| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) SG - Phillip May (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Gray steals the ball from Mathew Waggoner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Eric Gray lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Schulze | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones lays it up and in set up by Mathew Waggoner | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Eli Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Barnes | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Barnes swats the dunk try by Mathew Waggoner | 7-5 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Phillip May grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Phillip May knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Harold Burks | 9-5 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG), Kevin Conde (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Benjamin Schulze, William Lukas, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Phillip May | 11-5 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Phillip May is whistled for a carry | 11-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Schulze | 11-8 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Kevin Conde, Randall Roberts, Jimmy Conn | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) C - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner tips it home | 11-10 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Benjamin Schulze - foul #1 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #1 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG) Jamie Dowdy | |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Fiedler - foul #1 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF) Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG) Benjamin Schulze | |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Phillip May clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is denied on a layup by Eli Smith | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Eli Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Robert Loftin, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SF), Kevin Conde (PF), Randall Roberts (C) Robert Wilson, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses short on a runner from close range | 15-11 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Tim Widener (PF) Phillip May, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn (C) William Lukas | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the lay-in | 15-11 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits the finger roll | 17-11 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Bryan Darrell (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Tim Widener | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Benjamin Schulze, Kevin Conde, Randall Roberts, Jimmy Conn | |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Harold Burks is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG) Jamie Dowdy | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Eli Smith steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 19-11 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Phillip May hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mathew Waggoner | 19-11 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-11 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones tips it in | 19-13 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the lay-in | 19-13 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Harold Burks can't tip it in | 19-13 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG), Kevin Conde (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Robert Wilson, William Lukas, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Robert Loftin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-13 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-13 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Morrissey | 21-13 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is fouled on the floor by Steven Galloway - foul #1 on Steven Galloway, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Steven Galloway, Kevin Conde, Randall Roberts, Jimmy Conn | |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG), Kevin Conde (C) Jamie Dowdy, Michael Jones | |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is fouled on the floor by Eric Gray - foul #1 on Eric Gray, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Mathew Waggoner takes the ball from Clarence Barnes | 21-19 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner tips it but misses | 21-19 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Eric Gray pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-19 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | James Holbrook denies the turnaround by Clarence Barnes | 21-21 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Phillip May is fouled on the floor by Steven Galloway - foul #2 on Steven Galloway, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Barnett (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Steven Galloway, William Lukas, Mathew Waggoner, Kevin Conde | |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Conn | 21-24 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (SG), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Phillip May, Paul Fiedler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Loftin is called for the reach on Jamie Dowdy - foul #1 on Robert Loftin, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner (PF) James Holbrook | |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jamie Dowdy | 21-26 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey misses the easy layup | 21-26 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Bryan Darrell - foul #1 on Bryan Darrell, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Eric Gray, Bryan Darrell, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Richard Barnett takes the ball from Robert Loftin in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy banks in the layup set up by Richard Barnett | 21-29 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-29 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmy Conn (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-29 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn tips it back up and in | 21-31 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Eli Smith is hacked by Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Phillip May (SG) Robert Loftin, Ruben Carpenter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Kevin Conde (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Barnett, Jamie Dowdy, Jimmy Conn, Mathew Waggoner, Randall Roberts | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Eric Gray connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Burks | 24-31 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas's pass is intercepted by Phillip May | 24-31 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | William Lukas is called for the reach on Eric Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Lukas, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Jones | 26-34 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Robert Loftin's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Schulze | 26-34 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Lukas | 26-36 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner (PF), Randall Roberts (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Roberts | 28-38 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell drills a floater in the lane set up by Robert Loftin and the foul's on Mathew Waggoner - foul #2 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #13 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), Jimmy Conn (SF) William Lukas, Kevin Conde | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Phillip May drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Loftin | 34-38 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |