| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Barber (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Garvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jody Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin inbounds the ball | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-25 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Larry Barber steps in front of the Jody Brown pass | 44-25 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber lays it in | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Francis Angel lays it in set up by Jody Brown | 46-27 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert | 48-27 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Francis Angel can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Garvin - foul #3 on Anthony Garvin, team foul #1 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst (SF) Anthony Garvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Francis Angel pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Jody Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond is hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #2 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Burr - foul #1 on Edward Burr, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy (C) James Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Edward Burr, Dennis Sanders | |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing knocks in the runner from the right block | 50-31 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG), Donald Casey (SG), Mark Benton (SF) Lee Ginyard, Larry Barber, Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG), Travis Thompson (PF) Francis Angel, Jody Brown | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Mark Benton - foul #2 on Mark Benton, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Burr (PF) Daniel Taylor | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-34 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Douglas Maloy is called for the reach on Travis Thompson - foul #2 on Douglas Maloy, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG), James Hammond (C) Donald Casey, Charles Holst | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jody Brown (SG), Dennis Sanders (C) Travis Thompson, Darwin Rushing | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Jody Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Burr | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Benton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Maloy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cedric Trivette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jody Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Beadles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 50-36 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton hits the follow up shot | 52-36 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Jody Brown tips it home | 52-38 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Sanders is called for the reach on Douglas Maloy - foul #3 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG), Anthony Garvin (SF), Joseph Lambert (PF), Charles Holst (C) Daniel Prins, Mark Benton, Douglas Maloy, James Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Daniel Taylor (SF), Travis Thompson (PF) Cedric Trivette, Justin Beadles, Edward Burr | |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert buries a floater near the basket | 54-38 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Francis Angel connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jody Brown | 54-40 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin clanks a floater in the paint | 54-40 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Francis Angel pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Jody Brown drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Angel | 54-42 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Taylor takes the ball from Anthony Garvin | 54-42 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Charles Holst is called for the reach on Francis Angel - foul #2 on Charles Holst, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG), James Hammond (C) Lee Ginyard, Charles Holst | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (SG), Darwin Rushing (C) Jody Brown, Dennis Sanders | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Francis Angel is fouled on the floor by Anthony Garvin - foul #4 on Anthony Garvin, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton (SF) Anthony Garvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Burr (PF) Travis Thompson | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Mark Benton takes the ball from Daniel Taylor | 54-42 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Beadles picks off the pass by Larry Barber | 54-42 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Francis Angel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Beadles | 54-44 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Justin Beadles snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Francis Angel and he's fouled by Larry Barber - foul #3 on Larry Barber, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Casey (SG), Charles Holst (SF), Douglas Maloy (PF) Larry Barber, Mark Benton, Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Holst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Maloy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Beadles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Holst | 56-47 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Francis Angel and he's fouled by Charles Holst - foul #3 on Charles Holst, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG) Francis Angel | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins misses the runner from close range | 56-50 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Justin Beadles double dribbles | 56-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG), Joseph Lambert (PF) Donald Casey, James Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jody Brown (SG), Travis Thompson (SF), John Scoggin (PF) Justin Beadles, Daniel Taylor, Edward Burr | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard connects on the jumper from close range set up by Joseph Lambert | 58-50 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Jody Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Prins - foul #2 on Daniel Prins, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG) Daniel Prins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Horace Fernald (SF) Cedric Trivette, Darwin Rushing | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Jody Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Jody Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy is called for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Sanders (C) Horace Fernald | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Jody Brown makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Thompson | 58-54 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton (SF) Charles Holst | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Travis Thompson lays it in | 58-56 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | John Scoggin pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Travis Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Jody Brown | 58-58 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jody Brown - foul #1 on Jody Brown, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Perry (PF), James Hammond (C) Joseph Lambert, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG), Daniel Taylor (SF), Edward Burr (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Francis Angel, Travis Thompson, John Scoggin, Dennis Sanders | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-58 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Burr steps in front of the Mark Benton pass | 58-58 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jody Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Barber - foul #4 on Larry Barber, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (PG), Donald Casey (SG), Anthony Garvin (SF), Charles Holst (PF) Lee Ginyard, Larry Barber, Mark Benton, John Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Dennis Sanders (C) Cedric Trivette, Darwin Rushing | |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jody Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jody Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Prins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Holst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Daniel Prins, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert (PF) Charles Holst | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (SG) Jody Brown | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Francis Angel drills a jumpshot from the right side | 58-61 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Daniel Prins | 60-61 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Sanders | 60-63 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Justin Beadles pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Justin Beadles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Casey | 62-63 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Justin Beadles hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Francis Angel pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Francis Angel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Taylor, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard (PG), Larry Barber (SG), Charles Holst (PF), Douglas Maloy (C) Daniel Prins, Donald Casey, Joseph Lambert, James Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG), Jody Brown (SG), Travis Thompson (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Francis Angel, Daniel Taylor, Edward Burr, Dennis Sanders | |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Benton (SF) Anthony Garvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Scoggin (PF) Justin Beadles | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst blows the layup | 62-66 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Travis Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cedric Trivette | 62-68 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Holst knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Ginyard | 65-68 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Travis Thompson is fouled on the floor by Mark Benton - foul #3 on Mark Benton, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin (SF) Mark Benton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Daniel Taylor (SF) Cedric Trivette, John Scoggin | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Travis Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Travis Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Maloy grabs the board | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Lee Ginyard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Barber (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Holst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Douglas Maloy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Travis Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Brown takes the ball from Lee Ginyard in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darwin Rushing, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert (PF) Charles Holst | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (PF) Travis Thompson | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Taylor - foul #3 on Daniel Taylor, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Prins (SG) Larry Barber | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Scoggin (C) Darwin Rushing | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jody Brown | 67-70 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber (SG), James Hammond (C) Daniel Prins, Douglas Maloy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Burr (PF), Dennis Sanders (C) Justin Beadles, John Scoggin | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Garvin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert | 69-70 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Jody Brown's pass is intercepted by Larry Barber | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jody Brown - foul #2 on Jody Brown, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Edward Burr can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Lambert pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #4 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Ginyard buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Barber | 75-72 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jody Brown - foul #3 on Jody Brown, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Edward Burr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 77-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 77-75 |