| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Neely (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Grady Bronk (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jody Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker is hacked by Kyle Mooney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Mooney, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF) Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton loses the dribble to Albert Manning | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney jams it on a great pass from Albert Manning | 28-31 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Manning is called for the reach on Samuel Browning - foul #1 on Albert Manning, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF), Joseph Bradley (PF) Samuel Browning, Benjamin Smith | |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | John Doughty hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jody Mitchell - foul #3 on Jody Mitchell, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith (PF) Jody Mitchell | |
| 18:50 | Kent State | John Doughty makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | John Doughty misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bruce Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Bruce Jeanbaptiste, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG) Greg Walker | |
| 18:28 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Timothy Neely grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Nance - foul #1 on Richard Nance, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Nance, Benjamin Smith | |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Benjamin Grafton | 31-35 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste banks in the layup on a great pass from John Doughty | 33-35 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | John Doughty snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | John Doughty misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Albert Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Albert Manning misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Greg Walker | 33-37 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | John Doughty banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Neely | 35-37 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kyle Mooney steals it from Grady Bronk | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Albert Manning lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Mooney | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Bronk (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton is fouled on the floor by Timothy Neely - foul #2 on Timothy Neely, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (PG), Brad Pagan (SG), Nicholas Salter (SF), John Griffing (PF), Fred Delbosque (C) Kyle Mooney, John Doughty, Albert Manning, Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Timothy Neely | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF), Jody Mitchell (C) Greg Walker, Benjamin Grafton, Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson, Joseph Bradley | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | John Griffing pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | John Griffing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF) Samuel Browning | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Ron Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jody Mitchell | 37-37 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Nance | 37-39 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Brad Pagan is fouled on the floor by Richard Stilwell - foul #3 on Richard Stilwell, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Mooney (PG), John Doughty (SG), Albert Manning (SF), Timothy Neely (C) Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan, Nicholas Salter, Fred Delbosque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Benjamin Grafton (SG) Richard Nance, Richard Stilwell | |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Greg Walker swats the layup by John Doughty | 37-39 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Albert Manning snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell makes the jump hook in the lane | 39-41 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney can't throw it down but the foul's on Benjamin Smith - foul #2 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) John Griffing | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF) Grady Bronk, Benjamin Smith | |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Browning | 41-43 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | John Doughty blows the dunk | 41-43 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | John Doughty tips it in | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Neely (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Browning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Salter (SF) Albert Manning | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Grady Bronk (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF) Greg Walker, Benjamin Grafton, Samuel Browning, Kevin Peterson | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | John Doughty is fouled on the floor by Jody Mitchell - foul #4 on Jody Mitchell, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Griffing (C) Timothy Neely | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton (SG), Joseph Bradley (C) Richard Stilwell, Jody Mitchell | |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Benjamin Smith - foul #3 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Nance, Benjamin Smith | |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton connects on the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by John Doughty - foul #3 on John Doughty, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Manning (SF), Timothy Neely (C) Nicholas Salter, John Griffing | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Benjamin Smith (PF) Greg Walker, Kevin Peterson | |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste loses the dribble to Joseph Bradley | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Albert Manning - foul #2 on Albert Manning, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (PG), Brad Pagan (SG), John Griffing (PF) Kyle Mooney, John Doughty, Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG) Richard Nance, Benjamin Grafton | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | John Griffing snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker is hacked by Ron Nichols - foul #1 on Ron Nichols, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton (SG), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Stilwell, Benjamin Smith | |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Albert Manning | 44-48 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | John Griffing double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Mooney (PG), John Doughty (SG), Nicholas Salter (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF), Fred Delbosque (C) Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan, Albert Manning, John Griffing, Timothy Neely | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF), Jody Mitchell (C) Greg Walker, Benjamin Grafton, Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson, Joseph Bradley | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Stilwell | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Doughty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Salter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Delbosque (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stilwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Browning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jody Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-50 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Benjamin Grafton (SG), Grady Bronk (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Nance, Richard Stilwell, Samuel Browning, Benjamin Smith | |
| 06:40 | Kent State | John Doughty makes the turnaround from the left block | 46-50 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk can't connect on a runner from the right block | 46-50 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Salter | 46-50 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Delbosque - foul #2 on Fred Delbosque, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Manning (SF), Timothy Neely (C) Nicholas Salter, Fred Delbosque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | John Doughty clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Albert Manning tips it home | 48-52 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by Kevin Peterson is denied by Timothy Neely | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-52 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Timothy Neely | 48-52 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney's floater is tipped away by Kevin Peterson | 48-52 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Timothy Neely tips it in | 50-52 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Greg Walker | 50-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Griffing (PF) Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Benjamin Smith (PF) Greg Walker, Benjamin Grafton, Kevin Peterson | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Jody Mitchell is called for the reach on Timothy Neely - foul #5 on Jody Mitchell, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley (C) Jody Mitchell | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Timothy Neely makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Timothy Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-52 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Albert Manning snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Doughty | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kyle Mooney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Doughty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Griffing (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Neely (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stilwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grady Bronk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance is hacked by Kyle Mooney - foul #3 on Kyle Mooney, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (PG), Brad Pagan (SG), Nicholas Salter (SF), Fred Delbosque (C) Kyle Mooney, John Doughty, Albert Manning, Timothy Neely | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton (SG), Samuel Browning (SF) Richard Stilwell, Grady Bronk | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Brad Pagan clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Fred Delbosque pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Mooney (PG), John Doughty (SG), Albert Manning (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF), Timothy Neely (C) Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan, Nicholas Salter, John Griffing, Fred Delbosque | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Grady Bronk (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Nance, Samuel Browning, Benjamin Smith | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith (C) Joseph Bradley | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker is fouled in the backcourt by John Doughty - foul #4 on John Doughty, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley (C) Kevin Peterson | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Neely | 56-56 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-56 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Kyle Mooney snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson (PF) Benjamin Smith | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Bradley | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | John Doughty makes the floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-56 |