| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | 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 (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Ronald Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 19:34 | Michigan | William Thornton tips it in | 28-26 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | William Wall steals it from Joseph Paul | 28-26 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | Adam Townsend hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Wall | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Charles Lyles drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shane Elliott | 30-29 |
| 18:31 | Michigan | Ronald Smith's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Arthur Gross | 30-29 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Arthur Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF), Stephen Nolan (C) Ronald Smith, William Wall, Henry Barbosa, Adam Townsend, William Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:51 | Michigan | Loren Cole buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Zeiner | 32-29 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 32-29 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan's pass is intercepted by Charles Lyles | 32-31 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Charles Lyles scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Eugene Derose (SG), William Thornton (SF), Adam Townsend (PF) Oleg Zeiner, Loren Cole, Arthur Motes, Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Joseph Paul jams it | 32-35 |
| 16:16 | Michigan | Christopher Robertson denies the turnaround by Adam Townsend | 32-35 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Nolan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 15:18 | Michigan | Ronald Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), William Wall (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF) Ronald Smith, Eugene Derose, William Thornton, Adam Townsend | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Lonnie Lewis - foul #2 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Cole (SG) William Wall | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Domingo Colon | 36-38 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sammy Leach - foul #2 on Sammy Leach, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), William Wall (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), William Thornton (C) Oleg Zeiner, Loren Cole, Henry Barbosa, Stephen Nolan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Rick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bryan - foul #1 on Joseph Bryan, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Derose (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Adam Townsend (PF) William Wall, Arthur Motes, Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Duane Paredes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Domingo Colon tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Thornton and he's hacked by Rick Byrd - foul #2 on Rick Byrd, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Wall (SG), Arthur Motes (SF) Eugene Derose, Henry Barbosa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Paul | 40-45 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Ronald Smith hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wall | 43-45 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Charles Lyles loses the dribble to Adam Townsend | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Wall (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Ronald Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Thornton | 46-45 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Charles Lyles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Adam Townsend pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | William Wall clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Charles Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by William Thornton | 46-45 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Arthur Motes is fouled on the floor by Charles Lyles - foul #2 on Charles Lyles, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF), Stephen Nolan (C) Ronald Smith, William Wall, Arthur Motes, Adam Townsend, William Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan is fouled on the floor by Duane Paredes - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| 09:19 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan is hacked by Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:19 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 08:54 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Eugene Derose (SG), William Thornton (C) Oleg Zeiner, Loren Cole, Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Charles Lyles, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. SG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Shane Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Townsend (PF) William Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan buries a jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan tips it home | 54-45 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 56-45 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-45 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the easy layup | 56-45 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 04:22 | Michigan | Adam Townsend grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 03:53 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan lays it in set up by Ronald Smith | 60-45 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Shane Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), William Wall (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF), William Thornton (C) Ronald Smith, Eugene Derose, Henry Barbosa, Adam Townsend, Stephen Nolan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Stephen Cambell (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Sammy Leach, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Michigan | Rick Byrd picks off the pass by William Wall | 60-45 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 03:11 | Michigan | William Wall pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan loses the dribble to Rick Byrd | 60-45 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Motes - foul #2 on Arthur Motes, team foul #2 | 60-45 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | William Thornton pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 02:12 | Michigan | William Wall makes the shot from the baseline set up by Oleg Zeiner | 62-45 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Domingo Colon can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 01:53 | Michigan | William Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | William Thornton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Domingo Colon - foul #2 on Domingo Colon, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Adam Townsend (PF) Oleg Zeiner, Arthur Motes, Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG) Stephen Cambell | |
| 01:30 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Rick Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 01:09 | Michigan | William Wall grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-45 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 00:41 | Michigan | William Wall grabs the board | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Ronald Smith knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by William Wall | 68-45 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Wall - foul #1 on William Wall, team foul #3 | 68-45 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Ronald Smith runs out the clock | 68-47 |