| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Harrison | 40-32 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Robert King can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Jefferson and he's fouled by Ben Boller - foul #3 on Ben Boller, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) Ben Boller | |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Richard Gavin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Robert King double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Adolph Morton double dribbles | 43-32 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Jefferson | 45-32 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Flannagan - foul #1 on Jonathan Flannagan, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (SG) Jonathan Flannagan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Adam Meyer takes the ball from Dikembe Adeyemo | 45-33 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Barry Goff hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Holcomb picks off the pass by Richard Harrison | 45-35 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Holcomb | 45-38 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert King | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver (SG), Daryl Mestas (SF), Jonathan Flannagan (PF), Richard Steffey (C) Robert King, Richard Harrison, Jeffrey Hill, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Alfred Skiles (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Jeremy Holcomb, Adam Meyer, Barry Goff | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Flannagan | 50-38 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Newton | 50-38 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Ben Boller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan loses the dribble to Richard Gavin | 50-38 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Daniel Macek banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Gavin | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert King (PG) Dikembe Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Adam Meyer (SF), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Alfred Skiles, Patrick Newton | |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Adolph Morton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas hits a floater from the right wing set up by Robert King | 52-42 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Ben Boller hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adolph Morton | 52-45 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Ben Boller is called for the reach on Jonathan Flannagan - foul #4 on Ben Boller, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill (PF) Jonathan Flannagan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF) Ben Boller | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert King | 54-45 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Adolph Morton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Meyer | 54-48 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Adolph Morton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Robert King buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Saver | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kenneth Saver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Mestas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Steffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Robert King steals the ball from Barry Goff | 56-51 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Barry Goff knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Steffey - foul #1 on Richard Steffey, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (PG), Jonathan Flannagan (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Robert Jefferson (C) Robert King, Kenneth Saver, Daryl Mestas, Richard Steffey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), James Plumlee (PF) Charles Marcheski, Adam Meyer | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Barry Goff makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill tips it in | 60-54 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Richard Harrison steals the ball from James Plumlee | 60-54 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison is whistled for a carry | 60-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert King (PG) Jeffrey Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SF), Patrick Newton (C) Jeremy Holcomb, Barry Goff | |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Richard Gavin drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-57 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Robert King misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adolph Morton - foul #2 on Adolph Morton, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver (SG) Dikembe Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Adam Meyer (SF), Barry Goff (C) Adolph Morton, Alfred Skiles, Patrick Newton | |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | James Plumlee grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Adam Meyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Jefferson | 61-57 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Robert King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Saver | 64-57 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Jonathan Flannagan swats the layup by James Plumlee | 64-57 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert King | 64-57 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Robert King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | James Plumlee pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | James Plumlee is hacked by Jonathan Flannagan - foul #2 on Jonathan Flannagan, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas (SF), Jeffrey Hill (PF), Richard Steffey (C) Richard Harrison, Jonathan Flannagan, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF) Daniel Macek, James Plumlee | |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adolph Morton | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Saver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Mestas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Steffey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Holcomb steals the ball from Jeffrey Hill | 64-59 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Adolph Morton lays it in set up by Jeremy Holcomb | 64-61 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Barry Goff is called for the reach on Richard Steffey - foul #1 on Barry Goff, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (PG) Robert King | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Boller (PF) Adam Meyer | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Barry Goff is called for the reach on Kenneth Saver - foul #2 on Barry Goff, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #1 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison (SF) Daryl Mestas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG), Adam Meyer (C) Richard Gavin, Barry Goff | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Adam Meyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Ben Boller tips it but misses | 66-61 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb hits the follow up shot | 66-63 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Dikembe Adeyemo - foul #3 on Adolph Morton, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) Kenneth Saver, Richard Steffey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Barry Goff (C) Charles Marcheski, Adam Meyer | |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Dikembe Adeyemo steals the ball from Jeremy Holcomb | 67-63 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo dunks the ball | 69-63 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Ben Boller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 69-66 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson jams it set up by Jonathan Flannagan | 71-66 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-66 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Ben Boller gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ben Boller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Adeyemo - foul #2 on Dikembe Adeyemo, team foul #4 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert King (PG), Kenneth Saver (SG), Daryl Mestas (SF), Richard Steffey (PF), Antonio Anthony (C) Dikembe Adeyemo, Jonathan Flannagan, Richard Harrison, Jeffrey Hill, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller, Barry Goff | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey makes the jumper from the left block | 75-68 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Steffey | 75-68 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan (SF), Jeffrey Hill (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) Daryl Mestas, Richard Steffey, Antonio Anthony | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Barry Goff (C) Adam Meyer, James Plumlee, Patrick Newton | |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill knocks in the jumper from the right block | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Gavin | 77-71 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 77-71 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Richard Gavin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ben Boller | 77-73 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Robert King misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-73 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Barry Goff gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Richard Gavin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Adolph Morton | 77-76 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert King | 79-76 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Robert Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adolph Morton, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison (SF) Kenneth Saver | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Barry Goff snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Richard Harrison is called for the reach on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #3 on Richard Harrison, team foul #5 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver (SG) Jonathan Flannagan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Adolph Morton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Boller | 80-79 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver is fouled in the backcourt by Adolph Morton - foul #5 on Adolph Morton, team foul #9 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG) Adolph Morton | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-79 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Macek is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Macek, team foul #10 | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Harrison steals the ball from Barry Goff | 83-79 |