| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Hsu (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Smoak (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Sean Hsu | 37-29 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | William Forster can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:05 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Jacobo | 39-29 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | William Forster is hacked by Sean Hsu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Hsu, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell (SG) Sean Hsu | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Richard Chandler (SF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Robert Jacobo, Tyler Poling, Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Joseph Heard pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is called for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG), Mark Smoak (C) Leonard Schell, Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers loses the dribble to William Forster | 39-29 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Heard | 39-31 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis's pass is intercepted by Shawn Parsons | 39-31 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | William Forster lays it in | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Joseph Divers (fresh) SG - Samuel Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Fletcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smoak (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Wade Gilbert is called for the reach on Jacob Fletcher - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Bobby Madison (C) Joseph Divers, Samuel Lewis, Richard Chandler, Jacob Fletcher, Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Sean Hsu | 41-33 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | William Forster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling clanks a shot in the paint | 41-33 |
| 14:51 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison tips it home | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Joe Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Heard | 43-36 |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jacobo | 45-36 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is hacked by Sean Hsu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Hsu, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell (SG), Mark Smoak (C) Sean Hsu, Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Joseph Heard makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Gammon | 45-38 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Nelson - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Jacob Fletcher (C) Robert Jacobo, Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), William Forster (C) Joseph Heard, Danny Connelly, Robert Nelson | |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:00 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 47-38 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Joe Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carlos Gammon | 47-41 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis is fouled on the floor by Wade Gilbert - foul #4 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Richard Chandler (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Mark Smoak (C) Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Bobby Madison, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Shawn Parsons (SG), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Carlos Gammon, Robert Sellers, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 11:53 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell is whistled for a carry | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Schell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smoak (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jacobo - foul #1 on Robert Jacobo, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Joe Lewis's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Chandler | 47-41 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brandon Wilkin | 47-41 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Chandler | 50-41 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Joseph Heard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF) Joe Lewis | |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is alone and drills a jumper from the left block set up by Shawn Parsons | 50-43 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chandler | 50-43 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Jacobo | 52-43 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Robert Nelson blows the layup | 52-43 |
| 09:34 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Joseph Heard gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Brandon Wilkin is called for the reach on Danny Connelly - foul #3 on Brandon Wilkin, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Jacob Fletcher (PF), Bobby Madison (C) Robert Jacobo, Leonard Schell, Richard Chandler, Brandon Wilkin, Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Wade Gilbert (PF), William Forster (C) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, Robert Sellers, Robert Nelson | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | William Forster is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Lewis | 52-45 |
| 08:29 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Jacob Fletcher is denied by Wade Gilbert | 52-45 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 52-45 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Joe Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Divers | 52-45 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe Lewis | 52-45 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Danny Connelly comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-45 |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Joseph Divers (fresh) SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Poling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Fletcher (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Joe Lewis gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by William Forster | 52-45 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Joe Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | William Forster hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Gammon | 52-47 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Joe Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 05:27 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling's fadeaway is rejected by William Forster | 52-47 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Wade Gilbert steps in front of the Joseph Divers pass | 52-47 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Mark Smoak (C) Joseph Divers, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Jacob Fletcher, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Shawn Parsons (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Danny Connelly | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Joseph Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jacobo | 54-47 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the wide open shot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak can't finish the layup | 54-47 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Sean Hsu | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert loses the dribble to Richard Chandler in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Smoak (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Forster (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler hits a floater from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is hacked by Robert Jacobo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jacobo, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Jacob Fletcher (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Robert Jacobo, Sean Hsu, Richard Chandler, Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | William Forster misses the shot in the lane | 59-47 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | William Forster tips it in | 59-49 |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jacob Fletcher | 61-49 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Lewis | 61-49 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | William Forster misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Joseph Heard gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Robert Nelson loses the dribble to Jacob Fletcher in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 01:40 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher can't finish the layup | 61-49 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Mark Smoak (C) Samuel Lewis, Leonard Schell, Jacob Fletcher, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Heard - foul #1 on Joseph Heard, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (C) Mark Smoak | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heard - foul #2 on Joseph Heard, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heard - foul #3 on Joseph Heard, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin is hacked by Wade Gilbert - foul #5 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | William Forster clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on Sean Hsu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Leonard Schell (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Robert Jacobo, Tyler Poling, Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Samuel Lewis steps in front of the Shawn Parsons pass in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Robert Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (SF) Sean Hsu | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis runs out the clock | 67-52 |