| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is hacked by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mitch McAleer | 33-32 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Moore - foul #3 on Jerome Moore, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski drills a jumper near the basket | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 35-32 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the turnaround in the paint | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey loses the dribble to Brent Horne | 35-32 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne's pass is intercepted by Darrel Otey in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Donald Deal blocks the short jumper by Darrel Otey | 35-32 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | John Guillory snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Guillory and he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #1 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the dunk | 37-32 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is hacked by Ted Krug - foul #2 on Ted Krug, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski banks in the layup | 37-34 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb lays it in | 39-36 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Krug | 42-36 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith loses the dribble to Fredrick Palafox | 42-36 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Robert Phillips double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey buries a runner from close range set up by Jerome Moore | 42-38 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Mario Diaz - foul #1 on Mario Diaz, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Darrel Otey | |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Donald Deal comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it home | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer clanks a shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | John Guillory is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Ronnie Porter, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz | |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Darrel Otey is blocked by Fredrick Palafox | 45-40 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Moore | 45-40 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the fadeaway in the paint | 45-40 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the easy open layup | 45-40 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 45-40 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Vincent Goad steals the ball from Zlatko Zingg | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | John Guillory knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 48-40 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Vincent Goad gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Vincent Goad's pass is intercepted by Darrel Otey in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore lays it in and the foul's on Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Ronnie Porter (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Jerome Moore picks off the pass by Ted Krug in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Gerald Avery grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the finger roll set up by Ted Krug | 50-42 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Gerald Avery knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronnie Porter - foul #2 on Ronnie Porter, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Gerald Avery gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Trevor Cantrell - foul #2 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Gerald Avery gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 54-44 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #2 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Ronnie Porter (C) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 55-47 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil Smith and he's fouled by Gerald Avery - foul #1 on Gerald Avery, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Trevor Cantrell | |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | John Guillory is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Guillory, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Moore | 55-52 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | John Guillory clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is fouled on the floor by John Guillory - foul #4 on John Guillory, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Ronnie Porter (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Donald Deal, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Mario Diaz | |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Smith - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne double dribbles | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Porter is called for the reach on Darrel Otey - foul #3 on Ronnie Porter, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG) Cecil Smith | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ronnie Porter, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Richard Meeker (SF) Ted Krug, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Meeker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Guillory - foul #5 on John Guillory, team foul #12 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Trevor Cantrell, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Ante Lozowski is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Richard Meeker, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-55 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Phillips picks off the pass by Mitch McAleer | 57-55 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #3 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Ronnie Porter (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Mario Diaz (PF) Ante Lozowski, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Cecil Smith is blocked by Gerald Avery | 58-55 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gerald Avery, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, Mario Diaz, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Smith and the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #14 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Donald Deal scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Brent Horne and the foul's on Zlatko Zingg - foul #2 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) Ted Krug | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey blows the layup | 61-57 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Brent Horne connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-57 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #15 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Vincent Goad, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mario Diaz (C) Cecil Smith, Trevor Cantrell, Darrel Otey | |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Moore - foul #4 on Jerome Moore, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Ante Lozowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mario Diaz | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith clanks a jumper from the right block | 66-61 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 66-61 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the follow up shot | 68-61 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski's floater is tipped away by Fredrick Palafox | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Ronnie Porter, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Vincent Goad, team foul #16 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF) Neil Smith | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mitch McAleer | 68-63 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Mitch McAleer steps in front of the Brent Horne pass | 68-63 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Deal swats the short shot by Zlatko Zingg | 68-63 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal is hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #3 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 69-65 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is hacked by Mitch McAleer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jerome Moore | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Moore, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Smith, team foul #15 | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Brent Horne is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Cantrell - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #16 | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the halfcourt shot | 74-72 |