| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arlie Barbara (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Evan Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sidney Chivers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 36-33 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Sonny Puckett | 38-33 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Terry Walker snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Spinelli | 38-33 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Terry Walker | 40-33 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Johnson | 40-36 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli drills a shot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Johnson | 42-36 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Terry Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Chivers | 42-41 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Terry Heberling - foul #2 on Terry Heberling, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Donald Siebert (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Stephen Heitz (PF) Sonny Puckett, Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman (PG), Steve Cazares (PF), Steven Balogh (C) David Lucky, Sidney Chivers, Terry Heberling | |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Donald Siebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lee Callahan (C) Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Gregory Best grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Steven Balogh is called for the reach on Lee Callahan - foul #1 on Steven Balogh, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF) Gregory Best, Donald Siebert, Stephen Heitz, Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky (PG), Terry Heberling (C) Arlie Barbara, Steven Balogh | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Krogman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Steve Cazares (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Terry Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry Heberling | 43-43 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 43-45 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli loses the dribble to David Lucky | 43-45 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Evan Brown | 43-48 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett is hacked by David Lucky - foul #3 on David Lucky, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara (SG), Sidney Chivers (PF) William Krogman, Steve Cazares | |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Terry Heberling - foul #3 on Terry Heberling, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Johnson (C) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers can't throw it down but the foul's on Terry Walker - foul #2 on Terry Walker, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (SG), Stephen Heitz (SF) Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh (C) Terry Heberling | |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | David Lucky steals the ball from Sonny Puckett | 44-49 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers clanks a runner from close range | 44-49 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett clanks a shot from close range | 44-49 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Michigan | Sonny Puckett is called for the reach on Evan Brown - foul #2 on Sonny Puckett, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Randy Reynolds (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Stephen Heitz, Joshua Ruel, Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman (PG), Steve Cazares (PF), Terry Heberling (C) David Lucky, Sidney Chivers, Steven Balogh | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown is hacked by Terry Walker - foul #3 on Terry Walker, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Walker steals it from Terry Heberling | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gregory Best (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Callahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Krogman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arlie Barbara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Cazares (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Gregory Best is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Siebert (PG) Gregory Best | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers (PF) Steve Cazares | |
| 10:54 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Callahan takes the ball from Sidney Chivers | 44-49 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Donald Siebert is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF), Ralph Johnson (C) Donald Siebert, Randy Reynolds, Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky (PG) Arlie Barbara | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ralph Johnson | 44-49 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Terry Walker | 46-49 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Krogman | 46-52 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel banks in the layup | 48-52 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Johnson | 50-52 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Walker | 52-52 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by William Krogman | 52-55 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Sonny Puckett steals it from Sidney Chivers | 52-55 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Johnson | 55-55 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Terry Walker pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Lucky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Krogman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Brown (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sidney Chivers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Heberling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel is fouled on the floor by Sidney Chivers - foul #2 on Sidney Chivers, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Donald Siebert (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Stephen Heitz (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel, Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara (SG), Steve Cazares (PF), Steven Balogh (C) William Krogman, Sidney Chivers, Terry Heberling | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Lee Callahan travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh banks in the layup | 55-57 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Lee Callahan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 55-57 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Heitz | 55-57 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Stephen Heitz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 55-57 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Steve Cazares | 55-57 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown is fouled on the floor by Donald Siebert - foul #1 on Donald Siebert, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Cazares misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 55-57 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh misses the tip | 55-57 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Lee Callahan snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Gregory Best buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Siebert | 58-57 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Siebert - foul #2 on Donald Siebert, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF), Ralph Johnson (C) Donald Siebert, Stephen Heitz, Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling (C) Steven Balogh | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Gregory Best | 60-58 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Arlie Barbara and he's fouled by Joshua Ruel - foul #1 on Joshua Ruel, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF) Gregory Best, Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman (PG), Sidney Chivers (PF) David Lucky, Steve Cazares | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | The jumper by Vaughn Spinelli is denied by Terry Heberling | 60-61 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Terry Walker tips it home | 62-61 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 62-61 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett is fouled on the floor by William Krogman - foul #1 on William Krogman, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lee Callahan (C) Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky (SF), Steven Balogh (C) Evan Brown, Terry Heberling | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Terry Walker is fouled on the floor by David Lucky - foul #4 on David Lucky, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh grabs the board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Krogman (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arlie Barbara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lucky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Sidney Chivers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Balogh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Balogh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Lee Callahan snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Lee Callahan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (C) Lee Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown (SF), Steve Cazares (PF) William Krogman, Sidney Chivers | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky's pass is intercepted by Sonny Puckett in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Walker | 65-61 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Johnson (C) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman (PG), Sidney Chivers (PF), Terry Heberling (C) David Lucky, Steve Cazares, Steven Balogh | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sonny Puckett and he's fouled by Evan Brown - foul #3 on Evan Brown, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Lucky (PG) William Krogman | |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 68-64 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Terry Walker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Arlie Barbara loses the dribble to Sonny Puckett | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett is hacked by David Lucky in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Lucky, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lee Callahan (C) Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman (PG) David Lucky | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Sidney Chivers gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Ruel swats the layup by Sidney Chivers | 71-64 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling can't tip it in | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli is fouled in the backcourt by William Krogman - foul #2 on William Krogman, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Krogman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel is hacked by Arlie Barbara in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arlie Barbara, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 74-64 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett runs out the clock | 74-64 |