| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jason Delaney (fresh) SG - Brian McClester (fresh) SF - William Culberson (fresh) PF - James Brittain (fresh) C - Wayne Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Louis Borski (fresh) SG - Carlos Kuehn (fresh) SF - Leonard Lutz (fresh) PF - Jesse Curtis (fresh) C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Wayne Green swats the layup by Jesse Curtis | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Jason Delaney misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Culberson | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Leonard Lutz steals it from Jason Delaney | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Green | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | William Culberson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | William Culberson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | James Brittain misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jesse Curtis - foul #1 on Jesse Curtis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | James Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | James Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Jason Delaney takes the ball from Ronald Shepley | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | William Culberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Alley (PF), James Cahoon (C) Jesse Curtis, Ronald Shepley | |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leonard Lutz | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Borski | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | James Brittain misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (SG), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Harmon (PG), John Isley (SG), Jesse Curtis (PF), Ronald Shepley (C) Louis Borski, Carlos Kuehn, Michael Alley, James Cahoon | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Jason Delaney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | William Culberson misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jesse Curtis | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jason Delaney (fresh) SG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) SF - William Culberson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Harmon (fresh) SG - John Isley (fresh) SF - Leonard Lutz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Curtis (fresh) C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz is hacked by James Brittain - foul #1 on James Brittain, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (C) William Culberson, James Brittain | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson (SF) Leonard Lutz | |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG) Jason Delaney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | John Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Curtis - foul #2 on Jesse Curtis, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG), Michael Alley (PF), James Cahoon (C) Donald Harmon, Jesse Curtis, Ronald Shepley | |
| 14:46 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Isley | 6-11 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by John Isley - foul #1 on John Isley, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), William Culberson (SF), James Brittain (PF), Wayne Green (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton, John Thomas, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn (SG), Leonard Lutz (SF) John Isley, Anthony Thompson | |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Brittain - foul #2 on James Brittain, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Delaney (PG), Robert Jury (PF) Dennis Wilson, James Brittain | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | William Culberson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Robert Jury scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Delaney | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Thomas (PF) Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley (C) James Cahoon | |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Wayne Green connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Brian McClester | 15-16 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Dennis Wilson (C) William Culberson, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Harmon (PG), John Isley (SG) Louis Borski, Carlos Kuehn | |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Brian McClester buries a 3 from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz misses the dunk | 18-16 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jason Delaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Harmon (fresh) SG - John Isley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Alley (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Ronald Shepley swats the short shot by John Thomas | 18-16 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Culberson (SF), Robert Jury (PF), Wayne Green (C) Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG), Carlos Kuehn (SG), Anthony Thompson (PF) Donald Harmon, John Isley, Michael Alley | |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Culberson | 18-19 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Kuehn | 18-22 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Wilson is blocked by Anthony Thompson | 18-22 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Robert Jury clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | William Culberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Jason Delaney makes the shot from the left side | 20-22 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Kuehn | 20-22 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley hits the finger roll | 20-24 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Jason Delaney is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Delaney, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Brian McClester (SG), John Thomas (PF) Jason Delaney, Dennis Wilson, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Isley (SG), Michael Alley (PF), James Cahoon (C) Carlos Kuehn, Leonard Lutz, Ronald Shepley | |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-24 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Brian McClester blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Delaney (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Dennis Wilson (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, William Culberson, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Harmon (PG), Carlos Kuehn (SG) Louis Borski, John Isley | |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Brian McClester is hacked by Carlos Kuehn - foul #1 on Carlos Kuehn, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Isley (SF) Anthony Thompson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jason Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Harmon (fresh) SG - Carlos Kuehn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Isley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Alley (fresh) C - James Cahoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is fouled on the floor by James Cahoon - foul #1 on James Cahoon, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz (SF) John Isley | |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Whorton | 23-25 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Wayne Green is called for the reach on Leonard Lutz - foul #2 on Wayne Green, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), William Culberson (SF), Dennis Wilson (C) Brian McClester, John Thomas, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG) Donald Harmon | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski is fouled on the floor by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Alley | 23-26 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn buries a shot from the right side set up by Michael Alley | 23-28 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Delaney | 25-28 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-28 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | William Culberson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlos Kuehn - foul #2 on Carlos Kuehn, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Robert Jury (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Isley (SG), Anthony Thompson (PF), Ronald Shepley (C) Carlos Kuehn, Michael Alley, James Cahoon | |
| 05:11 | Kent State | William Culberson makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | William Culberson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Jason Delaney is called for the reach on Leonard Lutz - foul #2 on Jason Delaney, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Thomas (PF) Jason Delaney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Louis Borski | 27-34 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | William Culberson is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Delaney (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), James Brittain (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, William Culberson, John Thomas, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis (PF) Anthony Thompson | |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley misses badly on a runner near the basket | 27-34 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Green | 27-34 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Borski - foul #1 on Louis Borski, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG) Brian McClester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Harmon (PG), Carlos Kuehn (SG) Louis Borski, John Isley | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Jesse Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #3 on Wayne Green, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (SG), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Thompson (SF) Leonard Lutz | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jason Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - James Brittain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Harmon (fresh) SG - Carlos Kuehn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jesse Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | James Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Culberson (SF), John Thomas (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | James Brittain pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | James Brittain misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Curtis - foul #3 on Jesse Curtis, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG), Leonard Lutz (SF), Michael Alley (PF), James Cahoon (C) Donald Harmon, Anthony Thompson, Jesse Curtis, Ronald Shepley | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | James Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | James Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Brittain | 30-36 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Jason Delaney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Lutz | 30-39 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Jason Delaney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski is fouled on the floor by Jason Delaney - foul #3 on Jason Delaney, team foul #12 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (C) Jason Delaney, Dennis Wilson, William Culberson, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Isley (SG), Ronald Shepley (C) Carlos Kuehn, James Cahoon | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is fouled on the floor by John Isley - foul #2 on John Isley, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Leonard Lutz misses long on a jumper in the lane | 35-40 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | John Isley tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Brian McClester hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-42 |