| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Victor Kennedy (fresh) SF - Van Eyre (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Carlino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Rittenberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Rittenberry - foul #3 on Johnny Rittenberry, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | David Vancamp (C) Johnny Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:43 | Baylor | Edward Carlino gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:20 | Baylor | Edward Carlino dunks the ball | 38-39 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Albert Childress is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Kennedy - foul #2 on Victor Kennedy, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Albert Childress is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| 18:42 | Baylor | David Vancamp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 18:40 | Baylor | Aaron Akin tips it home | 40-39 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Victor Kennedy picks off the pass by Todd Leblanc in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Van Eyre misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 40-39 |
| 18:25 | Baylor | Aaron Akin misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 18:24 | Baylor | Edward Carlino tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Albert Childress is fouled on the floor by Victor Kennedy - foul #3 on Victor Kennedy, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (SG), Gary Shelton (SF), Raymond Tarpley (PF), Carmelo Martin (C) Victor Kennedy, Van Eyre, Edward Carlino, David Vancamp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams, Joe Nguyen | |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Shelton - foul #2 on Gary Shelton, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Aaron Akin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #1 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Aaron Akin makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Aaron Akin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Flawiusz Zimmerman | 43-41 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is hacked by Aaron Akin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Akin, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edward Carlino (PF) Aaron Akin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:03 | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | De Xia hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dean Wessel | 46-45 |
| 16:48 | Baylor | Dean Wessel takes the ball from Donald Williams in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo loses the dribble to Gary Shelton | 46-45 |
| 16:22 | Baylor | Gary Shelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 46-45 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by De Xia | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Martin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Tarpley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Carlino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - De Xia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Baylor | Donald Williams's pass is intercepted by De Xia | 46-48 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Kennedy (PG), David Theriault (SG), Van Eyre (SF), David Vancamp (PF), Johnny Rittenberry (C) Donald Williams, Carmelo Martin, Raymond Tarpley, Edward Carlino, Gary Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman, De Xia | |
| 15:15 | Baylor | Van Eyre drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the easy open layup | 49-48 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Santos Diaz tips it in | 49-50 |
| 14:33 | Baylor | Todd Leblanc picks off the pass by Van Eyre | 49-50 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Williams | 49-53 |
| 13:58 | Baylor | The pull-up jumper by Victor Kennedy is blocked by Joe Nguyen | 49-53 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is fouled in the backcourt by David Theriault - foul #4 on David Theriault, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Akin (PG), Edward Carlino (PF) David Theriault, David Vancamp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (PG), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Santos Diaz, Robert Williams | |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Albert Childress comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 13:35 | Baylor | Van Eyre grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:28 | Baylor | Aaron Akin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-53 |
| 13:27 | Baylor | Edward Carlino pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:22 | Baylor | Van Eyre is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Van Eyre, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Shelton (SF), Raymond Tarpley (PF) Van Eyre, Edward Carlino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (PG), Rodney Smith (SG), Wendell Carter (C) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Wendell Carter is fouled on the floor by Victor Kennedy - foul #4 on Victor Kennedy, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carmelo Martin (SG) Victor Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG) Rodney Smith | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Wendell Carter makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Wendell Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:07 | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley loses the dribble to Gabriel Gallo | 49-55 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Darrell Allen lays it up and in set up by Gabriel Gallo | 49-57 |
| 12:44 | Baylor | Gary Shelton drills a floater from the right block set up by Raymond Tarpley and he's fouled by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #2 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| 12:44 | Baylor | Gary Shelton makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is hacked by Aaron Akin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Akin, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:25 | Baylor | Gary Shelton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-59 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is hacked by Aaron Akin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Akin, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (SG), Edward Carlino (PF) Carmelo Martin, Raymond Tarpley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), De Xia (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Robert Williams, Wendell Carter | |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:00 | Baylor | Albert Childress takes the ball from Aaron Akin | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Carlino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Rittenberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - De Xia (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Albert Childress drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Santos Diaz | 52-62 |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Aaron Akin misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joe Nguyen - foul #2 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Baylor | Van Eyre (SF) Gary Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (PG), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Santos Diaz, De Xia | |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Aaron Akin makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Aaron Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Albert Childress comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 11:13 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Johnny Rittenberry | 54-62 |
| 11:08 | Baylor | Aaron Akin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc | 54-64 |
| 10:17 | Baylor | Edward Carlino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 54-64 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | Edward Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:33 | Baylor | Edward Carlino can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #3 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carmelo Martin (SG), Gary Shelton (SF), David Vancamp (C) Donald Williams, Van Eyre, Johnny Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Dean Wessel (SG), Darrell Allen (SF), Robert Williams (PF), De Xia (C) Gabriel Gallo, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Flawiusz Zimmerman, Joe Nguyen | |
| 09:33 | Baylor | Edward Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:33 | Baylor | Edward Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | De Xia misses badly on a runner in the paint | 56-64 |
| 09:17 | Baylor | Carmelo Martin grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 09:12 | Baylor | Aaron Akin drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Carmelo Martin | 58-64 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is fouled on the floor by Gary Shelton - foul #3 on Gary Shelton, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley (PF) Edward Carlino | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:43 | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 58-65 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Darrell Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Darrell Allen travels in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 08:23 | Baylor | Aaron Akin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Dean Wessel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | De Xia hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| 07:46 | Baylor | David Vancamp drills a floater in the paint | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Martin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Tarpley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Vancamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Wessel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - De Xia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Santos Diaz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 07:30 | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:23 | Baylor | Aaron Akin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 60-67 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Santos Diaz pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 07:01 | Baylor | Carmelo Martin pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 06:57 | Baylor | Gary Shelton buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Akin | 62-67 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Darrell Allen buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Santos Diaz | 62-69 |
| 06:21 | Baylor | David Vancamp hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | David Vancamp swats the dunk try by Dean Wessel | 64-69 |
| 06:08 | Baylor | Carmelo Martin grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 05:53 | Baylor | Aaron Akin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Kennedy (PG), David Theriault (SG), Van Eyre (SF), Edward Carlino (PF), Johnny Rittenberry (C) Aaron Akin, Carmelo Martin, Gary Shelton, Raymond Tarpley, David Vancamp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Santos Diaz, Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Robert Williams, De Xia | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Victor Kennedy - foul #5 on Victor Kennedy, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (PG) Victor Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:23 | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Albert Childress grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc loses the dribble to Johnny Rittenberry | 67-72 |
| 04:50 | Baylor | Edward Carlino is hacked by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #4 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 67-72 |
| 04:38 | Baylor | Donald Williams comes up short on the runner near the basket | 67-72 |
| 04:36 | Baylor | David Theriault snags the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 04:21 | Baylor | Donald Williams is hacked by Joe Nguyen - foul #3 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #6 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Akin (PG), Raymond Tarpley (SF) Donald Williams, Van Eyre | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:55 | Baylor | Aaron Akin connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Theriault | 69-72 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Tarpley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Carlino (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Rittenberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Albert Childress (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Edward Carlino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-74 |
| 03:21 | Baylor | Aaron Akin tips it back up and in | 71-74 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Albert Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | David Theriault comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 02:30 | Baylor | Aaron Akin tips it home | 73-74 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (PG), Carmelo Martin (SG), Van Eyre (SF), Gary Shelton (C) Aaron Akin, David Theriault, Edward Carlino, Johnny Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Dean Wessel (SG), Darrell Allen (SF), Robert Williams (PF), De Xia (C) Gabriel Gallo, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Flawiusz Zimmerman, Joe Nguyen | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 73-74 |
| 02:10 | Baylor | Van Eyre gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:10 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Baylor | David Vancamp (PF), Johnny Rittenberry (C) Raymond Tarpley, Gary Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, De Xia | |
| 01:54 | Baylor | David Vancamp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Akin (PG), David Theriault (SG), Edward Carlino (PF) Donald Williams, Carmelo Martin, David Vancamp | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 01:36 | Baylor | Edward Carlino gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:15 | Baylor | Aaron Akin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Todd Leblanc | 73-74 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| 00:32 | Baylor | Edward Carlino knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Akin | 75-74 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | David Theriault is called for the reach on Albert Childress in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Theriault, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (SG) David Theriault | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Albert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Baylor | Edward Carlino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry grabs the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Eyre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Carlino (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Rittenberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Santos Diaz | 75-78 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Donald Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Leblanc - foul #3 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #7 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carmelo Martin (SG), Gary Shelton (SF), David Vancamp (PF) Aaron Akin, Van Eyre, Edward Carlino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnny Rittenberry - foul #4 on Johnny Rittenberry, team foul #14 | 77-78 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 04:06 | Baylor | Gary Shelton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Martin | 80-79 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Santos Diaz blows the dunk but the foul's on David Vancamp - foul #2 on David Vancamp, team foul #15 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Akin (PG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 03:25 | Baylor | Santos Diaz steps in front of the Carmelo Martin pass | 80-81 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Santos Diaz lays it up and in | 80-83 |
| 03:05 | Baylor | Aaron Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 80-83 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Flawiusz Zimmerman | 80-83 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Gary Shelton steals it from Albert Childress | 80-83 |
| 02:52 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Williams (PG), Van Eyre (SF) Aaron Akin, Gary Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| 02:41 | Baylor | David Vancamp hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 80-83 |
| 02:41 | Baylor | David Vancamp makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 02:41 | Baylor | David Vancamp makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen is hacked by David Vancamp - foul #3 on David Vancamp, team foul #16 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Baylor | Raymond Tarpley (PF), Gary Shelton (C) David Vancamp, Johnny Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG) Santos Diaz | |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:13 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-85 |
| Subs | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry (C) Raymond Tarpley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Dean Wessel | |
| 02:01 | Baylor | Gary Shelton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 84-85 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #17 | 84-85 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Akin (PG), Edward Carlino (PF) Carmelo Martin, Gary Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 01:44 | Baylor | Edward Carlino pulls down the rebound | 84-86 |
| 01:30 | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-86 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Albert Childress buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 84-88 |
| 00:56 | Baylor | Aaron Akin knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 86-88 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Aaron Akin (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Eyre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Carlino (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnny Rittenberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Van Eyre - foul #3 on Van Eyre, team foul #18 | 86-88 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Baylor | Van Eyre clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-90 |
| 00:24 | Baylor | Johnny Rittenberry gets the offensive rebound | 86-90 |
| 00:22 | Baylor | Aaron Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-90 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe Nguyen | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor 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 (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Akin - foul #4 on Aaron Akin, team foul #19 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:18 | Baylor | Edward Carlino grabs the board | 86-91 |
| 00:14 | Baylor | Van Eyre connects on the 3 from the right wing | 89-91 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Akin - foul #5 on Aaron Akin, team foul #20 | 89-91 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carmelo Martin (SG) Aaron Akin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Edward Carlino grabs the board | 89-92 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Carmelo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-92 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #21 | 89-92 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 89-93 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 89-94 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor 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 (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Baylor | Van Eyre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 89-94 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc grabs the board | 89-94 |