| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled on the floor by Greg Lamarche - foul #2 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hoffman | 26-45 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don tips it in | 28-45 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses long on a shot from the right block | 28-45 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche's layup is rejected by Johnny Don | 28-45 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby gets the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Oakley - foul #3 on Jason Oakley, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (C) Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Jaramillo | 31-46 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the easy layup | 31-46 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Evan Davis steps in front of the Gerald Townsend pass | 31-48 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Evan Davis | 31-50 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Jonathan Jaramillo, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Greg Lamarche | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 31-50 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 31-50 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-50 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Michael Meagher pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Agee (fresh) PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Robert Keene scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 33-53 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Bolduc - foul #3 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Jason Oakley (PF) Gerald Townsend, Raymond Agee, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Michael Meagher | |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-53 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan's floater is knocked away by Kevin Bolduc | 35-53 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Kevin Bolduc picks off the pass by Randy Logan | 35-53 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Gaines | 35-53 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Jonathan Jaramillo steals it from Robert Keene | 35-53 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 38-53 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Ruby | 38-55 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby loses the dribble to Kerry Honeycutt | 38-55 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt lays it in | 40-55 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc loses the ball out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Raymond Agee (SF), Johnny Don (PF) Randy Logan, Jonathan Jaramillo, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), George Burns (C) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc, Greg Lamarche | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Agee (fresh) PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - George Burns (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by George Burns - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnny Don - foul #2 on Johnny Don, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SF) Raymond Agee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) Daniel Ruby | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the dunk | 41-57 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Jason Oakley (C) Paul Even, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG) George Burns | |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche is hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #4 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Daniel Winfield (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Randy Logan - foul #2 on Randy Logan, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Terry Gaines | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Oakley - foul #4 on Jason Oakley, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SF), Johnny Don (PF), Peter Owens (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Daniel Winfield, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Logan | 48-61 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ernest Thomas | 48-64 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-64 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the board | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Agee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc loses the ball out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Jason Oakley (PF) Gerald Townsend, Randy Logan, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley double dribbles | 48-64 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Jonathan Jaramillo is called for the reach on Terry Gaines - foul #3 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 48-65 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Jaramillo | 51-65 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is fouled on the floor by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Johnny Don (PF) Raymond Agee, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns, Terry Gaines, Greg Lamarche | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Ruby - foul #3 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Evan Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-65 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc tips it back up and in | 53-67 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the runner from close range | 53-67 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Oakley | 53-67 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Evan Davis is called for the reach on Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #3 on Evan Davis, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Peter Owens (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Michael Meagher snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Peter Owens steps in front of the Ernest Thomas pass | 53-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses short on a shot from close range | 53-67 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), George Burns (C) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses the lay-in | 53-69 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Paul Even drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Logan | 55-69 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by Raymond Agee - foul #1 on Raymond Agee, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (C) Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bruce Sanders - foul #1 on Bruce Sanders, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (C) Norman Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) Bruce Sanders | |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Paul Even makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Robert Keene connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from George Burns | 56-72 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Meagher | 56-72 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-72 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the floater from the right block | 59-74 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Burns | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | George Burns runs out the clock | 59-74 |