| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Occhipinti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eddie Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Richey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) PF - Solomon Yonakor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Heier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | John Occhipinti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 19:48 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:44 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 29-35 |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey can't tip it in | 29-35 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses badly on a shot near the basket | 29-35 |
| 19:20 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:15 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Sullivan | 32-35 |
| 18:49 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Hilliard | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | A charge is called on Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:12 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Eddie Shaw is called for the reach on Dikembe Aoki - foul #3 on Eddie Shaw, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao (PG) Eddie Shaw | |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Sullivan | 35-37 |
| 17:15 | Bowling Green | Frank Sullivan steals the ball from Solomon Yonakor | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Larry Dean (C) Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (SG), Jack Rackley (C) Bill Richey, Louis Heier | |
| 16:38 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford's pass is intercepted by Ronald Olsen | 35-37 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Olsen | 37-37 |
| 16:16 | Bowling Green | Larry Dean swats the layup by Ronnie Graves | 37-37 |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-37 |
| 15:53 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hai Xiao (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Graves (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Solomon Yonakor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Rackley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley banks in the layup | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Rackley - foul #2 on Jack Rackley, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG), Brian Oyama (SF) Frank Sullivan, Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw (PG), Joshua Davidson (SF), Louis Heier (C) Jerome Ford, Ronnie Graves, Solomon Yonakor | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jack Rackley | 37-39 |
| 15:32 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson lays it up and in set up by Louis Heier | 37-41 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 15:03 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier is hacked by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Occhipinti (PF) Robert Baker, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG) Hai Xiao | |
| 14:53 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Jack Rackley steals the ball from John Occhipinti | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | John Occhipinti pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 13:56 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 13:35 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Shaw | 39-43 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | John Occhipinti drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Hilliard | 41-43 |
| 12:53 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | John Occhipinti grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Brian Oyama double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Larry Dean (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao (SG), Solomon Yonakor (PF), Ronnie Graves (C) Bill Richey, Jack Rackley, Louis Heier | |
| 12:27 | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Shaw | 41-46 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 12:16 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:59 | Bowling Green | Frank Sullivan is called for the reach on Eddie Shaw - foul #3 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (SG), Jimmy Wimberly (SF) Eddie Shaw, Joshua Davidson | |
| 11:44 | Bowling Green | Robert Baker steps in front of the Solomon Yonakor pass | 41-46 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hai Xiao (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Wimberly (fresh) PF - Solomon Yonakor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Bowling Green | Jimmy Wimberly can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 11:18 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Solomon Yonakor | 43-46 |
| 11:09 | Bowling Green | Solomon Yonakor misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves tips it home | 43-48 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Jimmy Wimberly steps in front of the Ronald Olsen pass | 43-48 |
| 10:22 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Hai Xiao - foul #1 on Hai Xiao, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Occhipinti (PF), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw (PG), Bill Richey (SG), Joshua Davidson (SF), Louis Heier (C) Hai Xiao, Jerome Ford, Jimmy Wimberly, Ronnie Graves | |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:51 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Heier | 45-51 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the dunk attempt | 45-51 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | John Occhipinti knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Aoki | 47-51 |
| 08:52 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:50 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:35 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Brian Oyama (SF) Frank Sullivan, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves (PF) Solomon Yonakor | |
| 08:35 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:35 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | John Hilliard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 08:20 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:06 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eddie Shaw | 47-54 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-54 |
| 07:47 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 07:32 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Davidson | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eddie Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Richey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Heier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bill Richey - foul #1 on Bill Richey, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Morrison (PF), Ronald Olsen (C) John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao (SG), Solomon Yonakor (PF), Jack Rackley (C) Bill Richey, Joshua Davidson, Louis Heier | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:07 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sobieslaw Rupinski | 52-59 |
| 06:21 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 06:06 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jack Rackley | 52-59 |
| 05:44 | Bowling Green | Dikembe Aoki is called for the reach on Eddie Shaw - foul #3 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Robert Baker (SG), John Occhipinti (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Dikembe Aoki, Ronald Olsen | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG), Joshua Davidson (SF), Louis Heier (C) Eddie Shaw, Ronnie Graves, Jack Rackley | |
| 05:33 | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SF) Brian Oyama | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:10 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:50 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 04:49 | Bowling Green | Solomon Yonakor gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:42 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Morrison | 52-59 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 04:11 | Bowling Green | Hai Xiao can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Occhipinti | 56-59 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier lays it up and in set up by Hai Xiao and he's hacked by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Ronald Olsen, John Occhipinti, Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw (PG), Jerome Ford (SG), Ronnie Graves (PF) Hai Xiao, Bill Richey, Solomon Yonakor | |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eddie Shaw (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Heier (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley (C) Louis Heier | |
| 02:57 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Ford | 56-65 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Occhipinti (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG), Solomon Yonakor (PF), Louis Heier (C) Jerome Ford, Ronnie Graves, Jack Rackley | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Occhipinti | 58-65 |
| 02:18 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from Solomon Yonakor and the foul's on Dikembe Aoki - foul #4 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 02:18 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the dunk attempt | 58-68 |
| 01:56 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Bowling Green | Eddie Shaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:45 | Bowling Green | Louis Heier snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 01:20 | Bowling Green | Brian Oyama swats the short shot by Solomon Yonakor | 58-68 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-68 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki comes up short on the floater from close range | 58-68 |
| 00:46 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson is hacked by Dikembe Aoki in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Larry Dean (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, John Occhipinti, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jimmy Wimberly (PG), Hai Xiao (SG), Ronnie Graves (PF), Jack Rackley (C) Eddie Shaw, Bill Richey, Solomon Yonakor, Louis Heier | |
| 00:44 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:44 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 00:36 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Hai Xiao | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Bowling Green | Jimmy Wimberly drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jack Rackley and the foul's on Sobieslaw Rupinski - foul #4 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (SG) Joshua Davidson | |
| 00:08 | Bowling Green | Jimmy Wimberly makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-73 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves runs out the clock | 58-73 |