| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Conyers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Mike Mahmood steals the ball from Monroe Sanders | 31-29 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Mike Mahmood is blocked by Wayne Green | 31-29 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood is fouled on the floor by Brian McClester - foul #1 on Brian McClester, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Green - foul #3 on Wayne Green, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton connects on the shot from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-30 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Brian McClester pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 35-30 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Troy Wallick is denied by Monroe Sanders | 35-30 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Whorton | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #2 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), John Thomas (C) Brian McClester, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SG), Eugene Williams (SF), David Bertrand (C) Mike Mahmood, Mikey Day, James Conyers | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | John Thomas blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 37-32 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Junior Andrews | 37-34 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sword (fresh) SF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Wallick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bertrand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Troy Wallick | 37-36 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Robert Jury is fouled on the floor by Troy Wallick - foul #2 on Troy Wallick, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Mikey Day (SF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Junior Andrews, Eugene Williams, Troy Wallick | |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders buries a floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda is fouled on the floor by Wayne Green - foul #4 on Wayne Green, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (C) Roger Hillyer, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers (C) Ryan Ojeda | |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand is hacked by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG) Donald Sword | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood is hacked by Brian McClester - foul #2 on Brian McClester, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG) Caleb Rector | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams (SF), Troy Wallick (PF) Mikey Day, David Bertrand | |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike Mahmood and he's fouled by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) Roger Hillyer, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SG) Mike Mahmood | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Brian McClester connects on the 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick drills a turnaround from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sword (fresh) SF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Conyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick tips it home | 44-45 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson's floater is knocked away by James Conyers | 44-45 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brian McClester - foul #3 on Brian McClester, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Mikey Day (SF), David Bertrand (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Donald Sword, Eugene Williams, Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Junior Andrews | 44-47 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Craig Russ (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG) Junior Andrews | |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the shot from the right side | 44-49 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day is fouled on the floor by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #11 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (PG), Troy Wallick (PF) Caleb Rector, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 09:40 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the floater from the right side | 44-51 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | John Thomas clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Troy Wallick - foul #3 on Troy Wallick, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG) Donald Sword | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders drills a shot from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mike Mahmood | 48-53 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Robert Jury (PF), Wayne Green (C) Brian McClester, Monroe Sanders, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SG), Eugene Williams (SF), Ryan Ojeda (PF), James Conyers (C) Mike Mahmood, Mikey Day, Troy Wallick, David Bertrand | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sword (fresh) SF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Conyers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Junior Andrews | 48-56 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 50-56 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Whorton | 50-56 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Junior Andrews steals the ball from Geoffrey Whorton | 50-56 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams banks in the layup set up by Junior Andrews | 50-58 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is intercepted by James Conyers | 50-58 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Dennis Wilson, Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Mikey Day (SF), Troy Wallick (PF) Junior Andrews, Eugene Williams, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is hacked by James Conyers - foul #1 on James Conyers, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Robert Jury (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), David Bertrand (C) Donald Sword, James Conyers | |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brian McClester | 53-60 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Brian McClester knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Monroe Sanders | 56-60 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Caleb Rector | 56-63 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bertrand (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Robert Jury is whistled for traveling | 56-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG), Donald Sword (SG), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Mike Mahmood, David Bertrand | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Conyers | 56-66 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-69 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Wayne Green drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian McClester | 58-69 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day grabs the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Andrews | 58-72 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Sword | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-74 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews runs out the clock | 60-74 |