| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Glen Ballard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Epps (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Holmes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Murphy inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 36-39 |
| 19:38 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 19:29 | Milwaukee | Willie Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nolan Ely | 36-39 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 19:14 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:59 | Milwaukee | William Epps drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Ballard | 36-42 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Nolan Ely loses the dribble to Glen Ballard | 36-42 |
| 18:25 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Epps | 36-44 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 17:45 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes jams it on a great pass from Glen Ballard | 36-46 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 17:08 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard is fouled on the floor by Clarence Plantenberg - foul #2 on Clarence Plantenberg, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant (SF) Willie Smith | |
| 16:46 | Milwaukee | William Epps misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Kevin Robertson steals the ball from Clarence Plantenberg | 36-46 |
| 16:16 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Nolan Ely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SF), Gary Puckett (PF) Andrew Patrick, Clarence Plantenberg, Nolan Ely | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher (PG), Denver Shaw (SG), Troy Stewart (PF), Benny Bierman (C) Glen Ballard, William Epps, Jason Holmes, Kevin Robertson | |
| 15:48 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Gines (SF), Reginald Gann (C) Richard Peters, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Willie Smith (SF) Troy Stewart | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) SG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Delmar Locher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pleasant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benny Bierman (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Scott Gines misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Delmar Locher - foul #1 on Delmar Locher, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:06 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Pleasant | 38-52 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Scott Gines hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 38-52 |
| 14:50 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pleasant | 38-52 |
| 14:44 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher misses the 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 14:42 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 14:36 | Milwaukee | Denver Shaw hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Delmar Locher and he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #4 on Reginald Gann, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Nolan Ely (PF), Clarence Plantenberg (C) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | William Epps (SG), Jason Holmes (PF), Kevin Robertson (C) Delmar Locher, Kenneth Pleasant, Benny Bierman | |
| 14:36 | Milwaukee | Denver Shaw makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Gary Puckett makes the jumpshot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 14:10 | Milwaukee | Denver Shaw drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-57 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Scott Gines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Peters (SG) Gary Puckett | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard (PG), Kenneth Pleasant (SF) Denver Shaw, Willie Smith | |
| 13:32 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard is hacked by Richard Peters - foul #1 on Richard Peters, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| 13:17 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson's floater is tipped away by Nolan Ely | 40-57 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Nolan Ely knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Jason Holmes - foul #2 on Jason Holmes, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Clarence Plantenberg | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Nolan Ely makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:56 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes blows the dunk but he's hacked by Nolan Ely - foul #2 on Nolan Ely, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Puckett (PF) Nolan Ely | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 12:56 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:56 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 12:43 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 12:31 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Pleasant | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-61 |
| 12:06 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Jason Holmes | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:37 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes slams it home on a nice dish by Glen Ballard | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Glen Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Epps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Pleasant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Scott Gines knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-63 |
| 10:52 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-63 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Gary Puckett snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 10:41 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 10:35 | Milwaukee | Richard Peters steals it from Glen Ballard in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Gary Puckett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Holmes - foul #3 on Jason Holmes, team foul #3 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SF), Nolan Ely (PF), Clarence Plantenberg (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher (SG), Willie Smith (SF), Troy Stewart (PF), Benny Bierman (C) William Epps, Kenneth Pleasant, Jason Holmes, Kevin Robertson | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Gary Puckett misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Gary Puckett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:26 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 10:02 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 10:00 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard tips it in | 45-65 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Nolan Ely is fouled on the floor by Troy Stewart - foul #1 on Troy Stewart, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Peters (SG) Gary Puckett | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Denver Shaw (SG) Glen Ballard | |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses the dunk | 45-65 |
| 09:28 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman snags the defensive board | 45-65 |
| 09:11 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 09:10 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher can't tip it in | 45-65 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 08:59 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 08:35 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher loses the dribble to Richard Peters | 45-65 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Nolan Ely lays it in set up by Richard Peters | 47-65 |
| 08:11 | Milwaukee | Nolan Ely swats the short shot by Willie Smith | 47-65 |
| 08:10 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart can't tip it in | 47-65 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Richard Peters pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Nolan Ely buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Peters | 49-65 |
| 07:30 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #1 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Gary Puckett (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Reginald Gann (C) Frank Sullivan, Richard Peters, John Murphy, Clarence Plantenberg | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard (PG), William Epps (SG), Jason Holmes (PF), Kevin Robertson (C) Delmar Locher, Denver Shaw, Willie Smith, Benny Bierman | |
| 07:30 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:30 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Glen Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Epps (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Gary Puckett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-67 |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 06:51 | Milwaukee | William Epps makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-70 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-70 |
| 06:38 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 06:22 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-70 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Reginald Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Reginald Gann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 06:08 | Milwaukee | William Epps gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 06:03 | Milwaukee | William Epps misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reginald Gann | 49-70 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Scott Gines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Gines | 49-70 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Nolan Ely tips it in | 51-70 |
| 05:17 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 05:15 | Milwaukee | Jason Holmes hits the follow up shot | 51-72 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Gary Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 05:02 | Milwaukee | Glen Ballard grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 04:35 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson jams it set up by Glen Ballard and the foul's on Reginald Gann - foul #5 on Reginald Gann, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher (PG), Denver Shaw (SG), Henry Tripp (SF), Kenneth Pleasant (PF) Glen Ballard, William Epps, Troy Stewart, Jason Holmes | |
| 04:35 | Milwaukee | Kevin Robertson misses the free throw | 51-74 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Gary Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Delmar Locher picks off the pass by Frank Sullivan in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| 04:13 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Henry Tripp | 51-76 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | John Murphy is hacked by Henry Tripp - foul #1 on Henry Tripp, team foul #5 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Morrison (C) Gary Puckett | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman (C) Kevin Robertson | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Sullivan | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Milwaukee | Henry Tripp's floater is knocked away by John Hilliard | 54-76 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | John Hilliard snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hilliard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Delmar Locher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denver Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Bierman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | John Murphy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Milton Morrison | 57-76 |
| 02:41 | Milwaukee | Milton Morrison picks off the pass by Henry Tripp | 57-76 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | John Hilliard is hacked by Kenneth Pleasant - foul #2 on Kenneth Pleasant, team foul #6 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Puckett (PF) John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Gary Puckett loses the dribble to Benny Bierman | 57-76 |
| 02:05 | Milwaukee | Henry Tripp comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| 02:05 | Milwaukee | Henry Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:05 | Milwaukee | Henry Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Murphy | 57-76 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is hacked by Delmar Locher - foul #2 on Delmar Locher, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart (PF) Henry Tripp | |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 01:49 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 01:21 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-76 |
| 01:19 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman hits the follow up shot | 57-78 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | John Murphy knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Plantenberg | 59-78 |
| 00:43 | Milwaukee | Kenneth Pleasant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Gary Puckett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-78 |
| 00:37 | Milwaukee | Benny Bierman snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Milwaukee | Troy Stewart misses the floater near the basket | 59-78 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg pulls down the rebound | 59-78 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Gary Puckett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | Delmar Locher runs out the clock | 62-78 |