| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Archie Randall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Straus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Perry Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Kent State | Perry Baker is called for the reach on Albert Childress in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Baker, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 32-41 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall drills a driving attempt in the paint | 32-43 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-43 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bernard Holmes | 32-43 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern State | Albert Childress is called for the reach on James Fant - foul #1 on Albert Childress, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 32-43 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Albert Childress | 32-43 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bernard Holmes | 32-43 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Perry Baker | 32-46 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | The jumper by Joe Nguyen is denied by James Fant | 32-46 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the dunk but he's hacked by Perry Baker - foul #2 on Perry Baker, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder (PG), David Loch (SG), Lawrence Wallace (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Kelvin Mason (C) Archie Randall, Peter Straus, James Fant, Perry Baker, Bernard Holmes | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | David Loch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-46 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Dean Wessel grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Dean Wessel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Crowder - foul #1 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | De Xia (C) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern State | De Xia takes the ball from Bernard Crowder | 35-46 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Kelvin Mason blocks the short jumper by Darrell Allen | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Gabriel Gallo steals the ball from Kelvin Mason | 35-46 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Lawrence Wallace picks off the pass by Gabriel Gallo | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) C - De Xia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Loch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | De Xia tips it home | 37-48 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | De Xia connects on the turnaround near the basket | 39-48 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman, De Xia | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Archie Randall (PG), Peter Straus (SG), Richard Eiland (SF), Perry Baker (PF), Bernard Holmes (C) Bernard Crowder, David Loch, Lawrence Wallace, Robert Childress, Kelvin Mason | |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Santos Diaz snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Santos Diaz snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Fant (SF) Bernard Holmes | |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Albert Childress and he's fouled by Richard Eiland - foul #1 on Richard Eiland, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder (SG) Peter Straus | |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | James Fant is whistled for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Wendell Carter (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace (SG), Kelvin Mason (PF), Bernard Holmes (C) Archie Randall, Perry Baker, Richard Eiland | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is hacked by Bernard Crowder - foul #2 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Bernard Holmes is called for the reach on Dean Wessel - foul #2 on Bernard Holmes, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | De Xia (C) Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Loch (SG), Robert Childress (PF) James Fant, Bernard Holmes | |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Loch - foul #2 on David Loch, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wendell Carter (C) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - De Xia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wendell Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Loch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Archie Randall (PG), Richard Eiland (SF), Perry Baker (PF) Bernard Crowder, Lawrence Wallace, Kelvin Mason | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Archie Randall - foul #1 on Archie Randall, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Peter Straus (SG) David Loch | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Richard Eiland steps in front of the Gabriel Gallo pass in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Nguyen - foul #4 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), Wendell Carter (C) Gabriel Gallo, De Xia, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder (PG), Lawrence Wallace (SG), James Fant (SF), Bernard Holmes (C) Archie Randall, Peter Straus, Richard Eiland, Perry Baker | |
| 10:41 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Wendell Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Holmes - foul #3 on Bernard Holmes, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (SG), Darrell Allen (SF) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kelvin Mason (PF) Robert Childress | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Wendell Carter makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Wendell Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern State | Flawiusz Zimmerman is called for the reach on Bernard Holmes - foul #1 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman blows the layup | 50-52 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Wendell Carter grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses short on a floater in the lane | 50-52 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern State | Kelvin Mason is fouled on the floor by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #2 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Flawiusz Zimmerman, Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Archie Randall (PG), Peter Straus (SG), Richard Eiland (SF), Perry Baker (PF) Bernard Crowder, Lawrence Wallace, James Fant, Kelvin Mason | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Archie Randall and the foul's on Albert Childress - foul #2 on Albert Childress, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Childress (C) Bernard Holmes | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Peter Straus steals it from Robert Williams | 50-55 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus hits the finger roll | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - De Xia (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Archie Randall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Straus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Eiland (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Perry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Eiland - foul #2 on Richard Eiland, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Nguyen (C) De Xia | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Robert Childress | 51-57 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall misses the tip | 51-57 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Albert Childress clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Perry Baker - foul #3 on Perry Baker, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Fant (SF) Robert Childress | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Todd Leblanc is called for the reach on Richard Eiland - foul #1 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodney Smith (SG) Albert Childress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder (PG), David Loch (SG), Kelvin Mason (C) Archie Randall, Peter Straus, James Fant | |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Richard Eiland makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Richard Eiland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Santos Diaz, Rodney Smith, Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace (SF) Richard Eiland | |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Darrell Allen is hacked by Lawrence Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Wallace, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes (C) Perry Baker | |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Darrell Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Darrell Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-61 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Bernard Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Kelvin Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Loch and the foul's on Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), De Xia (C) Dean Wessel, Gabriel Gallo, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Archie Randall (PG), Peter Straus (SG), Robert Childress (PF), Richard Eiland (C) Bernard Crowder, David Loch, Kelvin Mason, Bernard Holmes | |
| 04:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Childress and he's hacked by Lawrence Wallace - foul #2 on Lawrence Wallace, team foul #13 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Leblanc (SF), Wendell Carter (C) Darrell Allen, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Fant (SF) Lawrence Wallace | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | De Xia gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Archie Randall is called for the reach on Albert Childress in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Randall, team foul #14 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Perry Baker (PF) James Fant | |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Santos Diaz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG) Santos Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress's pass is intercepted by De Xia | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - De Xia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wendell Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Archie Randall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Straus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Eiland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Perry Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) De Xia, Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Crowder (SG), Kelvin Mason (SF) Peter Straus, Richard Eiland | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall can't finish the layup | 59-64 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Albert Childress | 59-64 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Dean Wessel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Robert Childress grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-64 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Dean Wessel, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Peter Straus (SG), James Fant (SF), Bernard Holmes (C) Bernard Crowder, Kelvin Mason, Robert Childress | |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Peter Straus steps in front of the Santos Diaz pass in the backcourt | 59-64 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Albert Childress steps in front of the James Fant pass | 59-64 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Albert Childress lays it in | 61-64 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern State | James Fant connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-66 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Albert Childress's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Holmes | 61-66 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Peter Straus misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Albert Childress is called for 10 seconds | 61-66 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Williams steals it from Peter Straus | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bernard Holmes | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | James Fant clanks a floater from the left side | 61-66 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | James Fant tips it in | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Albert Childress clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Santos Diaz is called for the reach on Perry Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Diaz, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Wallace (SF), Richard Eiland (C) James Fant, Bernard Holmes | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is hacked by Archie Randall - foul #3 on Archie Randall, team foul #15 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Fant (SF), Bernard Holmes (C) Lawrence Wallace, Richard Eiland | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Perry Baker gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Archie Randall runs out the clock | 61-70 |