| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Dove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Grant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Knopinski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Charles Knopinski steps in front of the Stevie Cole pass | 33-26 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Dove - foul #3 on Richard Dove, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert (PG) Richard Dove | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is fouled on the floor by Ronald Grant - foul #1 on Ronald Grant, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stevie Cole, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Joe McGruder snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Joe McGruder scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Knudtson | 36-30 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | James Schubert picks off the pass by Stevie Cole | 38-30 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert is called for 5 seconds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Schrader (SG), James Shen (SF), Nicholas Cofer (PF), Christopher Maughan (C) Anthony Crenshaw, Ronald Grant, Mark Esposito, Charles Knopinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Andrew Rake (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Robert Reynolds, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Andrew Rake scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Pace | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Schubert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shen (fresh) PF - Nicholas Cofer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Maughan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Rake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Loar (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer's floater is tipped away by Harvey Donoghue | 38-33 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Walter Rock makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Pace | 40-35 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Shen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Maughan | 43-35 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | The short jumper by Walter Rock is denied by James Shen | 43-35 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Craig Loar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harvey Donoghue and he's fouled by Christopher Maughan - foul #1 on Christopher Maughan, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove (PG), Anthony Crenshaw (SG), Charles Basso (SF), Mark Esposito (PF), Charles Knopinski (C) James Schubert, Gary Schrader, James Shen, Nicholas Cofer, Christopher Maughan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Andrew Rake, Walter Rock, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is hacked by Anthony Crenshaw - foul #1 on Anthony Crenshaw, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe McGruder (PF) Craig Loar | |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is called for traveling | 46-38 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Basso clanks a floater from the right side | 46-38 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski tips it home | 48-38 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is hacked by Charles Basso - foul #4 on Charles Basso, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant (SF) Charles Basso | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-38 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 48-38 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski misses the lay-in | 48-38 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Leonard Horton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ronald Grant - foul #2 on Ronald Grant, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Dove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Grant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Knopinski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw double dribbles | 48-40 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Joe McGruder can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove loses the dribble to Joe McGruder | 48-40 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert (PG), Gary Schrader (SG), Nicholas Cofer (PF), Christopher Maughan (C) Richard Dove, Anthony Crenshaw, Mark Esposito, Charles Knopinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Earl Jeffery | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Charles Pace gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Cofer - foul #2 on Nicholas Cofer, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Shen (SF) Ronald Grant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joe McGruder - foul #2 on Joe McGruder, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Craig Loar (C) Charles Pace, Joe McGruder | |
| 09:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Shen - foul #1 on James Shen, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw (SG), Charles Knopinski (C) James Shen, Christopher Maughan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Earl Jeffery (C) Craig Loar | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert hits a driving attempt near the basket | 51-44 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it in | 51-46 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Cofer scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Crenshaw | 53-46 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is hacked by Anthony Crenshaw - foul #2 on Anthony Crenshaw, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove (PG), Charles Basso (SF), Mark Esposito (PF) James Schubert, Gary Schrader, Nicholas Cofer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Basso drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Crenshaw | 55-46 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Dove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Basso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Knopinski (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant (C) Charles Knopinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Mark Esposito takes the ball from Stevie Cole | 58-51 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Crenshaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Charles Pace clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Esposito misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Joe McGruder - foul #3 on Joe McGruder, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert (SG), Charles Knopinski (C) Anthony Crenshaw, Ronald Grant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Stevie Cole, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Charles Knopinski is called for the reach on Craig Loar - foul #2 on Charles Knopinski, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant (PF) Mark Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Schrader (SG) Richard Dove | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (SF) Leonard Horton | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Ronald Grant takes the ball from Charles Pace | 60-52 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski misses the runner in the lane | 60-52 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Schrader hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Basso gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert's pass is intercepted by Charles Pace | 62-52 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Pace | 62-54 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Schrader | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the shot from the left block | 64-54 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Craig Loar double dribbles | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove (PG), Anthony Crenshaw (SG), Mark Esposito (PF) James Schubert, Gary Schrader, Charles Basso | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Grant (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Knopinski (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Knopinski clanks a shot from close range | 64-54 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Anthony Crenshaw | 64-54 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Stevie Cole grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Esposito scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Crenshaw | 66-54 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Richard Dove steals the ball from Stevie Cole | 66-54 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Dove lays it up and in | 68-54 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Anthony Crenshaw is called for the reach on Stevie Cole - foul #3 on Anthony Crenshaw, team foul #11 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert (PG), Gary Schrader (SG), Nicholas Cofer (PF), Christopher Maughan (C) Richard Dove, Anthony Crenshaw, Mark Esposito, Charles Knopinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Patrick Knudtson, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Loar picks off the pass by Ronald Grant | 68-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Charles Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF) Stevie Cole | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Schubert runs out the clock | 68-56 |