| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fresh) SG - Ralph Clark (fresh) SF - Larry Childress (fresh) PF - Harvey Rinehart (fresh) C - Charles Busse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) SF - Dan Eby (fresh) PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Charles Busse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Clark | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Donald Lingo clanks a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Air Force | Larry Childress gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | Ralph Clark's pass is intercepted by Christopher Cammack | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack lays it in | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Air Force | Larry Childress misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Air Force | Charles Busse pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Donald Lingo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Cammack | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Donald Lingo swats the dunk try by Charles Busse | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Zmolek | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Dan Eby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Poirier | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Air Force | Ralph Clark travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Selden (PG), Ryan Herman (SG), William Kays (SF), William Czarnecki (PF), Corey Hanneman (C) Frank Poirier, Ralph Clark, Larry Childress, Harvey Rinehart, Charles Busse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the jumper from the right block | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | William Kays pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Air Force | William Kays is hacked by Richard Smoot - foul #1 on Richard Smoot, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Ryan Herman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Beverly - foul #1 on James Beverly, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG) Robert Schafer | |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Ryan Herman makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Ryan Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Smoot | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kenny Selden (fresh) SG - Ryan Herman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Kays (fresh) PF - William Czarnecki (fresh) C - Corey Hanneman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) SF - James Beverly (fresh) PF - Richard Smoot (fresh) C - Lester Restivo (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Richard Smoot comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Lester Restivo gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | James Beverly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 5-6 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Corey Hanneman | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Air Force | William Czarnecki is denied on a layup by Richard Smoot | 5-6 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Smoot | 5-6 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Richard Smoot clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by William Kays - foul #1 on William Kays, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Ralph Clark (SG), Larry Childress (SF), Harvey Rinehart (PF), Charles Busse (C) Kenny Selden, Ryan Herman, William Kays, William Czarnecki, Corey Hanneman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, James Beverly, Lester Restivo | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Larry Childress travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Richard Smoot | |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Donald Lingo tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 13:20 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart blows the layup but he's hacked by Howard Weingarten - foul #1 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG) Howard Weingarten | |
| 13:20 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:20 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Larry Childress steals the ball from Dan Eby | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Air Force | Frank Poirier hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Busse | 9-9 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 12:31 | Air Force | Charles Busse snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Poirier | 11-9 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Dan Eby grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Czarnecki (C) Charles Busse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG) Robert Schafer | |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Frank Poirier is hacked by Christopher Cammack - foul #1 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Herman (PG) Frank Poirier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG) Christopher Cammack | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ryan Herman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ralph Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Childress (fresh) PF - Harvey Rinehart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Czarnecki (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) SF - Dan Eby (fresh) PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harvey Rinehart, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 11:09 | Kent State | James Beverly hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by William Czarnecki - foul #1 on William Czarnecki, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kays (SF), Corey Hanneman (C) Larry Childress, Harvey Rinehart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:09 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | William Czarnecki hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Erick Rhoden - foul #1 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Selden (PG) Ralph Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:52 | Air Force | William Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | William Czarnecki misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Lester Restivo gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | William Czarnecki grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Kenny Selden loses the dribble to Richard Smoot | 12-12 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Kenny Selden is called for the reach on Erick Rhoden - foul #1 on Kenny Selden, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Larry Childress (SF), Harvey Rinehart (PF) Kenny Selden, William Kays, Corey Hanneman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Lester Restivo | |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 09:38 | Air Force | William Czarnecki pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:20 | Air Force | Ryan Herman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Poirier | 15-12 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | James Beverly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 08:55 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:33 | Air Force | Ryan Herman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Poirier | 18-12 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Larry Childress - foul #1 on Larry Childress, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ralph Clark (SG), William Kays (SF), Corey Hanneman (PF), Charles Busse (C) Ryan Herman, Larry Childress, Harvey Rinehart, William Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), Donald Lingo (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, James Beverly, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:53 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:52 | Air Force | William Kays gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:37 | Air Force | William Kays hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Erick Rhoden | 18-14 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Richard Smoot drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donald Lingo | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kays (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Corey Hanneman (fresh) C - Charles Busse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) SF - Richard Smoot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lester Restivo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Air Force | Ralph Clark misses the runner from close range | 18-16 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Robert Schafer snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Richard Smoot drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Lingo | 18-18 |
| 06:17 | Air Force | Charles Busse misses short on a shot from the right block | 18-18 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Lester Restivo gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Robert Schafer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Charles Busse snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Ralph Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Schafer - foul #1 on Robert Schafer, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Herman (PG), Larry Childress (SF), Harvey Rinehart (PF) Frank Poirier, William Kays, Corey Hanneman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Robert Schafer, Richard Smoot, Lester Restivo | |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Ralph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Ralph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Harvey Rinehart - foul #2 on Harvey Rinehart, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Czarnecki (PF), Jeffrey Thach (C) Harvey Rinehart, Charles Busse | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Ryan Herman is hacked by Christopher Cammack - foul #2 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), James Beverly (PF) Christopher Cammack, Donald Lingo | |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Ryan Herman makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Ryan Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten loses the dribble to Ralph Clark | 22-20 |
| 04:52 | Air Force | Ralph Clark lays it in | 24-20 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | James Beverly buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Weingarten | 24-22 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Larry Childress comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Howard Weingarten - foul #2 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kays (SG), Charles Busse (C) Ralph Clark, Jeffrey Thach | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG) Howard Weingarten | |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Larry Childress makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Larry Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | James Beverly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | William Czarnecki snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Charles Busse buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Czarnecki and he's fouled by Kevin Zmolek - foul #2 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Harvey Rinehart (PF) William Kays, William Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Donald Lingo (PF) Erick Rhoden, Robert Schafer, James Beverly | |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Charles Busse misses the free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Dan Eby pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the turnaround from the baseline | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Herman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Childress (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Rinehart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Busse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Larry Childress tips it in | 30-24 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Busse - foul #1 on Charles Busse, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ralph Clark (SG), William Czarnecki (C) Ryan Herman, Charles Busse | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Ralph Clark is hacked by Howard Weingarten - foul #3 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Corey Hanneman (C) Larry Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), Lester Restivo (C) Howard Weingarten, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Ralph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Ralph Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Schafer | 31-26 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | James Beverly blows the layup | 31-26 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Frank Poirier grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Frank Poirier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Selden (PG) Frank Poirier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:46 | Kent State | James Beverly misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Czarnecki - foul #2 on William Czarnecki, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | William Czarnecki makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Clark | 33-27 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | William Czarnecki takes the ball from James Beverly | 33-27 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Donald Lingo scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Beverly | 35-29 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman is hacked by Christopher Cammack - foul #3 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Larry Childress (SF), Charles Busse (C) Kenny Selden, William Czarnecki, Harvey Rinehart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Dan Eby (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Christopher Cammack, James Beverly, Donald Lingo, Lester Restivo | |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Schafer hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Smoot | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Ralph Clark misses the halfcourt shot | 36-32 |