grover (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Jerry Wethington, Victor Hamilton, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Robert Savage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Savage, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), Donald Gaddis (PF) Robert Savage, Mark Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 13:14 | Baylor | Dean Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | John Bonner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-12 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Greg Widmer gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Greg Widmer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Ames - foul #2 on James Ames, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Jacob Pack (SF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Charles Doyle, Donald Gaddis, James Ames | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF) Joseph Sedgwick, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore | |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Greg Widmer makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Greg Widmer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (SG) John Bonner | |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (SG), Terry Ramsey (C) Oscar Grover, Greg Widmer | |
| 12:01 | Baylor | Mark Terwilliger is called for the reach on Terry Ramsey - foul #1 on Mark Terwilliger, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Bennett (PF) Charles Doyle | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 11:48 | Baylor | Mark Terwilliger takes the ball from Victor Hamilton | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Omar Bennett (fresh) C - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jerry Wethington (fresh) SG - Victor Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Naylor (fresh) C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 11:28 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Terwilliger | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Jacob Pack's dunk attempt is rejected by Terry Ramsey | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington tips it in | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Stephen Buchholtz is called for the reach on Mitchell Worthington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Buchholtz, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), John Bonner (SG), Donald Gaddis (PF), Ryan Burks (C) Goran Slusarski, Mitchell Worthington, Omar Bennett, Mark Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Oscar Grover (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF) Jerry Wethington, Victor Hamilton, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor | |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 10:24 | Baylor | Oscar Grover gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Sedgwick | 14-17 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Charles Doyle's floater is knocked away by Johnnie Moore | 14-17 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis tips it home | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey loses the dribble to Jacob Pack | 16-17 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | John Bonner misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:32 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Johnnie Moore | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | Baylor | Dean Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Omar Bennett (C) John Bonner, Jacob Pack, Ryan Burks | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Victor Hamilton (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Joseph Sedgwick, Oscar Grover, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Terry Ramsey | |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:08 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Clarence Naylor | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Omar Bennett gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski's pass is intercepted by Stephen Buchholtz in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 08:30 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Hamilton | 16-19 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Charles Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Naylor - foul #1 on Clarence Naylor, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (SG), Mark Terwilliger (C) Goran Slusarski, Donald Gaddis | |
| Subs | Baylor | Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF) Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Charles Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Charles Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:49 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Ford | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bonner (fresh) SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) PF - Omar Bennett (fairly fresh) C - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jerry Wethington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnnie Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Widmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger tips it in | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Johnnie Moore | 20-25 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Dean Ford is called for the reach on John Bonner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Ford, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Donald Gaddis (PF) Charles Doyle, Omar Bennett | |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Oscar Grover (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Jerry Wethington, Victor Hamilton, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | John Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | John Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:55 | Baylor | Mark Terwilliger blocks the short jumper by Terry Ramsey | 22-25 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | The jumper by Mitchell Worthington is denied by Oscar Grover | 22-25 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the tip | 22-25 |
| 06:37 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:21 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick travels with the ball | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jacob Pack (SF), Ryan Burks (C) Mitchell Worthington, Mark Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (SG) Oscar Grover | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | John Bonner is hacked by Victor Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Hamilton, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | John Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:19 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:06 | Baylor | Goran Slusarski steals it from Clarence Naylor | 22-25 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Ryan Burks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-25 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Ryan Burks tips it in | 24-25 |
| 05:24 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Sedgwick | 24-28 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SG), Omar Bennett (PF), Mark Terwilliger (C) John Bonner, Donald Gaddis, Ryan Burks | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF) Joseph Sedgwick, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor | |
| 04:57 | Baylor | Dean Ford scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Moore | 24-30 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington loses the dribble to Jerry Wethington in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 04:52 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington hits the finger roll | 24-32 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Jacob Pack is hacked by Terry Ramsey - foul #2 on Terry Ramsey, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG) Goran Slusarski | |
| Subs | Baylor | Oscar Grover (SG), Greg Widmer (C) Victor Hamilton, Terry Ramsey | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Jacob Pack makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:42 | Baylor | Greg Widmer gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:26 | Baylor | Greg Widmer blows the layup | 25-32 |
| 04:24 | Baylor | Greg Widmer gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:04 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Ford | 25-35 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Charles Doyle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Doyle, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Savage (SG), Donald Gaddis (PF), James Ames (C) Jacob Pack, Omar Bennett, Mark Terwilliger | |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Aaron Kleinberger (SG), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Jerry Wethington, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| 03:33 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Terry Ramsey and the foul's on Charles Doyle - foul #2 on Charles Doyle, team foul #8 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Ryan Burks (C) Charles Doyle, Mitchell Worthington | |
| Subs | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Oscar Grover | |
| 03:33 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ames (fresh) PF - Donald Gaddis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Burks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Kleinberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Naylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 03:16 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Stephen Buchholtz | 25-38 |
| 03:09 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG) Joseph Sedgwick | |
| 02:24 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Gaddis | 25-38 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Jerry Wethington steps in front of the Goran Slusarski pass in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| 01:55 | Baylor | James Ames is called for the reach on Clarence Naylor - foul #3 on James Ames, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), John Bonner (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Omar Bennett (PF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Goran Slusarski, Robert Savage, James Ames, Donald Gaddis, Ryan Burks | |
| Subs | Baylor | Oscar Grover (SF), Greg Widmer (C) Stephen Buchholtz, Terry Ramsey | |
| 01:55 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Omar Bennett pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Oscar Grover denies the turnaround by Mark Terwilliger | 25-38 |
| 01:33 | Baylor | Oscar Grover grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:15 | Baylor | Greg Widmer drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Kleinberger | 25-40 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | John Bonner connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Wethington | 28-43 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger snags the defensive board | 28-43 |