| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Sam Warf (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | William Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 34-34 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Terry Walker gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Franklin Bath buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Terry Walker | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | William Williams is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | William Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Clark | 36-40 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Florian | 36-40 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton's layup is rejected by Gilbert Dolly | 36-40 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Terry Walker | 36-40 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | William Williams lays it in set up by Franklin Bath and he's hacked by Patrick Clark - foul #2 on Patrick Clark, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG) Terry Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Norman Flint (C) David Blackburn, James Stockton | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | William Williams misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Houston | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Florian | 41-43 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | William Williams loses the dribble to Patrick Clark | 41-43 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), David Blackburn (SG), Charles Cheatham (PF), James Stockton (C) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, Patrick Clark, Norman Flint | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Frank Houston connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 44-43 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Cheatham and he's hacked by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) Bradley Hardin | |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Cheatham - foul #1 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark (PF) Charles Cheatham | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Frank Houston makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Frank Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Weldon Guin | 46-48 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | William Gunn drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Parikh | 48-48 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Erik Oestreich | 48-50 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Terry Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Stockton - foul #2 on James Stockton, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Frank Houston, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Norman Flint (C) Erik Oestreich, David Blackburn, James Stockton | |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Franklin Bath comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Walker is called for the reach on Patrick Clark - foul #2 on Terry Walker, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG) Terry Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG), Charles Cheatham (PF) Weldon Guin, Patrick Clark | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | William Williams gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Frank Houston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Frank Houston pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham, Norman Flint | |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn loses the dribble to Franklin Bath | 50-55 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF) Richard Florian, David Blackburn | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Parikh | 52-58 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Paul Parikh - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-58 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses the tip | 52-58 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the tip | 52-58 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Stockton | 52-58 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Hardin | 52-61 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Frank Houston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Al Lewandowsky | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Randy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Stockton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Parikh, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Frank Houston, Randy Reynolds, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF), Norman Flint (C) Weldon Guin, Bradley Hardin, Patrick Clark, James Stockton | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by David Blackburn and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Terry Walker drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Dolly | 54-64 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Terry Walker - foul #3 on Terry Walker, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) Erik Oestreich | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 57-65 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-68 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | William Williams misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-68 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses the turnaround from the baseline | 57-68 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Sam Warf loses the ball out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Charles Cheatham, Norman Flint | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-70 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Terry Walker tips it back up and in | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Frank Houston is hacked by David Blackburn - foul #1 on David Blackburn, team foul #5 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) David Blackburn | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Al Lewandowsky | 59-71 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky is fouled on the floor by Erik Oestreich - foul #3 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Stockton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Erik Oestreich - foul #4 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) James Stockton | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses the free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Warf is called for the reach on Weldon Guin - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF) Randy Reynolds, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG) Erik Oestreich | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Frank Houston scores on a floater from the left side set up by Franklin Bath | 63-72 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF), James Stockton (C) Bradley Hardin, Norman Flint | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-72 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 63-72 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Sam Warf hits the follow up shot | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is fouled on the floor by Terry Walker - foul #4 on Terry Walker, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-77 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Florian - foul #1 on Richard Florian, team foul #8 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, David Blackburn, Patrick Clark, James Stockton | |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham is hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #3 on Paul Parikh, team foul #11 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Gunn | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Frank Houston hits a fadeaway from the left side | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Hardin and he's fouled by Paul Parikh - foul #4 on Paul Parikh, team foul #12 | 67-80 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 67-80 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Bradley Hardin steals the ball from William Gunn | 67-80 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich banks in the layup set up by Bradley Hardin | 67-82 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Frank Houston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 67-82 |