| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Ray Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | James Kwok grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier drills a shot from the right side set up by Mathew Waggoner | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Gatlin and he's fouled by Ray Cook - foul #3 on Ray Cook, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman (C) Ray Cook | |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Hall | 33-31 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Phillip May | 35-31 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier is denied on a dunk by Eric Ledezma | 35-31 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Marc Morin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier is hacked by Phillip May in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip May, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (SG) Phillip May | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde (C) Mathew Waggoner | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde is fouled on the floor by Eric Ledezma - foul #1 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | James Kwok's pass is intercepted by Dewey Frazier in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde connects on the fadeaway from close range | 38-35 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the jump hook in the lane | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Eric Gray snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marc Morin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Eric Ledezma (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Eric Gray drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Kwok | 41-35 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde tips it home | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Eric Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Phillip May (SG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) James Kwok, Eric Gray, Richard Gatlin, Marc Morin, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (PG), Dale Patterson (SG), Jamie Dowdy (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Ray Cook (C) Dewey Frazier, Randy Hall, Richard Malcom, Edward Freeman, Kevin Conde | |
| 14:52 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jamie Dowdy | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Phillip May misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jamie Dowdy | 41-39 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses the shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson is fouled on the floor by Phillip May - foul #4 on Phillip May, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (SG) Phillip May | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom (SF) Jamie Dowdy | |
| 13:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Robert Loftin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Dale Patterson | 43-41 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura is fouled on the floor by Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Richard Gatlin (SG), Marc Morin (PF), Eric Ledezma (C) Robert Loftin, Eric Gray, Alfred Guillotte, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Randy Hall (SG) Richard Ross, Dale Patterson | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | James Kwok misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Hall and the foul's on James Kwok - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman (PF), Kevin Conde (C) Mathew Waggoner, Ray Cook | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Conde - foul #1 on Kevin Conde, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Randy Hall picks off the pass by Marc Morin | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 10 pts. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-44 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Ledezma | 44-44 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Conde - foul #2 on Kevin Conde, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (SG) Nathan Kawamura | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SF), Ray Cook (C) Richard Malcom, Kevin Conde | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook is denied on a layup by Eric Ledezma | 45-44 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marc Morin | 45-44 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Randy Hall is called for the reach on Eric Gray - foul #1 on Randy Hall, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Eric Gray is fouled on the floor by Randy Hall - foul #2 on Randy Hall, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | James Kwok is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF), Alfred Guillotte (C) Richard Gatlin, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Richard Ross, Edward Freeman | |
| 10:22 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Loftin - foul #2 on Robert Loftin, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura (SF) Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:22 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | James Kwok misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin is fouled on the floor by Mathew Waggoner - foul #2 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Richard Gatlin (SG), Eric Ledezma (C) James Kwok, Eric Gray, Alfred Guillotte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (PG), Dale Patterson (SG), Edward Freeman (C) Dewey Frazier, Randy Hall, Ray Cook | |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-47 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Eric Ledezma - foul #2 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Eric Gray (SG), Alfred Guillotte (PF) Robert Loftin, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Randy Hall (SG), Kevin Conde (C) Richard Ross, Dale Patterson, Mathew Waggoner | |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Eric Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malcom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Eric Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SF), Ray Cook (C) Richard Malcom, Kevin Conde | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Dewey Frazier and the foul's on Alfred Guillotte - foul #1 on Alfred Guillotte, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura (SF) Richard Gatlin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-51 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma misses the shot from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | James Kwok comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathan Kawamura and he's fouled by Ray Cook - foul #4 on Ray Cook, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Marc Morin (PF) James Kwok, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson (SG), Richard Malcom (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Dewey Frazier, Randy Hall, Edward Freeman | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) Nathan Kawamura, Alfred Guillotte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Phillip May | 52-51 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the easy layup | 52-54 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip May - foul #5 on Phillip May, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF) Robert Loftin, Phillip May | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG), Kevin Conde (C) Dale Patterson, Ray Cook | |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall clanks a jump hook near the basket | 52-55 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Kawamura and he's fouled by Randy Hall - foul #3 on Randy Hall, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Ledezma (C) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Edward Freeman (PF) Richard Ross, Mathew Waggoner | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook (C) Kevin Conde | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook misses short on a runner from the left block | 55-55 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman tips it home | 55-57 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura is fouled on the floor by Richard Malcom - foul #1 on Richard Malcom, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner (PF) Edward Freeman | |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook is called for a charge - foul #5 on Ray Cook, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman (C) Ray Cook | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Freeman - foul #1 on Edward Freeman, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Freeman | 56-57 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom loses the dribble to Marc Morin | 56-57 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | James Kwok is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Frazier - foul #3 on Dewey Frazier, team foul #13 | 56-57 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | James Kwok misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Freeman | 57-57 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok steps in front of the Mathew Waggoner pass | 57-57 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Gatlin | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Ledezma | 62-59 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Edward Freeman - foul #2 on Edward Freeman, team foul #14 | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-62 |