| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scot Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Obyrne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Tanner Cinnamon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Buske (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Arthur Welch hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-31 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Brian Buske | 44-31 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | James Frazier is fouled on the floor by Arthur Welch - foul #2 on Arthur Welch, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tanner Cinnamon | 44-34 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Raymond Taylor steps in front of the Scot Rider pass | 44-34 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor throws it down | 44-36 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Welch | 46-36 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 46-36 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Scot Rider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | James Frazier scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tanner Cinnamon | 46-39 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Arthur Welch | 48-39 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly blows the dunk but he's hacked by Scot Rider - foul #2 on Scot Rider, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Laguna (PF), Leonard Kimball (C) Kevin Maurer, Lorenzo Mills | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez (PG), Thomas Swift (SG), Dennis Beveridge (SF), Kris Baldwin (C) Tanner Cinnamon, Raymond Taylor, James Frazier, Brian Buske | |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | William Laguna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Kris Baldwin | 48-40 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly throws it down on a great pass from Dennis Beveridge | 48-42 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Dean Kelly is called for the reach on William Laguna - foul #1 on Dean Kelly, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Dodge (PG), Miguel Martinez (SF), Paul Smelley (C) Arthur Welch, Scot Rider, Samuel Obyrne | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny (C) Dean Kelly | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | William Laguna scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Smelley | 51-42 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny drills a jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Swift | 51-44 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Leonard Kimball misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-44 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | William Laguna can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Laguna | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Laguna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Miguel Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Terry Rodiguez (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Swift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Beveridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kris Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Paul Smelley knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Dodge | 53-44 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | Dennis Beveridge misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-44 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | William Laguna snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Michael Dodge travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Welch (PG), Scot Rider (SG), Samuel Obyrne (SF), Kevin Maurer (PF), Lorenzo Mills (C) Michael Dodge, William Laguna, Miguel Martinez, Leonard Kimball, Paul Smelley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon (PG), Raymond Taylor (SG), James Frazier (SF), Dean Kelly (PF), Brian Buske (C) Terry Rodiguez, Thomas Swift, Dennis Beveridge, Kris Baldwin, Myron Kenny | |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Arthur Welch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-44 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana State | James Frazier scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tanner Cinnamon | 56-47 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer's pass is intercepted by James Frazier | 56-47 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | James Frazier lays it in | 56-49 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Arthur Welch misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Buske - foul #1 on Brian Buske, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Arthur Welch makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Arthur Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Arthur Welch | 60-52 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Samuel Obyrne swats the short shot by James Frazier | 60-52 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Dodge (PG), William Laguna (SG) Arthur Welch, Scot Rider | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez (SG), Kris Baldwin (PF) Raymond Taylor, Dean Kelly | |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana State | Samuel Obyrne blocks the short jumper by Brian Buske | 60-52 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Michael Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Kris Baldwin blocks the short jumper by Kevin Maurer | 60-52 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Buske | 60-55 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Michael Dodge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | James Frazier pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Laguna (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Samuel Obyrne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kevin Maurer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lorenzo Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Tanner Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Rodiguez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kris Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Buske (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Lorenzo Mills - foul #2 on Lorenzo Mills, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Welch (PG), Scot Rider (SG), Leonard Kimball (PF), Paul Smelley (C) Michael Dodge, Samuel Obyrne, Kevin Maurer, Lorenzo Mills | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor (SG), Dennis Beveridge (SF) Tanner Cinnamon, James Frazier | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Arthur Welch is hacked by Kris Baldwin - foul #1 on Kris Baldwin, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly (PF), Myron Kenny (C) Kris Baldwin, Brian Buske | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Arthur Welch is hacked by Dean Kelly - foul #2 on Dean Kelly, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Arthur Welch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez is hacked by Leonard Kimball - foul #1 on Leonard Kimball, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne (SF) William Laguna | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Kelly | 60-59 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Smelley | 62-59 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly misses the jumper from the left block | 62-59 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Kenny | 62-59 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Dennis Beveridge hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dean Kelly | 62-61 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Leonard Kimball misses the turnaround near the basket | 62-61 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Dodge (PG), William Laguna (SG), Kevin Maurer (PF), Lorenzo Mills (C) Arthur Welch, Scot Rider, Leonard Kimball, Paul Smelley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon (PG), Thomas Swift (SG), James Frazier (SF), Kris Baldwin (PF), Brian Buske (C) Terry Rodiguez, Raymond Taylor, Dennis Beveridge, Dean Kelly, Myron Kenny | |
| 08:23 | Kent State | William Laguna can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana State | Kris Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana State | Thomas Swift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Martinez (SF) Samuel Obyrne | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Kris Baldwin denies the turnaround by Miguel Martinez | 62-61 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Kris Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | Lorenzo Mills swats the dunk try by Kris Baldwin | 62-61 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | Kris Baldwin hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Miguel Martinez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills is whistled for a carry | 62-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Welch (PG), Samuel Obyrne (SF) Michael Dodge, Miguel Martinez | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly (PF) Kris Baldwin | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Laguna (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Samuel Obyrne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kevin Maurer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lorenzo Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Tanner Cinnamon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Swift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Buske (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske's floater is tipped away by Samuel Obyrne | 62-63 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-63 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dean Kelly - foul #3 on Dean Kelly, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scot Rider (SG), Leonard Kimball (PF) William Laguna, Kevin Maurer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez (SG), Myron Kenny (C) Thomas Swift, Brian Buske | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tanner Cinnamon | 62-65 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Arthur Welch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | Myron Kenny grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Terry Rodiguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-65 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Scot Rider grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Arthur Welch knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Lorenzo Mills and the foul's on Tanner Cinnamon - foul #2 on Tanner Cinnamon, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Laguna (SF), Kevin Maurer (PF) Samuel Obyrne, Lorenzo Mills | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor (SG), Dennis Beveridge (SF), Kris Baldwin (PF), Brian Buske (C) Tanner Cinnamon, James Frazier, Dean Kelly, Myron Kenny | |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Arthur Welch makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Rodiguez | 65-67 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Laguna is hacked by Kris Baldwin - foul #2 on Kris Baldwin, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Dodge (PG) Arthur Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Swift (PG) Terry Rodiguez | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Laguna makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Laguna misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Thomas Swift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Martinez (SF), Paul Smelley (C) Scot Rider, Leonard Kimball | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer can't connect on a runner in the paint | 66-67 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Brian Buske | 66-67 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | Kris Baldwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kris Baldwin, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne (SF) Miguel Martinez | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | William Laguna clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Kris Baldwin is denied by Paul Smelley | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Paul Smelley gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | The jump hook by Samuel Obyrne is blocked by Kris Baldwin | 66-67 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana State | Kris Baldwin snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Swift drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Taylor | 66-70 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Paul Smelley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Smelley, team foul #5 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scot Rider (SG), Leonard Kimball (C) Kevin Maurer, Paul Smelley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon (PG), James Frazier (SF), Dean Kelly (PF), Myron Kenny (C) Thomas Swift, Dennis Beveridge, Kris Baldwin, Brian Buske | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scot Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Obyrne (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. PF - William Laguna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Tanner Cinnamon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | William Laguna buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scot Rider | 69-70 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | Samuel Obyrne steps in front of the James Frazier pass | 69-70 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Scot Rider banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Obyrne | 71-70 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Leonard Kimball snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Welch (PG), Kevin Maurer (PF), Lorenzo Mills (C) Michael Dodge, William Laguna, Leonard Kimball | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Brian Buske (C) Myron Kenny | |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-70 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Brian Buske | 71-70 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Brian Buske hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-70 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Kelly | 71-70 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-70 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Scot Rider gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Kevin Maurer is whistled for traveling | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly misses the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Maurer - foul #3 on Kevin Maurer, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Lorenzo Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Arthur Welch misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-70 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Dean Kelly pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | James Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne grabs the board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Tanner Cinnamon is called for the reach on Samuel Obyrne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tanner Cinnamon, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Samuel Obyrne makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Raymond Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Tanner Cinnamon grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | The clock runs out | 73-70 |