| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) SG - James Fuhr (fresh) SF - Robert Caudill (fresh) PF - Mike Yost (fresh) C - Henry Rich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) SG - Robert Butler (fresh) SF - James McCarthy (fresh) PF - Jon Page (fresh) C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Henry Rich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | IPFW | Mike Yost can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brad Arcand | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | IPFW | James Fuhr is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | IPFW | Mike Yost grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | IPFW | Henry Rich clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | IPFW | Robert Caudill pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | IPFW | Robert Caudill hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Jon Page - foul #1 on Jon Page, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | IPFW | Robert Caudill makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Jon Page makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | IPFW | Howard Welsh misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Jon Page snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Robert Butler misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Caudill - foul #1 on Robert Caudill, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jesse Clark (PF) Mike Yost | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | IPFW | Jesse Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley banks in the layup and the foul's on Jesse Clark - foul #1 on Jesse Clark, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei (SF), Nicholas Rose (C) Robert Caudill, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Jon Page grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Brad Arcand is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rose - foul #1 on Nicholas Rose, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley is fouled on the floor by Jesse Clark - foul #2 on Jesse Clark, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Delbert Collins (SF), Lamar Catlin (C) James Fuhr, Jesse Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) SF - Delbert Collins (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rose (fresh) C - Lamar Catlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) PF - Jon Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Brad Arcand clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-9 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Jon Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Robert Butler dunks the ball on a great pass from Brad Arcand and the foul's on Dikembe Akwei - foul #1 on Dikembe Akwei, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jermaine Whitmer (SG), Mike Yost (PF) Howard Welsh, Lamar Catlin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Robert Butler misses the free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:30 | IPFW | Mike Yost snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 15:11 | IPFW | Delbert Collins loses the dribble to Edmund Ridley | 3-11 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 3-11 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Robert Butler tips it in | 3-13 |
| 14:32 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Edmund Ridley - foul #1 on Edmund Ridley, team foul #2 | 3-13 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (PG), James Fuhr (SG), Robert Caudill (SF), Henry Rich (C) Delbert Collins, Jermaine Whitmer, Dikembe Akwei, Mike Yost | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James Suggs (SG), Vince Brown (SF), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, Robert Butler, James McCarthy, Edmund Ridley | |
| 14:32 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:32 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Jon Page grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | James Fuhr takes the ball from Vince Brown | 4-13 |
| 13:51 | IPFW | Henry Rich misses the lay-in | 4-13 |
| 13:50 | IPFW | Henry Rich misses the tip | 4-13 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Terry London | 4-13 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | James Suggs drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry London | 4-16 |
| 13:35 | IPFW | Howard Welsh's pass is intercepted by Vince Brown | 4-16 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | James Suggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Norris | 4-19 |
| 12:58 | IPFW | James Fuhr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-19 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Vince Brown gets the rebound | 4-19 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Henry Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-19 |
| Subs | IPFW | Mike Yost (PF) Nicholas Rose | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), Robert Butler (SG), James McCarthy (SF), Edmund Ridley (C) Terry London, James Suggs, Jon Page, Henry Norris | |
| 12:31 | IPFW | Brad Arcand steps in front of the Mike Yost pass | 4-19 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Brad Arcand banks in the layup | 4-21 |
| 12:13 | IPFW | Henry Rich drills a driving attempt from the right block | 6-21 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley loses the dribble to Henry Rich | 6-21 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) SG - James Fuhr (fresh) SF - Robert Caudill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Yost (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) PF - Vince Brown (fresh) C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | IPFW | Mike Yost knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-21 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Vince Brown grabs the offensive board | 9-21 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Brad Arcand comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 10:48 | IPFW | Robert Caudill grabs the board | 9-21 |
| 10:36 | IPFW | Henry Rich misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Vince Brown - foul #1 on Vince Brown, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | Delbert Collins (PG), Jermaine Whitmer (SG), Dikembe Akwei (SF) Howard Welsh, James Fuhr, Robert Caudill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), Donald Barrientes (SF), Jon Page (PF) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy, Vince Brown | |
| 10:36 | IPFW | Henry Rich makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:36 | IPFW | Henry Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry London | 11-23 |
| 09:55 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Robert Butler snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Terry London and he's fouled by Delbert Collins - foul #1 on Delbert Collins, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | IPFW | Nicholas Rose (PF), Lamar Catlin (C) Mike Yost, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG) Robert Butler | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the free throw | 11-26 |
| 09:13 | IPFW | Delbert Collins travels with the ball | 11-26 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (PG), James Fuhr (SG) Delbert Collins, Jermaine Whitmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vince Brown (SF), Henry Norris (C) Donald Barrientes, Edmund Ridley | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Vince Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Henry Norris | 11-28 |
| 08:40 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Howard Welsh and he's fouled by Jon Page - foul #2 on Jon Page, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James McCarthy (SF) Jon Page | |
| 08:40 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Terry London misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 08:24 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 08:09 | IPFW | James Fuhr scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-28 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Terry London is fouled on the floor by Howard Welsh - foul #1 on Howard Welsh, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Caudill (SF) Dikembe Akwei | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Edmund Ridley (C) Brad Arcand, Henry Norris | |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Terry London misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:49 | IPFW | James Fuhr snags the defensive board | 16-29 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Caudill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lamar Catlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) PF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | IPFW | James Fuhr hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Terry London loses the ball out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | IPFW | Mike Yost (PF) Nicholas Rose | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Donald Barrientes (PF) Terry London, Vince Brown | |
| 06:54 | IPFW | James Fuhr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 06:53 | IPFW | Mike Yost grabs the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | Robert Butler steals it from Lamar Catlin | 19-29 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Suggs | 19-32 |
| 06:20 | IPFW | Howard Welsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | IPFW | Delbert Collins (PG), Dikembe Akwei (SG), Henry Rich (C) Howard Welsh, James Fuhr, Lamar Catlin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), Henry Norris (PF) James Suggs, James McCarthy | |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 05:40 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 05:38 | IPFW | Robert Caudill misses the tip | 19-35 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Brad Arcand snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Delbert Collins - foul #2 on Delbert Collins, team foul #8 | 19-35 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (PG), Jermaine Whitmer (SG), Nicholas Rose (PF) Delbert Collins, Robert Caudill, Mike Yost | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (SG), Vince Brown (SF) Robert Butler, Edmund Ridley | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 05:00 | IPFW | Jermaine Whitmer is whistled for traveling | 19-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Fuhr (SG), Lamar Catlin (C) Jermaine Whitmer, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Vince Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | Zarek Devanski (SF) Dikembe Akwei | |
| Subs | Kent State | James McCarthy (SF) Donald Barrientes | |
| 04:29 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-37 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | James McCarthy grabs the board | 19-37 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Terry London scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Brad Arcand | 19-39 |
| 04:15 | IPFW | Vince Brown picks off the pass by Nicholas Rose | 19-39 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses the floater from the left wing | 19-39 |
| 03:59 | IPFW | Lamar Catlin snags the defensive board | 19-39 |
| 03:39 | IPFW | Zarek Devanski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-39 |
| 03:37 | IPFW | Zarek Devanski tips it home | 21-39 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fuhr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zarek Devanski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lamar Catlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry London (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) PF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Vince Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James McCarthy | 21-42 |
| 03:15 | IPFW | James Fuhr clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-42 |
| 03:14 | IPFW | Lamar Catlin can't tip it in | 21-42 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Brad Arcand grabs the defensive rebound | 21-42 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Vince Brown lays it up and in | 21-44 |
| 02:42 | IPFW | Howard Welsh buries a floater from the free throw line | 23-44 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Fuhr - foul #1 on James Fuhr, team foul #9 | 23-44 |
| Subs | IPFW | Delbert Collins (PG), Dikembe Akwei (SG), Robert Caudill (SF), Mike Yost (PF), Henry Rich (C) Howard Welsh, James Fuhr, Zarek Devanski, Nicholas Rose, Lamar Catlin | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG), Robert Butler (SG), Jon Page (PF), Edmund Ridley (C) Brad Arcand, Terry London, Vince Brown, Henry Norris | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 02:06 | IPFW | Robert Caudill is fouled on the floor by Edmund Ridley - foul #2 on Edmund Ridley, team foul #5 | 23-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Barrientes (SF) James McCarthy | |
| 01:50 | IPFW | Delbert Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-45 |
| 01:49 | IPFW | Henry Rich tips it in | 25-45 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Jon Page connects on the jump hook from the right block | 25-47 |
| 00:58 | IPFW | Robert Caudill buries a jump hook from the baseline | 27-47 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Delbert Collins is called for the reach on James Suggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Delbert Collins, team foul #10 | 27-47 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (PG), James Fuhr (SG) Delbert Collins, Dikembe Akwei | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vince Brown (SF) Donald Barrientes | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | James Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | James Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Mike Yost loses the ball out of bounds | 27-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG) James Suggs | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Vince Brown is hacked by James Fuhr - foul #2 on James Fuhr, team foul #11 | 27-49 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-50 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Howard Welsh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-50 |