| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Bolduc - foul #3 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (C) Kevin Bolduc | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ware - foul #3 on Thomas Ware, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks (PG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright double dribbles | 33-29 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Evan Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to George Burns | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | George Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Clifford Bryan steals the ball from George Burns | 33-31 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade scores on a floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Evan Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade hits the finger roll set up by David Allbright | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | George Burns drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms is hacked by Robert Hoffman - foul #1 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG), Joe Willis (SF), Elias Powers (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Brett Brooks, Leonard Helms, David Allbright, Clifford Bryan, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Bruce Sanders (SG), John Bragg (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Ernest Thomas, George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Michael Meagher | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) SF - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elias Powers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bragg (fresh) PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Sanders - foul #1 on Bruce Sanders, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | John Bragg hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Bolduc | 38-40 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware knocks in the runner from close range | 40-40 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | John Bragg scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Bruce Sanders | 40-42 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Johnson | 43-42 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | John Bragg travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Thomas Whigham, Elias Powers, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Michael Meagher (PF) Terry Gaines, Bruce Sanders, Evan Davis | |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Ware | 45-42 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | John Bragg misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade misses the tip | 45-42 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Meagher | 45-44 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms's floater is knocked away by Kevin Bolduc | 45-44 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Bragg | 45-47 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 45-47 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan tips it in | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Helms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meagher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | The short jumper by Michael Meagher is denied by Michael Wade | 47-47 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bolduc - foul #4 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Brett Brooks (SG), David Allbright (SF) Thomas Ware, Leonard Helms, Joe Willis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Terry Gaines (C) George Burns, John Bragg, Michael Meagher, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Hoffman steals the ball from Brett Brooks | 47-47 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Clifford Bryan, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:41 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brett Brooks | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Evan Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Gaines | 49-50 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-50 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses the tip | 49-50 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Evan Davis can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Terry Gaines snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Terry Gaines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elias Powers | 52-50 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman is fouled on the floor by David Allbright - foul #1 on David Allbright, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Leonard Helms (SG), Joe Willis (SF), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Brian Austin, Brett Brooks, David Allbright, Elias Powers, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG), Michael Meagher (C) Ernest Thomas, Bruce Sanders | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Willis - foul #1 on Joe Willis, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Helms and he's fouled by Terry Gaines - foul #1 on Terry Gaines, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Michael Wade is blocked by Evan Davis | 54-52 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Meagher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | John Bragg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | George Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | John Bragg's floater is tipped away by Clifford Bryan | 54-52 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | George Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Leonard Helms - foul #3 on Leonard Helms, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright (SF) Joe Willis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, John Bragg, Evan Davis | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | George Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to George Burns | 57-53 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Michael Meagher buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Thomas and he's hacked by Clifford Bryan - foul #2 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks (SG), Joe Willis (PF), Elias Powers (C) Leonard Helms, Clifford Bryan, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (SG) George Burns | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | Ernest Thomas steals the ball from Joe Willis | 57-56 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Elias Powers | 57-56 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers comes up short on the runner from close range | 57-56 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Sanders and he's fouled by Brett Brooks - foul #2 on Brett Brooks, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Thomas Ware, David Allbright, Elias Powers | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SG), John Bragg (SF), Terry Gaines (PF) Bruce Sanders, Robert Hoffman, Michael Meagher | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | George Burns is called for the reach on Joe Willis - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brett Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF) Kevin Bolduc | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), David Allbright (SF) Brett Brooks, Joe Willis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) John Bragg, Terry Gaines | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ware | 59-59 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman loses the dribble to Michael Wade | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware double dribbles | 59-62 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | George Burns hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Hoffman | 59-65 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | George Burns gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Leonard Helms - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense 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 Wade denies the turnaround by George Burns | 61-65 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Wade | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc is hacked by Thomas Ware in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Ware, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SF) Robert Hoffman | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wade | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | George Burns gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Leonard Helms is called for the reach on George Burns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Helms, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Terry Gaines (PF) John Bragg, Evan Davis | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-66 |