| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) C - James Crane (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Eric Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Steve Young misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Baker - foul #3 on Eric Baker, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SG) Eric Baker | |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Steve Young's pass is intercepted by Raymond Shine | 31-24 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-24 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Thorp | 31-24 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ernest Darrington | 34-24 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Ernest Darrington takes the ball from James Crane | 34-24 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Art Dalton steps in front of the Ernest Darrington pass | 34-24 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Detwiler | 34-27 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Art Dalton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Benny Thorp steps in front of the Daniel Detwiler pass | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 36-27 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (PG), Eric Baker (SG), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Steve Young, Daniel Detwiler, Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 38-28 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-28 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Derek Crabtree - foul #1 on Derek Crabtree, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Alex Malone (SF) Derek Crabtree, Timothy Hargrove | |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Eric Baker grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Eric Baker buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Detwiler | 39-31 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | William Johnson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Alex Malone - foul #1 on Alex Malone, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Mark Thomas hits a runner in the paint | 42-33 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Daniel Detwiler is called for the reach on Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Alex Malone, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-33 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Steve Young grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-33 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Art Dalton gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Hays (C) William Johnson, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (C) Daniel Detwiler, James Crane | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Eric Baker's pass is intercepted by Ernest Darrington | 42-33 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Brennan - foul #3 on David Brennan, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Eric Baker, Art Dalton | |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | David Brennan comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Hays - foul #2 on Joshua Hays, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Malone (SG) Steve Young | |
| 10:13 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | David Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Darrington | 44-34 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Ernest Darrington | 46-34 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Crabtree | 46-36 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington can't finish the layup | 46-36 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Darrington | 48-36 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is fouled on the floor by Alex Malone - foul #2 on Alex Malone, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Ernest Darrington, Joshua Hays | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Derek Crabtree, Alex Malone, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the tip | 48-36 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Eric Baker pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | James Crane misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Sadler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Benny Thorp | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Steve Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana State | William Johnson grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the jumper from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Art Dalton lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Young and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), Ernest Darrington (PF) Scott Shaw, Daniel Sadler, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SF) Timothy Hargrove | |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses badly on a floater from the right block | 53-39 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steve Young | 53-39 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Benny Thorp takes the ball from Art Dalton | 53-39 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington jams it set up by Benny Thorp | 55-39 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #1 on Benny Thorp, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | David Brennan loses the ball out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (SG), Alex Malone (SF) Steve Young, Eric Baker | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | William Johnson can't finish the layup | 58-41 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Derek Crabtree | 58-41 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Alex Malone clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Alex Malone makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Alex Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Derek Crabtree - foul #2 on Derek Crabtree, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Raymond Shine blocks the jumper by Derek Crabtree | 59-43 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Raymond Shine | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Crabtree (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Malone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 61-43 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | David Brennan is fouled on the floor by Ernest Darrington - foul #2 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), William Johnson (PF) Raymond Shine, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:37 | Kent State | William Johnson denies the turnaround by Daniel Detwiler | 61-43 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Derek Crabtree misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Alex Malone gets the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Alex Malone misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), Ernest Darrington (PF) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Alex Malone makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Alex Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Mark Thomas connects on the fadeaway from close range | 63-47 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Alex Malone is whistled for traveling | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Derek Crabtree - foul #3 on Derek Crabtree, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Benny Thorp steps in front of the Mark Thomas pass | 67-47 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi runs out the clock | 67-47 |