| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Son (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Gold inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Donald Son travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alec Turner | 28-31 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Barry Brown slams it home | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 30-31 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | David Hill hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 30-33 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Peter Miller is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Donald Son drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Miller | 33-33 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | David Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 33-35 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Donald Son hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Donald Son pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Peter Miller clanks a runner in the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Dale Pacholski (SF), Daniel Moberly (PF), Kent Hollaway (C) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Edward Gold, Barry Brown, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Dale Pacholski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) C - Kent Hollaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | David Hill can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 33-40 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway's pass is intercepted by Alfred Johnson | 33-40 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Moberly | 33-40 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach lays it up and in | 33-42 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Thomas Heimbach swats the short shot by Kent Hollaway | 33-42 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach clanks a floater from the left block | 33-42 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses the tip | 33-42 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Thomas Heimbach is called for the reach on Peter Macaluso - foul #3 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Barry Brown (PF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Daniel Moberly, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Peter Miller comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Jerald Stevens is called for the reach on Eric Arana - foul #2 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF) Peter Macaluso | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Peter Miller can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-42 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach clanks a floater from the right block | 33-42 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Edward Gold scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Brown | 35-42 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach is fouled on the floor by Edward Gold - foul #2 on Edward Gold, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF), Daniel Moberly (PF) Edward Gold, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Parmer (PG), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach tips it home | 35-44 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Son | 38-44 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Jenkins and the foul's on Peter Macaluso - foul #4 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Edward Gold (SF), Kent Hollaway (C) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin (SG), Alfred Johnson (PF), David Hill (C) Eric Arana, Mark Jenkins, Robert Kastner | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | David Hill hits a shot from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Ernest Brown tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Ernest Brown hits the finger roll | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Parmer (fresh) SG - Marcel Corbin (fresh) SF - Thomas Heimbach (tiring) 27 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 42-49 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Marcel Corbin steps in front of the Daniel Moberly pass | 42-49 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Willie Parmer banks in the layup set up by Marcel Corbin | 42-51 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ernie Meissner, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (PF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Daniel Moberly, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (PG), Eric Arana (SG), Robert Kastner (C) Willie Parmer, Thomas Heimbach, David Hill | |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Arana - foul #2 on Eric Arana, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins (PF) Alfred Johnson | |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerald Stevens | 46-51 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-51 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Donald Son snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is fouled on the floor by Eric Arana - foul #3 on Eric Arana, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), David Hill (C) Marcel Corbin, Mark Jenkins, Robert Kastner | |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | David Hill is hacked by Donald Son - foul #3 on Donald Son, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alec Turner - foul #3 on Alec Turner, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF), Kent Hollaway (C) Peter Macaluso, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | David Hill gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Edward Gold is whistled for traveling | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Moberly takes the ball from Alec Turner | 47-55 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (PF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Daniel Moberly, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Alec Turner picks off the pass by Barry Brown | 47-55 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner lays it up and in | 47-57 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 47-57 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Heimbach | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Son | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Jerald Stevens steps in front of the Eric Arana pass | 49-60 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Donald Son hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson is hacked by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | David Hill steals it from Jerald Stevens | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | David Hill picks off the pass by Peter Miller | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner runs out the clock | 51-64 |