| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's layup is rejected by Greg Lamarche | 30-38 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Jamie Davenport takes the ball from Robert Hoffman | 30-38 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Robert Kennedy is called for the reach on Terry Gaines - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 30-40 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Terry Gaines and he's hacked by Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport double dribbles | 33-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Robert Hoffman, William Lim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Brett Townley | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Robert Keene is called for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Paul Even (SG), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Robert Kennedy | |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 33-43 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Paul Even steals the ball from Robert Keene | 33-43 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Paul Even banks in the layup | 33-45 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Robert Keene pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Paul Even is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Even, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Paul Even, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc throws it down set up by Terry Gaines and the foul's on Daniel Winfield - foul #2 on Daniel Winfield, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Greg Lamarche (C) Robert Keene, William Lim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Gerald Townsend | |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo tips it in | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Townley | 36-50 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Davenport - foul #2 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (PF) Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Gerald Townsend (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 38-53 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman travels with the ball | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), George Burns (SF) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Jamie Davenport, Brett Townley | |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-55 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend loses the dribble to Robert Keene | 38-55 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas loses the dribble to Gerald Townsend in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Burns - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #1 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Kent State | George Burns is fouled on the floor by Hugh Wallace - foul #2 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Tom Hawkins (PF) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, William Lim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Gerald Townsend, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Jamie Davenport steals the ball from Kevin Bolduc | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | The short jumper by Tom Hawkins is denied by Brett Townley | 38-57 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it but misses | 38-57 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley can't tip it in | 38-57 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Robert Keene comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits the follow up shot | 40-57 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Gerald Townsend (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | George Burns is called for traveling | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend hits a jumpshot from the left side | 40-61 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled on the floor by Robert Hoffman - foul #3 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG) Ernest Thomas, George Burns | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG) Paul Even | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (PF), Robert Keene (C) William Lim, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brett Townley (PF) Joseph Bechtel | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Terry Gaines | 42-61 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 42-61 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jonathan Jaramillo | 42-61 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Bolduc - foul #1 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) Robert Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Daniel Winfield | |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the offensive board | 42-63 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Ruby | 44-63 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt buries a fadeaway from close range | 44-65 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-65 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Townley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 44-67 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Ruby | 46-67 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 46-69 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tom Hawkins | 48-69 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), William Lim (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Paul Even (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jamie Davenport, Gerald Townsend, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | William Lim makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hoffman | 50-69 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-69 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | William Lim can't tip it in | 50-71 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman tips it but misses | 50-71 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | George Burns hits the follow up shot | 52-71 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Hoffman steps in front of the Paul Even pass | 52-71 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | George Burns lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hoffman | 54-71 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo is hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Gerald Townsend (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Paul Even, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | William Lim snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 56-71 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jamie Davenport | 56-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | William Lim loses the dribble to Joseph Bechtel | 56-74 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 56-77 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | William Lim misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Townsend - foul #3 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG), Tom Hawkins (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Greg Lamarche | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (PG), Paul Even (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jamie Davenport, Gerald Townsend, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | William Lim misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 57-77 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Jaramillo | 57-79 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by Paul Even - foul #3 on Paul Even, team foul #9 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG) William Lim | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Keene denies the turnaround by Peter Owens | 57-79 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it home | 57-81 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Hugh Wallace swats the dunk try by Kevin Bolduc | 57-81 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace grabs the board | 57-81 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-81 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield can't tip it in | 57-81 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it back up and in | 57-83 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-83 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Ernest Thomas steps in front of the Paul Even pass | 60-83 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Keene and he's hacked by Paul Even - foul #4 on Paul Even, team foul #10 | 62-83 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SF) Bruce Sanders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Peter Owens | |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the free throw | 62-83 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the board | 62-83 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #7 | 62-83 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 62-84 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is called for traveling | 62-84 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-86 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the free throw | 62-87 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #9 | 62-87 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo runs out the clock | 62-87 |