| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Vermillion (fresh) SF - Robert Michaelson (fresh) PF - Donald Sattler (fresh) C - John Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Boshears - foul #1 on Robert Boshears, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield hits a turnaround from close range | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | The jump hook by Thomas Combs is blocked by Donald Sattler | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's layup is rejected by John Nelson | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | David Briggs snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Robert Boshears is hacked by Robert Vermillion - foul #1 on Robert Vermillion, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Philip Jones (SF) Robert Michaelson | |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Vermillion - foul #2 on Robert Vermillion, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee (SF), Walter Smith (C) Robert Vermillion, John Nelson | |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Williams (fresh) SG - Philip Jones (fresh) SF - Damian Calfee (fresh) PF - Donald Sattler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | David Briggs hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Combs | 8-4 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Larry Hughes snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Donald Sattler - foul #1 on Donald Sattler, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson (SF), John Nelson (C) Damian Calfee, Donald Sattler | |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Philip Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Michaelson | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | John Nelson swats the short shot by Everett Brasfield | 11-7 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Donald Levering can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Robert Boshears pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | John Nelson denies the turnaround by James Craine | 11-7 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Robert Boshears, Everett Brasfield, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee (SG), Donald Sattler (PF) Benjamin Williams, Walter Smith | |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Donald Levering connects on the 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Thomas Huff - foul #1 on Thomas Huff, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, James Craine | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams (PG) Philip Jones | |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Robert Michaelson picks off the pass by Donald Levering | 14-8 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler is denied on a layup by Thomas Combs | 14-8 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 14-8 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is called for 5 seconds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Donald Levering, Thomas Huff | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Martin Larock (SF), Walter Smith (C) Robert Michaelson, John Nelson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Williams (fresh) SG - Damian Calfee (fresh) SF - Martin Larock (fresh) PF - Donald Sattler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Larock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 14-8 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Damian Calfee | 14-8 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Larock clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith tips it in | 14-10 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses short on a jumper from the right block | 14-10 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Larry Hughes double dribbles | 14-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Philip Jones (SG), Robert Michaelson (SF), John Nelson (C) Damian Calfee, Martin Larock, Walter Smith | |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Boshears - foul #2 on Robert Boshears, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG) David Briggs, Robert Boshears | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith (PF) Donald Sattler | |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | James Craine slams it home set up by Donald Levering | 16-11 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson makes the fadeaway from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Donald Levering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Todd Tadlock (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee (SG), Donald Sattler (PF) Benjamin Williams, Walter Smith | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Jones and the foul's on David Briggs - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Hughes (C) John Nelson | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Donald Levering knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Craine | 19-15 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Philip Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 19-15 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler loses the ball out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SF) David Briggs, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams (PG), John Nelson (C) Robert Michaelson, Bobby Hughes | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Thomas Huff scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Dunneback | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Huff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Williams (fresh) SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calfee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Sattler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Donald Levering, James Craine | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Williams (SG), Martin Larock (SF) Philip Jones, Damian Calfee | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback is hacked by Benjamin Williams - foul #1 on Benjamin Williams, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs loses the dribble to Donald Sattler | 21-17 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson blows the dunk | 21-17 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler tips it in | 21-19 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is hacked by Martin Larock - foul #1 on Martin Larock, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Philip Jones (SG), Robert Michaelson (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Bobby Hughes (C) Eric Williams, Martin Larock, Donald Sattler, John Nelson | |
| 05:50 | Kent State | David Briggs misses badly on a shot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Hughes gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 21-22 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-22 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Bobby Hughes is denied by Thomas Combs | 21-22 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Thomas Combs lays it in on a great pass from David Briggs and the foul's on Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SF), James Craine (C) Everett Brasfield, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler (PF), John Nelson (C) Walter Smith, Bobby Hughes | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 24-25 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Thomas Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | David Briggs lays it up and in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Huff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Williams (fresh) SG - Philip Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Michaelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Sattler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Combs steps in front of the Benjamin Williams pass | 26-25 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | David Briggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Benjamin Williams - foul #2 on Benjamin Williams, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Donald Levering, Thomas Huff, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Mahon (PG), Robert Vermillion (SG), Damian Calfee (SF) Benjamin Williams, Philip Jones, Robert Michaelson | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sattler grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Mahon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG) David Briggs | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:10 | Kent State | James Craine double dribbles | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith (C) John Nelson | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vermillion travels with the ball | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams (PG) Bradley Mahon | |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Robert Vermillion picks off the pass by Larry Hughes | 27-25 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Hughes - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (PF) James Craine | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Nelson (C) Donald Sattler | |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses short on a shot from the right block | 27-26 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits a driving attempt from the left block | 29-26 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Matthew Dunneback | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Michaelson (SF), Donald Sattler (PF) Robert Vermillion, Walter Smith | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Damian Calfee makes the 3rd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | David Briggs misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-29 |