| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Guy Kim | 33-45 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Sullivan | 33-48 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-48 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora knocks in the shot from close range set up by Nolan Gasper and the foul's on Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Guy Kim | 37-50 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Henry | 37-50 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Brian Oyama steals the ball from Alan Henry | 37-50 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | John Hilliard comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Larry Dean tips it in | 37-52 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Larry Dean denies the turnaround by Nolan Gasper | 37-52 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 37-52 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nolan Gasper | 40-52 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-52 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Brian Oyama pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Brian Oyama buries a jumper near the basket set up by Frank Sullivan | 40-54 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Thomas Whitley, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (PF), Ronald Olsen (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-54 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | The jump hook by Stephen Kelly is blocked by Ronald Darcy | 42-54 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Milton Morrison tips it back up and in | 42-56 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy's floater is tipped away by Ronald Olsen | 42-56 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the easy layup | 42-56 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Darcy | 45-56 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Milton Morrison swats the short shot by Robert Plunkett | 45-56 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 45-59 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 48-59 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #2 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Robert Baker, Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison, Ronald Olsen | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-59 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 10:26 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG) Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki is hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #2 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #1 | 48-59 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Alan Henry steals the ball from Frank Sullivan | 48-59 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | John Hilliard picks off the pass by Alan Henry | 48-59 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Hilliard - foul #1 on John Hilliard, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, John Hilliard | |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | The short jumper by Brian Oyama is denied by Walter Lora | 50-59 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 50-59 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-59 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Milton Morrison | 50-59 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Guy Kim steals it from Sobieslaw Rupinski | 50-59 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Lora - foul #1 on Walter Lora, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Ronald Darcy (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Robert Plunkett, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (SF), Ronald Olsen (C) Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Gillman and he's fouled by Frank Sullivan - foul #1 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG) Frank Sullivan | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Holm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Milton Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it home | 55-61 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is fouled on the floor by Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #3 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Robert Baker, Milton Morrison, Ronald Olsen | |
| 06:30 | Kent State | John Hilliard is hacked by Ronald Darcy - foul #1 on Ronald Darcy, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF) Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | John Hilliard tips it home | 55-63 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aoki - foul #3 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Jeremy Scott, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Brian Oyama (SF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Stephen Kelly | |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Guy Kim | 58-63 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 61-63 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Brian Oyama's layup is rejected by Ronald Darcy | 61-63 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Darcy | 61-63 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by John Hilliard - foul #2 on John Hilliard, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Ronald Darcy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Larry Dean clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Lora - foul #2 on Walter Lora, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG) Nolan Gasper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, John Hilliard | |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Scott | 64-65 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-65 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Brian Oyama can't tip it in | 64-65 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora can't connect on a floater from close range | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Milton Morrison snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora lays it up and in on a nice dish by Guy Kim | 66-68 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), John Hilliard (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Milton Morrison | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by John Hilliard | 66-71 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the floater from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora comes up short on the floater from the left block | 66-71 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Nolan Gasper and he's fouled by John Hilliard - foul #3 on John Hilliard, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Sullivan | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | John Hilliard buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Aoki | 71-76 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeremy Scott | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Nolan Gasper is called for the reach on Frank Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #6 | 74-76 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Nolan Gasper is called for the reach on Frank Sullivan - foul #4 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-78 |