| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-43 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster double dribbles | 34-43 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 36-43 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-43 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams's dunk attempt is rejected by Leland Pettigrew | 36-43 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 36-43 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-43 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew tips it home | 36-45 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Berdy Ziler (C) Robert Seamon, Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Warren Dildy steals the ball from Walter Zilk | 39-46 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy lays it in | 41-46 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Walter Zilk banks in the layup set up by Deshi Sun | 41-48 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Zilk | 41-48 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Coyne | 41-51 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nathaniel Gottfried | 44-51 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 44-54 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Matthew Coyne blocks the jumper by Berdy Ziler | 44-54 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams tips it home | 46-54 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Patrick Cooper (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Patrick Cooper is called for the reach on Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-57 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the runner from the right block | 46-57 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams jams it on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 48-60 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 48-63 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams buries a floater from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the finger roll | 50-65 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams's pass is intercepted by Leland Pettigrew | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Foster - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #3 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Patrick Cooper, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Russell Wallin | 52-67 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Deshi Sun and the foul's on David Fitzgerald - foul #3 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG) Robert Seamon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Russell Wallin - foul #1 on Russell Wallin, team foul #5 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Berdy Ziler, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Cooper | 54-71 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Nelson - foul #3 on Earl Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk | |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Joseph Foster is called for the reach on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster's layup is rejected by Pete Armstrong | 54-73 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon grabs the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Pete Armstrong denies the turnaround by Joseph Foster | 54-73 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-75 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 57-75 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 57-77 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-77 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Esteban Guerra | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Jack Adams is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Jack Adams, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Robert Seamon, Patrick Cooper, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 58-77 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 60-77 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Wallin and he's hacked by Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #3 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) Warren Dildy, Russell Wallin, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 63-77 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Seamon | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster hits a shot from the right block | 65-77 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Manns | 65-79 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SG), Earl Nelson (C) David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the lay-in | 65-79 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 65-79 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson buries a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Esteban Guerra - foul #4 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #4 | 67-79 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the free throw | 68-79 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 68-82 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster blows the layup but the foul's on Esteban Guerra - foul #5 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #5 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-82 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-82 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 70-82 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-82 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Adams and the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #6 | 72-85 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the free throw | 73-85 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #7 | 73-85 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Bachinski steps in front of the Earl Nelson pass | 73-85 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it in set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 73-87 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon clanks a fullcourt shot | 73-87 |