| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Peter Decosta and he's hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | John Billings hits the finger roll | 48-35 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Johnson | 48-37 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | John Billings hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | Ardian Zegar steps in front of the Jerome Dickey pass | 50-37 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey is hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #3 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wright (C) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo (C) Jerome Dickey | |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 50-40 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Eugene Corey steps in front of the John Billings pass | 50-40 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Miroslav Zolty | 52-43 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ardian Zegar | 55-43 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Corey and he's hacked by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Samuel Aikens, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SG), Robert Marshall (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF) Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson, Eugene Corey | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | John Billings can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Mundo (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Sung Tao gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Eric Mundo - foul #3 on Eric Mundo, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (SG), Jeffry Drozd (C) Peter Decosta, Eric Mundo | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Jeffry Drozd is called for the reach on John Billings - foul #4 on Jeffry Drozd, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard (C) Jeffry Drozd | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Michael Marten steals it from Bertram Leech | 55-46 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG) Sung Tao | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF) Michael Marten | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG) Jerome Dickey | |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bertram Leech - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Keith Tully, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey (PF) Daniel Rodgers | |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Robert Marshall takes the ball from Samuel Aikens | 57-50 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Aikens steals the ball from Robert Marshall | 57-50 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens lays it up and in | 59-50 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson can't finish the layup | 59-50 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Ardian Zegar - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Samuel Aikens, John Billings, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), Jerome Dickey (PF), Eric Mundo (C) Blake Lundberg, Robert Marshall, Eugene Corey, Mark Millard | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Sung Tao knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Wright | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Mundo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers tips it home | 62-54 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Sung Tao drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bertram Leech | 64-54 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses short on a runner from the left block | 64-54 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Li Xayasith snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the shot from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Tully swats the layup by James Johnson | 66-54 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Keith Tully grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 69-54 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Sung Tao | 69-54 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't finish the layup | 69-54 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey hits the follow up shot | 69-56 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Sung Tao banks in the layup | 71-56 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 71-56 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Li Xayasith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-56 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is hacked by Eric Wright - foul #1 on Eric Wright, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Sung Tao, Li Xayasith, Keith Tully, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Robert Marshall (SF), Eugene Corey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Peter Decosta, James Johnson, Jerome Dickey, Eric Mundo | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty | 73-57 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is whistled for a carry | 73-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (SG), Jeffry Drozd (C) Daniel Rodgers, Mark Millard | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski travels with the ball | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Marten (fresh) SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is called for traveling | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG) Michael Marten | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall clanks a jumper from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey gets the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-60 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Corey | 73-60 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG) Blake Lundberg | |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is fouled on the floor by Eugene Corey - foul #2 on Eugene Corey, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey (SF) Robert Marshall | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is hacked by Eugene Corey - foul #3 on Eugene Corey, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SF) Eugene Corey | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty clanks a 3 from straight away | 73-60 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 73-60 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF), Mark Millard (C) Peter Decosta, Jeffry Drozd | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey (PF) Mark Millard | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Eric Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-60 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it in | 75-60 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-60 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey misses the tip | 75-60 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers gets the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Blake Lundberg | 75-62 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Keith Tully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), John Billings (SF) Samuel Aikens, Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Robert Marshall (SG), Mark Millard (C) Blake Lundberg, Daniel Rodgers, Jerome Dickey | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Miroslav Zolty steals it from James Johnson | 75-62 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the easy layup | 75-62 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey is fouled on the floor by Bertram Leech - foul #3 on Bertram Leech, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd (C) Mark Millard | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the floater from the right side | 75-62 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar tips it back up and in | 77-62 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by James Johnson | 77-64 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Michael Marten (SG), Eric Mundo (PF), Mark Millard (C) Peter Decosta, James Johnson, Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-64 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Eric Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits the finger roll | 79-64 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Lundberg | 79-66 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the jumper near the basket set up by Sung Tao | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Blake Lundberg and he's hacked by John Billings - foul #2 on John Billings, team foul #9 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey (PF) Eric Mundo | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten misses the free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Keith Tully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-68 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Keith Tully gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Sung Tao runs out the clock | 81-68 |