| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 9 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick inbounds the ball | 50-40 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas tips it home | 52-40 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Willy Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits a 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by Michael Geraci - foul #2 on Michael Geraci, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 54-45 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Willy Palen | 54-47 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 56-47 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Michael Geraci knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Myers | 56-50 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 59-50 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Michael Geraci loses the ball out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 16:59 | Central Michigan | Joshua Myers picks off the pass by Stevan Zempel | 59-50 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits the finger roll | 59-52 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jan Christensen | 62-52 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Jack Llanas steals it from Joshua Myers | 62-52 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the dunk attempt | 62-52 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas loses the ball out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF) Stevan Zempel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF) Joshua Myers | |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty jams it | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Williams (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Dean Miles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 65-56 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Woodward | 65-56 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses short on a shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses the tip | 65-56 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty tips it back up and in | 65-58 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jerry Moore, team foul #2 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Evan Woodward, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the dunk | 65-58 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | William Freeze is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #2 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Killinger (SF) Dean Miles | |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | William Freeze is called for traveling | 65-58 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is hacked by Willy Palen - foul #2 on Willy Palen, team foul #3 | 65-58 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 65-58 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 65-58 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Jerry Moore is called for the reach on William Freeze - foul #4 on Jerry Moore, team foul #3 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SF) James Killinger | |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Willy Palen banks in the layup set up by Joshua Myers | 65-60 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 68-60 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Michael Geraci's pass is intercepted by Scott Bostick | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dean Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 71-60 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF) Dean Miles | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Michael Geraci snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-62 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Geraci is called for the reach on Stevan Zempel - foul #3 on Michael Geraci, team foul #5 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Joshua Myers gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Dean Miles is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #4 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) John Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Evan Woodward buries a shot from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Aaron Williams pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is whistled for traveling | 71-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-64 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | William Freeze tips it in | 71-66 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Aaron Williams (SF) Dean Miles, Evan Woodward | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Stevan Zempel picks off the pass by Joshua Myers | 71-66 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Bostick | 74-66 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-66 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Llanas | 77-66 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Aaron Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Freeze | 77-68 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Geraci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | William Freeze pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Willy Palen is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Evan Woodward connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Dehaven | 77-70 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-70 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 77-70 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 77-70 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Evan Woodward gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-70 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 77-70 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Dean Miles connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 77-72 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Dean Miles, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the floater from close range | 77-72 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas grabs the board | 77-72 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Michael Geraci - foul #4 on Michael Geraci, team foul #6 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Stevan Zempel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the free throw | 80-72 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Jack Llanas steps in front of the Aaron Williams pass | 80-72 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Joshua Myers snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | The short jumper by Michael Geraci is denied by Jerry Moore | 80-72 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Bostick | 80-72 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is hacked by William Freeze in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #7 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | William Freeze's pass is intercepted by Jack Llanas in the backcourt | 82-72 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 84-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Michael Geraci's pass is intercepted by Jack Llanas | 84-72 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | William Freeze takes the ball from Scott Bostick | 84-72 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Aaron Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Moore | 84-72 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | William Freeze can't tip it in | 84-72 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jan Christensen | 84-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jack Llanas | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | William Freeze can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 87-72 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the board | 87-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 5 stl. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 87-72 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the offensive rebound | 87-72 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 90-72 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF) Dean Miles, Aaron Williams | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Michael Geraci travels with the ball | 90-72 |
| 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 | |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is hacked by Dean Miles - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #8 | 90-72 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 91-72 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 91-72 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the offensive rebound | 91-72 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #9 | 91-72 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 92-72 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 93-72 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 93-72 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Luis Dehaven is called for the reach on Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #10 | 93-72 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 94-72 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 95-72 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the floater from the right wing | 95-72 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 95-72 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 95-72 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Dean Miles snags the defensive board | 95-72 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Dean Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 95-72 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses the tip | 95-72 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 95-72 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 95-72 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven pulls down the rebound | 95-72 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #6 | 95-72 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the 1st free throw | 95-73 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 95-74 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Malcolm Petty steals the ball from Nathan Myers | 95-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Dean Miles connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Malcolm Petty | 95-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel loses the dribble to Dean Miles | 95-77 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Robert Liddle slams it home on a great pass from Dean Miles | 95-79 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel runs out the clock | 95-79 |