| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 34-42 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shaiming Wang and the foul's on Marcus Walker - foul #2 on Marcus Walker, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart tips it back up and in | 36-45 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Li Xayasith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Li Xayasith steals the ball from Richard Hart | 36-48 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker is whistled for a carry | 36-48 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 36-51 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Li Xayasith scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 36-54 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Shaiming Wang is called for the reach on Marcus Walker - foul #3 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Blaine O'Banner is denied by Ivan Jakubowski | 36-54 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Aikens | 36-54 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-54 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Chris Miller (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Li Xayasith is called for the reach on Grover Brook - foul #2 on Li Xayasith, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Grover Brook | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Aikens - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | John Billings misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 41-54 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Wood | 44-54 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 47-56 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Richard Hart, Blaine O'Banner, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF) John Billings | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Grover Brook and the foul's on Li Xayasith - foul #3 on Li Xayasith, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 52-56 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens's pass is intercepted by Grover Brook | 52-56 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang lays it up and in on a great pass from Li Xayasith | 52-58 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Grover Brook | 54-58 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bertram Leech and he's fouled by Marcus Walker - foul #3 on Marcus Walker, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Chris Miller (C) Robert Jenkins, Ivan Zantow, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), John Billings (PF) Li Xayasith, Bertram Leech | |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Gerald Maurer (C) Shaiming Wang, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Richard Hart steps in front of the Keith Tully pass | 54-61 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | John Billings misses the dunk | 56-61 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens tips it home | 56-63 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson lays it up and in | 58-63 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits the finger roll | 58-65 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Grover Brook - foul #3 on Grover Brook, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Eric Patton (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Keith Tully, Raymond McCoy, Gerald Maurer | |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Patton (fresh) C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is fouled on the floor by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker buries a floater from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton buries a floater from the left block | 62-67 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | John Billings banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kristopher Bostwick - foul #1 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Richard Hart (SF), Chris Miller (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-70 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-70 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Miller | 62-70 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller can't connect on a floater in the paint | 62-70 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Chris Miller steps in front of the Shaiming Wang pass | 62-70 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Ivan Jakubowski picks off the pass by Ronald Wood | 62-70 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shaiming Wang | 62-72 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Johnson (PF) Ronald Wood, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF) John Billings | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Li Xayasith | 64-74 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart can't throw it down but he's fouled by Shaiming Wang - foul #4 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #8 | 64-74 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 66-74 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Robert Jenkins is called for the reach on Li Xayasith - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #6 | 66-74 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 66-74 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski travels with the ball | 68-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Marcus Walker is denied by Ivan Jakubowski | 68-74 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | John Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Grover Brook is called for the reach on Ivan Jakubowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Grover Brook, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG) Li Xayasith | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-76 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Robert Jenkins is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-77 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Grover Brook is called for the reach on Keith Tully in the backcourt - foul #5 on Grover Brook, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG) Grover Brook | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is hacked by Ronald Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG) Li Xayasith | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Shaiming Wang picks off the pass by Ronald Wood | 74-80 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Ronald Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #12 | 74-80 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 74-82 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang gets the rebound | 74-82 |