| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Banas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Diener (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Robert Butler is fouled on the floor by Steven Powers - foul #2 on Steven Powers, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Jon Page travels with the ball | 33-23 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Jon Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Dolloff and he's fouled by Jon Page - foul #3 on Jon Page, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vince Brown (PF) Jon Page | |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vince Brown | 36-26 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers misses the lay-in | 36-26 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Brad Arcand snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | James McCarthy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Brad Arcand pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Robert Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | James McCarthy hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the runner from the left block set up by Christopher Dolloff | 38-28 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Butler picks off the pass by Christopher Dolloff in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Steven Powers takes the ball from Vince Brown | 38-31 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Diener, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SF), Efrain Alberto (PF) Christopher Dolloff, Paul Clements, James Diener | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James Suggs (SG), Donald Barrientes (PF), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, Robert Butler, James McCarthy, Edmund Ridley | |
| 16:07 | Kent State | James Suggs is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Fenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Fenner, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marc Sansom (SF) Steven Powers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Terry London knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Barrientes | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Nicholas Fenner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bowman (fresh) SF - Marc Sansom (fresh) PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Banas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) C - Henry Norris (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Vince Brown gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Paul Bowman takes the ball from Terry London in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Marc Sansom snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto is hacked by Vince Brown - foul #1 on Vince Brown, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Steven Powers (SG), Paul Clements (SF), James Diener (C) Nicholas Fenner, Paul Bowman, Marc Sansom, William Banas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), Robert Butler (SG), James McCarthy (SF), Jon Page (PF), Edmund Ridley (C) Terry London, James Suggs, Vince Brown, Donald Barrientes, Henry Norris | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by James Diener is blocked by Jon Page | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Jon Page gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Brad Arcand knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Butler | 38-37 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto's fadeaway is rejected by Edmund Ridley | 38-37 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Michigan | James McCarthy is called for the reach on Paul Clements - foul #1 on James McCarthy, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (PF) Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland misses badly on a floater in the lane | 38-40 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Robert Butler hits a 3 from straight away set up by Brad Arcand | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff blows the dunk | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jon Page | 40-43 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edmund Ridley, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman (SF) Paul Clements | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), Vince Brown (SF) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy | |
| 12:40 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Vince Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Bowman - foul #1 on Paul Bowman, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (PF) James Diener | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG) Robert Butler | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff is hacked by Edmund Ridley - foul #2 on Edmund Ridley, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements (SF) Paul Bowman | |
| Subs | Kent State | James McCarthy (SF) Vince Brown | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry London (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | James McCarthy grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Terry London can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Clements | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Paul Clements is called for the reach on Jon Page - foul #1 on Paul Clements, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SG), William Banas (C) Christopher Dolloff, Steven Powers, Wade Penland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Vince Brown (PF), Henry Norris (C) Terry London, Jon Page, Edmund Ridley | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicholas Fenner - foul #2 on Nicholas Fenner, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Diener (C) William Banas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Henry Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Butler is called for the reach on Paul Clements - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Banas (PF) Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG) Brad Arcand | |
| 10:12 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | James McCarthy is called for the reach on Paul Clements - foul #2 on James McCarthy, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jon Page (PF) James McCarthy | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vince Brown - foul #2 on Vince Brown, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers (SG), Efrain Alberto (PF) Paul Clements, William Banas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF), Edmund Ridley (C) Robert Butler, Vince Brown, Henry Norris | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | James Diener is called for the reach on Terry London - foul #4 on James Diener, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Wade Penland (C) Nicholas Fenner, James Diener | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Jon Page grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Brad Arcand is fouled on the floor by Paul Bowman - foul #2 on Paul Bowman, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG) Terry London | |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Brad Arcand makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Brad Arcand makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto is hacked by Jon Page - foul #4 on Jon Page, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marc Sansom (SF) Paul Bowman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Vince Brown (PF) James Suggs, Jon Page | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Sansom (fresh) PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Brad Arcand hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Butler | 47-53 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Michigan | Marc Sansom's layup is rejected by Vince Brown | 47-53 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James McCarthy | 47-53 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Efrain Alberto is blocked by James McCarthy | 47-53 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Brad Arcand gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Brad Arcand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Vince Brown tips it in | 47-55 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Wade Penland | 49-55 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Vince Brown tips it home | 49-57 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements (SF), James Diener (C) Marc Sansom, Wade Penland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jon Page (PF) Vince Brown | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 49-57 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jon Page gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Efrain Alberto - foul #4 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (PF) Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Brad Arcand makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Brad Arcand makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements tips it home | 51-59 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley scores on a jumper in the paint | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener loses the ball out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), Vince Brown (SF) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Clements | 54-61 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley throws it down and he's hacked by James Diener - foul #5 on James Diener, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (PF) James Diener | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vince Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Powers | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) Terry London, Vince Brown | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley clanks a turnaround from the left block | 56-64 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Clements | 56-64 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff is whistled for traveling | 56-64 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jon Page | 56-67 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses the lay-in | 56-67 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Jon Page scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Arcand | 56-70 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland is whistled for traveling | 56-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SG), Marc Sansom (SF), William Banas (C) Christopher Dolloff, Steven Powers, Paul Clements, Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James Suggs (SG), Vince Brown (SF), Donald Barrientes (PF), Henry Norris (C) Brad Arcand, Robert Butler, James McCarthy, Jon Page, Edmund Ridley | |
| 01:00 | Kent State | James Suggs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Henry Norris tips it in | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Vince Brown takes the ball from Nicholas Fenner | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Vince Brown hits the finger roll set up by Terry London and he's hacked by Paul Bowman - foul #3 on Paul Bowman, team foul #11 | 56-74 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Vince Brown makes the free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Marc Sansom tips it in | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Terry London runs out the clock | 58-75 |