| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the jumper from close range | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Tony Branham is hacked by Shaun Robertson - foul #2 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (C) Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the runner in the paint set up by Claudio Rizzo | 32-29 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Edward Tate steals it from Tony Branham in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jed McNew | 32-31 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Anthony Price is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Anthony Price tips it home | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Jed McNew | |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Walter Zilk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Walter Zilk misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Helton steps in front of the Shaun Robertson pass | 34-33 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Joseph Helton double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Joseph Helton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Garrett Jacobs (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Igor Zapf (SF) Michael Newman, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Igor Zapf | 34-36 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-36 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Garrett Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 36-36 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Anthony Price picks off the pass by Nathaniel Gottfried | 36-36 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Price | 39-36 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the shot from the left side | 39-38 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Anthony Price knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tony Branham | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG), Walter Zilk (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jed McNew (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Edward Tate (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Walter Zilk grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Anthony Price travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (SF) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski lays it in on a nice dish by Jed McNew | 41-42 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 43-42 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is hacked by Joseph Helton - foul #3 on Joseph Helton, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Igor Zapf (SF) Jed McNew, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's layup is rejected by Walter Zilk | 43-42 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Joseph Helton is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG) Edward Tate | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski can't connect on a runner from the left block | 45-42 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Tony Branham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Boucher (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 45-42 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Cameron Butterfield - foul #1 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SF), Terry Lang (PF) Nathaniel Gottfried, Vule Kopinski | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Pettigrew | 46-42 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield tips it home | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Boucher (fresh) SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Cameron Butterfield is called for the reach on Walter Zilk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Joseph Helton (SG) Michael Boucher, Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Thomas Clark is called for the reach on Walter Zilk - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Salvador Gonzales, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jed McNew (PG), Warren Dildy (SG) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson | |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Gottfried - foul #2 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jed McNew, Nathaniel Gottfried, Thomas Clark | |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by Jed McNew - foul #2 on Jed McNew, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Joseph Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Jed McNew | |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried is called for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Boucher (PG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Jed McNew takes the ball from Leland Pettigrew | 49-44 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Leland Pettigrew is called for the reach on Jed McNew - foul #4 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG) Michael Boucher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Igor Zapf, Jed McNew, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #5 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Warren Dildy is called for the reach on Tony Branham - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Thomas Clark | |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Nathaniel Gottfried | 51-47 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gottfried | 51-49 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Joseph Helton, Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Thomas Clark (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Warren Dildy, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vule Kopinski (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is open and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Tony Branham | 56-51 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Jed McNew (PF) Edward Tate, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-51 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Michael Newman, Thomas Clark | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 56-51 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski | |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Joseph Helton, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Jed McNew, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 56-53 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Warren Dildy picks off the pass by Pete Armstrong | 56-53 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy slams it home | 56-55 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is hacked by Warren Dildy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Dildy, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a shot from the baseline set up by Igor Zapf | 58-57 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Walter Zilk is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Newman - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #12 | 58-57 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Walter Zilk makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Walter Zilk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #5 on Warren Dildy, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 61-57 |