| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gary Bonaparte (fresh) SG - Manuel Brunet (fresh) SF - John Zahourek (fresh) PF - Ben Erdmann (fresh) C - John Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) SG - Eric Baker (fresh) SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) PF - Art Dalton (fresh) C - James Crane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James Crane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Eric Baker scores on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | James Crane's pass is intercepted by John Zahourek | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte slams it home set up by John Zahourek | 5-2 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Ben Erdmann | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Steve Young gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | Stanford | James Crane picks off the pass by Manuel Brunet | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Steve Young buries a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Hargrove - foul #1 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte makes the 3rd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:57 | Stanford | John Hall snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:29 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | James Crane gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Erdmann - foul #1 on Ben Erdmann, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Crabtree (PF) Ben Erdmann | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Steve Young, Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet's fadeaway is rejected by David Brennan | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gary Bonaparte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Brunet (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Zahourek (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Crabtree (fresh) C - John Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brennan (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Manuel Brunet steals the ball from David Brennan | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte jams it on a great pass from Manuel Brunet | 10-7 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Gary Bonaparte steals the ball from Timothy Hargrove | 10-7 |
| 15:14 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Bonaparte | 12-7 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | David Brennan comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Cook (PG), Francis Orlinski (SG), Ben Erdmann (PF), Joe Kelso (C) Gary Bonaparte, Manuel Brunet, John Zahourek, John Hall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Alex Malone (SF), Art Dalton (PF) Eric Baker, Timothy Hargrove, Mark Thomas | |
| 14:54 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | David Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:54 | Stanford | Joe Kelso snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:48 | Stanford | Joe Kelso is fouled on the floor by Daniel Detwiler - foul #1 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 14:19 | Stanford | Francis Orlinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Art Dalton - foul #1 on Art Dalton, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Crane (C) David Brennan | |
| 14:19 | Stanford | Francis Orlinski makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | Stanford | Francis Orlinski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Art Dalton | 14-11 |
| 13:53 | Stanford | Matthew Cook misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 13:51 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Stanford | Manuel Brunet (SG) Richard Crabtree | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF) Daniel Detwiler, Alex Malone, Art Dalton | |
| 13:04 | Kent State | James Crane drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Young | 14-13 |
| 12:42 | Stanford | Matthew Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte (PG), John Zahourek (SF) Matthew Cook, Francis Orlinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG) Steve Young | |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-13 |
| 12:32 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:16 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Zahourek | 17-13 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:57 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:38 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:36 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Erdmann | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gary Bonaparte (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Brunet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zahourek (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ben Erdmann (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joe Kelso (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | James Crane gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove's floater is knocked away by Manuel Brunet | 17-13 |
| 11:02 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:58 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte loses the dribble to Timothy Hargrove | 17-13 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Eric Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Brennan | 17-16 |
| 10:35 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 10:34 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Ben Erdmann is called for the reach on Eric Baker - foul #2 on Ben Erdmann, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Cook (SG), Francis Orlinski (SF), Richard Crabtree (PF) Manuel Brunet, John Zahourek, Ben Erdmann | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Alex Malone (SF), Art Dalton (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Daniel Detwiler, Timothy Hargrove, David Brennan, James Crane | |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Art Dalton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Young | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Kelso | 22-19 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Art Dalton blows the layup | 22-19 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Malone | 22-19 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Francis Orlinski is called for the reach on Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Francis Orlinski, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Zahourek (SF) Gary Bonaparte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (C) Alex Malone, Mark Thomas | |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Steve Young scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Baker | 22-22 |
| 08:40 | Stanford | Francis Orlinski is fouled on the floor by Steve Young - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Manuel Brunet (SG) Francis Orlinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SG) Eric Baker | |
| 08:19 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Brennan | 22-22 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hargrove | 22-22 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Joe Kelso | 22-22 |
| 07:20 | Stanford | Joe Kelso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte (PG), Francis Orlinski (SF) Matthew Cook, John Zahourek | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), James Crane (C) Daniel Detwiler, David Brennan | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gary Bonaparte (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Brunet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Orlinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Crabtree (fairly fresh) C - Joe Kelso (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 06:58 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:36 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bonaparte | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Art Dalton loses the dribble to Francis Orlinski | 25-22 |
| 05:59 | Stanford | Joe Kelso drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Brunet | 27-22 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Richard Crabtree steals the ball from Eric Baker | 27-22 |
| 05:15 | Stanford | Francis Orlinski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-22 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 04:40 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:21 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Eric Baker pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Kelso - foul #1 on Joe Kelso, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Cook (PG), John Zahourek (SF), Ben Erdmann (PF), John Hall (C) Gary Bonaparte, Francis Orlinski, Richard Crabtree, Joe Kelso | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Alex Malone (SF), David Brennan (C) Steve Young, Timothy Hargrove, James Crane | |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:36 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eric Baker - foul #1 on Eric Baker, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Thomas (C) Art Dalton | |
| 03:36 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:36 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 03:14 | Stanford | Ben Erdmann snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Matthew Cook (fresh) SG - Manuel Brunet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zahourek (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ben Erdmann (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Malone (fresh) PF - David Brennan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alex Malone - foul #1 on Alex Malone, team foul #6 | 32-24 |
| 02:50 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:50 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Alex Malone | 33-24 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | The jumper by Daniel Detwiler is denied by John Hall | 33-24 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Mark Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | David Brennan connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Eric Baker | 33-26 |
| 01:54 | Stanford | Manuel Brunet scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Cook | 36-26 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 01:33 | Stanford | John Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | John Zahourek is hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte (PG), Francis Orlinski (SG) Matthew Cook, Manuel Brunet | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), James Crane (C) Eric Baker, Alex Malone, Mark Thomas | |
| 01:14 | Stanford | John Zahourek misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Ben Erdmann steps in front of the David Brennan pass | 36-26 |
| 00:23 | Stanford | Gary Bonaparte makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Orlinski | 38-26 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Steve Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-26 |
| 00:01 | Stanford | John Zahourek pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | John Zahourek misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-26 |