| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SF - Nicholas Scott (fresh) PF - Jason Butler (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - John McCann (fresh) SF - Chester Lytle (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | John Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | John McCann clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott's pass is intercepted by John McCann | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson banks in the layup on a great pass from John McCann | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Guillory | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | John McCann blows the layup but he's fouled by Vasily Slominski - foul #1 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | John McCann makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | John McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Jason Butler's floater is knocked away by Walter Carlson | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Jason Butler grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | John Guillory misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Nicholas Scott - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) John McCann | |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | John Guillory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | John Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | William Walsh grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Guillory | 9-7 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Walsh (fresh) PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) SF - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Chester Lytle picks off the pass by William Walsh | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith loses the dribble to Nicholas Scott | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | John Carter swats the short shot by Nicholas Scott | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | John Guillory double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Jason Butler (PF) William Walsh, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John McCann (SG), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, John Carter | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | John McCann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is fouled on the floor by Chester Lytle - foul #1 on Chester Lytle, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey clanks a jumper near the basket | 11-7 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Scott | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott lays it in set up by Jason Butler | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the jumper from the right block | 13-7 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by John McCann - foul #1 on John McCann, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Chester Lytle (SF), Walter Carlson (PF), John Carter (C) Cecil Smith, Mitch McAleer, Carl Tellier, Darrel Otey | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is hacked by Chester Lytle - foul #2 on Chester Lytle, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF) Chester Lytle | |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the finger roll set up by John Guillory | 15-7 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-7 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski can't tip it in | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson snags the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | John Carter buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John McCann | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) SG - John McCann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Jason Butler scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Scott | 17-9 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is called for traveling | 17-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), William Walsh (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG) Ante Lozowski, John McCann | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Cecil Smith is called for the reach on William Walsh - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | William Walsh clanks a shot from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | John Carter double dribbles | 17-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (PF) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Vasily Slominski steals it from Mitch McAleer | 18-9 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-9 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Moore - foul #2 on Jerome Moore, team foul #7 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Jason Butler (PF) William Walsh, Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John McCann (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses long on a floater from the right side | 19-9 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 19-9 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Vasily Slominski - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #8 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey loses the ball out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John Carter (C) Cecil Smith, Darrel Otey | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | John Guillory lays it in on a great pass from Jason Butler | 21-9 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | John McCann is whistled for traveling | 21-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #1 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #9 | 21-9 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-9 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | John Carter scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Carlson | 23-11 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | John McCann takes the ball from Reinaldo Gallo | 23-11 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by John McCann | 23-13 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Brent Horne | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Scott (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John McCann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Jason Butler - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #4 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), William Walsh (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, John Carter | |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | William Walsh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (PF) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Carl Tellier (PF) Cecil Smith, Walter Carlson | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | William Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | William Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-15 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski's floater is tipped away by Darrel Otey | 27-15 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | John McCann double dribbles | 27-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Chester Lytle (SF) Ante Lozowski, Mitch McAleer | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | William Walsh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-15 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chester Lytle | 27-15 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John McCann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Nicholas Scott (SF), Jason Butler (PF), Fredrick Palafox (C) John Guillory, William Walsh, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (PF), John Carter (C) Carl Tellier, Darrel Otey | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John McCann misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Jason Butler hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Scott | 29-16 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Chester Lytle | 29-18 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Cecil Smith steals the ball from Brent Horne | 29-18 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | John McCann drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chester Lytle | 29-20 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Walter Carlson is called for the reach on Jason Butler - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #11 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), William Walsh (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Reinaldo Gallo, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | John Guillory steals the ball from Chester Lytle | 31-20 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | John Guillory hits the finger roll | 33-20 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | John McCann misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | William Walsh pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Walter Carlson is called for the reach on Jason Butler - foul #2 on Walter Carlson, team foul #12 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) John Carter | |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Jason Butler misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | William Walsh swats the layup by Darrel Otey | 34-20 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Walsh grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Walter Carlson steps in front of the Vasily Slominski pass | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John McCann (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-22 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Jason Butler drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Scott and the foul's on Chester Lytle - foul #3 on Chester Lytle, team foul #13 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Fredrick Palafox (C) Nicholas Scott, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), John Carter (C) John McCann, Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson, Darrel Otey | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the free throw | 37-22 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | John Carter's layup is rejected by William Walsh | 37-22 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter tips it back up and in | 37-24 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Jason Butler misses the easy layup | 37-24 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | John Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 37-26 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Jason Butler can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 37-28 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is hacked by Cecil Smith - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #14 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Nicholas Scott (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, William Walsh, Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, John Carter | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Darrel Otey blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Scott | 38-28 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #2 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #6 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey banks in the layup and he's hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #2 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #7 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Vincent Goad (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Mitch McAleer is called for the reach on Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #15 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Darrel Otey | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-31 |