| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) C - Duane Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Randall Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Randall Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Kent State | Man Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Adam Pender | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Michael Hampson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's fadeaway is rejected by Earle Hendrickson | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Randall Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Michael Hampson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Randall Brown | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | Earle Hendrickson swats the short shot by Duane Howard | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Randall Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Michael Hampson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Kevin Adams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Man Tao | 0-7 |
| 16:48 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is whistled for a carry | 0-7 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Duane Howard - foul #1 on Duane Howard, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Man Tao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Charles Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Man Tao | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Wright (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Pender | 3-9 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:13 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 14:57 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 3-9 |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse tips it home | 5-9 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Eric Wise scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Man Tao | 5-11 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Barrett | 7-11 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Ronald Nourse is called for the reach on Nathan Harriss - foul #1 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Nicholas Barrett, Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF), Randall Brown (C) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Nathan Harriss, Casey Jacobs | |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Randall Brown drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 7-13 |
| 13:49 | Western Michigan | Charles Wright steals the ball from John Chumbley in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson lays it in set up by Charles Wright | 7-15 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago tips it but misses | 7-15 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is fouled on the floor by Miguel Santiago - foul #1 on Miguel Santiago, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Hampson | 7-17 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodolfo Rocha - foul #1 on Rodolfo Rocha, team foul #1 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Rodolfo Rocha | |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 3rd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Wilson Keller steals it from Randall Brown | 10-17 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-17 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miguel Santiago (fresh) PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) C - Sean Laubach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Wilson Keller - foul #1 on Wilson Keller, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Miguel Santiago, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Man Tao steals it from Ronald Nourse | 10-19 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Man Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 10-19 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-22 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Hampson - foul #1 on Michael Hampson, team foul #2 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Charles Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Casey Jacobs | 12-24 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is fouled on the floor by Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #3 | 12-24 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wilson Keller | 15-24 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the jumpshot from the right side | 15-26 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's pass is intercepted by Eric Wise | 15-26 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-26 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender is hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF), Randall Brown (C) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Nathan Harriss, Casey Jacobs | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-26 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-26 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Michael Hampson drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Earle Hendrickson | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Santiago (fresh) PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) C - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley hits the follow up shot | 19-28 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Duane Howard - foul #2 on Duane Howard, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Nicholas Barrett, Wilson Keller, Coy Schooley, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Miguel Santiago | 22-30 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is whistled for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG), Nathan Harriss (C) Charles Wright, Randall Brown | |
| 06:15 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's floater is tipped away by Earle Hendrickson | 22-30 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Kevin Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Kevin Adams pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the easy layup | 25-30 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Chumbley | 27-30 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse tips it in | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Santiago (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Rodolfo Rocha (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hampson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Michael Hampson loses the dribble to Sean Laubach | 29-30 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Coy Schooley (PF), Duane Howard (C) John Chumbley, Miguel Santiago, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), Randall Brown (C) Rodolfo Rocha, Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Nathan Harriss | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Man Tao's floater is tipped away by Duane Howard | 29-30 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Wilson Keller | 32-30 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Duane Howard swats the short shot by Man Tao | 32-30 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Eric Wise is fouled on the floor by Coy Schooley - foul #1 on Coy Schooley, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG) Adam Pender | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-30 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Chumbley | 35-30 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Eric Wise hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Chumbley - foul #1 on John Chumbley, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) John Chumbley, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Hampson (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Charles Wright, Scott Hoberg | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Michael Hampson snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Michael Hampson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-32 |