| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Thomas Avery (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Paul wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson clanks a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is open and lays it up and in set up by Edward Worrall | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | William Jones is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Alex Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Alex Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Joseph Paul double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Lewis | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alex Lewis | 7-8 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Jones, Thomas Avery, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Alex Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Tom Jenkins | 9-8 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Jenkins - foul #1 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Duane Paredes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Domingo Colon blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Almendarez | 9-11 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | William Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is called for 3 seconds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG) Tom Jenkins, Steven McCarn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Domingo Colon | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Riley (fresh) PF - Frank Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Brammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Edmondson (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wayne Almendarez | 12-11 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Herbert Brammer is called for the reach on Sammy Leach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Brammer, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William Riley, Frank Ellison, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Jason Edmondson, Duane Paredes, Joseph Paul | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Alex Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #1 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Alex Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Kaneshiro | 14-12 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Shane Elliott steals the ball from William Jones | 14-12 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 14-14 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses short on a jumper in the lane | 14-14 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on Edward Worrall - foul #2 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Leonard McGinnity (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Jones, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Smith (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Alex Lewis, Christopher Robertson, Domingo Colon | |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Edward Worrall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Jenkins - foul #2 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG), Frank Ellison (PF) Tom Jenkins, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 3rd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William O'Rouke | 17-17 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer (C) Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF) Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott | |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Paul steps in front of the Frank Ellison pass | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William O'Rouke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) SF - Steven McCarn (fresh) PF - Frank Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Brammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Smith (fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Edmondson (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Frank Ellison steals it from Jason Edmondson in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Duane Paredes drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Leach | 17-19 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sammy Leach | 17-19 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't finish the layup but the foul's on Herbert Brammer - foul #2 on Herbert Brammer, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William O'Rouke, Steven McCarn, Frank Ellison, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Eric Smith, Jason Edmondson, Duane Paredes | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach | |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Edward Worrall clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 19-21 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | William Jones gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Alex Lewis is called for the reach on Thomas Avery - foul #1 on Alex Lewis, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (C) Joseph Paul | |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | William Jones is hacked by Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity (C) Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (SG) Edward Worrall | |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity misses long on a jumper from the right block | 19-21 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Alex Lewis snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | William Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard McGinnity | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Sammy Leach (SF), Duane Paredes (C) Alex Lewis, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon | |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | William Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sammy Leach | 22-23 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Edward Worrall picks off the pass by Thomas Avery | 22-23 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Sammy Leach banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Riley (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard McGinnity (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Leach (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | William Riley double dribbles | 22-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Steven McCarn (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William Riley, William Jones, Thomas Avery, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Joseph Paul (C) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Christopher Robertson | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Duane Paredes connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alex Lewis and he's hacked by Frank Ellison - foul #1 on Frank Ellison, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Edward Worrall, Joseph Paul | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke is fouled on the floor by Alex Lewis - foul #2 on Alex Lewis, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Joseph Paul (C) Alex Lewis, Duane Paredes | |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Edmondson | 24-30 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), William Jones (SF) William O'Rouke, Steven McCarn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Smith (PG), Duane Paredes (PF) Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses the lay-in | 24-30 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | William Riley snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery (PF) Frank Ellison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Eric Smith, Edward Worrall, Jason Edmondson, Joseph Paul | |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Harvey Brooks is called for the reach on Christopher Robertson - foul #1 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Steven McCarn (SG), Leonard McGinnity (C) William Riley, Harvey Brooks, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:59 | Western Michigan | William Jones drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William O'Rouke | 31-34 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Shane Elliott travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Herbert Brammer (PF) William O'Rouke, William Jones, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Joseph Paul (C) Wayne Almendarez, Christopher Robertson | |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Paul blocks the short jumper by Leonard McGinnity | 31-34 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Sammy Leach gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven McCarn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) C - Leonard McGinnity (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | The short jumper by Duane Paredes is denied by Herbert Brammer | 31-34 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Paredes | 31-34 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #3 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), William Jones (SF), Frank Ellison (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Steven McCarn, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Domingo Colon (PF) Sammy Leach, Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Alex Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Alex Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Joseph Paul banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Lewis | 33-38 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | William Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William O'Rouke, William Jones, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Alex Lewis, Joseph Paul | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), William Jones (SF), Leonard McGinnity (C) Tom Jenkins, Frank Ellison, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (C) Edward Worrall, Jason Edmondson, Domingo Colon | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Avery - foul #1 on Thomas Avery, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:54 | Western Michigan | Christopher Robertson steals it from Harvey Brooks | 33-40 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Harvey Brooks - foul #2 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #11 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Steven McCarn (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF) William Riley, William Jones, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Joseph Paul (C) Wayne Almendarez, Christopher Robertson | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer hits a jump hook from the left block | 35-42 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a shot from close range set up by Joseph Paul | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-44 |