| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Willy Palen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Michael Geraci connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen tips it home | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Michael Geraci knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Willy Palen | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jan Christensen | 5-5 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Evan Woodward scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Myers | 5-7 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Michael Geraci scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Willy Palen | 5-10 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | William Freeze grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Willy Palen hits the finger roll | 5-12 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jan Christensen | 8-12 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Joshua Myers travels with the ball | 8-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-12 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Robert Liddle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | John Becker is called for the reach on Joshua Myers - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Joshua Myers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Miles | 9-15 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Breeden | 12-15 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Aaron Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty can't tip it in | 12-15 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jerry Moore (PF) Dikembe Sato, John Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Dean Miles, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Evan Woodward snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits a 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen's pass is intercepted by Joshua Myers | 15-15 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Joshua Myers blows the layup | 15-15 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Willy Palen tips it but misses | 15-15 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Michael Geraci tips it in | 15-17 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Aaron Williams (SF) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward | |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Nathan Myers steals the ball from Willy Palen | 15-17 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | William Freeze throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Dikembe Sato, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Joshua Myers grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stevan Zempel - foul #1 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 15-18 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dean Miles | 15-20 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Willy Palen connects on the runner from close range set up by Dean Miles | 15-22 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Omer Kotarski | 18-22 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-22 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses badly on a runner in the lane | 18-22 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Joshua Myers steals it from Jack Llanas | 18-22 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty is fouled on the floor by Omer Kotarski - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Scott Bostick (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Robert Liddle (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Dean Miles, Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Malcolm Petty, Willy Palen | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | William Freeze hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Williams | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore's pass is intercepted by Aaron Williams | 18-25 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Aaron Williams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-28 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Luis Dehaven - foul #1 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #3 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) John Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Geraci, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Kent State | Malcolm Petty (C) Luis Dehaven | |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | William Freeze comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #1 on Jan Christensen, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), John Becker (C) Stevan Zempel, Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Freeze - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #5 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Dennis Breeden (C) Dikembe Sato, John Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Michael Geraci | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Scott Bostick steps in front of the Evan Woodward pass | 20-30 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick tips it back up and in | 22-30 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Evan Woodward is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Michael Geraci (PF) Dean Miles, Malcolm Petty | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Joshua Myers can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Scott Bostick (SF) Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it but misses | 22-32 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moore - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF) Jack Llanas, Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (C) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Willy Palen | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel double dribbles | 22-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:48 | Kent State | William Freeze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Malcolm Petty picks off the pass by Omer Kotarski | 22-34 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Nathan Myers, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Willy Palen (C) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty | |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jack Llanas | 24-36 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore's layup is rejected by Michael Geraci | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 24-36 |