| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) SF - Dan Eby (fresh) PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) SG - Ivan Zenger (fresh) SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) C - Ronald Strickland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Donald Lingo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek's fadeaway is rejected by James Hendley | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Howard Weingarten steals the ball from Benjamin Hiott | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Dan Eby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Lingo | 2-0 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | The jump hook by Howard Weingarten is blocked by Cecil Shannon | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon misses the turnaround in the paint | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten is hacked by Ivan Zenger - foul #1 on Ivan Zenger, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG) Howard Weingarten | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Richard Smoot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Benjamin Hiott | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) SF - James Beverly (fresh) PF - Richard Smoot (fresh) C - Lester Restivo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) SG - Ivan Zenger (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) PF - Cecil Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon is fouled on the floor by Erick Rhoden - foul #1 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Erick Rhoden, Richard Smoot, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Lawrence Mandujano (SF), Alva Zenz (PF), Daniel Curtis (C) James Hendley, Ivan Zenger, Benjamin Hiott, Cecil Shannon, Ronald Strickland | |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Beverly | 2-2 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Daniel Curtis denies the turnaround by Kevin Zmolek | 2-2 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz loses the dribble to Christopher Cammack | 5-2 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | James Beverly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Cammack | 7-2 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis blows the layup | 7-2 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Curtis - foul #1 on Daniel Curtis, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG) Robert Schafer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Cecil Shannon (PF), Ronald Strickland (C) Carl Curtis, Richard Anderson, Lawrence Mandujano, Alva Zenz, Daniel Curtis | |
| 13:29 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Hendley and the foul's on Christopher Cammack - foul #1 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG), Dan Eby (SF), Richard Smoot (PF) Christopher Cammack, James Beverly, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Cecil Shannon steps in front of the Howard Weingarten pass | 9-5 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Zenger | 9-7 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lester Restivo (C) Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Richard Smoot's layup is rejected by Ronald Strickland | 9-7 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Smoot | 9-7 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) SF - Dan Eby (fresh) PF - Richard Smoot (fresh) C - Lester Restivo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zenger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Rhoden is called for the reach on James Hendley - foul #2 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Donald Lingo (PF) Erick Rhoden, Richard Smoot | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Hiott | 9-9 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Lingo | 12-9 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Hendley | 12-12 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Donald Lingo lays it up and in | 14-12 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), James Beverly (SF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (SG), Lawrence Mandujano (SF), Alva Zenz (PF), Daniel Curtis (C) Ivan Zenger, Benjamin Hiott, Cecil Shannon, Ronald Strickland | |
| 10:02 | Kent State | James Beverly can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Mandujano - foul #1 on Lawrence Mandujano, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson (SG) James Hendley | |
| 10:02 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | James Beverly pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | James Beverly lays it in on a great pass from Robert Schafer | 18-12 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis misses long on a runner from the baseline | 18-12 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Donald Lingo snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Donald Lingo hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Carl Curtis - foul #1 on Carl Curtis, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Dan Eby (SF) Christopher Cammack, James Beverly | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Cecil Shannon (PF), Ronald Strickland (C) Carl Curtis, Richard Anderson, Lawrence Mandujano, Alva Zenz, Daniel Curtis | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland is called for traveling | 21-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Ivan Zenger is called for the reach on Howard Weingarten - foul #2 on Ivan Zenger, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (PF) Richard Smoot | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (SG) Ivan Zenger | |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Dan Eby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Zmolek | 21-12 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) PF - James Beverly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Curtis (fresh) SF - Benjamin Hiott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carl Curtis | 21-15 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Benjamin Hiott picks off the pass by James Beverly | 21-15 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley loses the dribble to Robert Schafer in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Dan Eby blows the layup | 21-15 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis is hacked by Howard Weingarten - foul #1 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Richard Smoot (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Robert Schafer, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Restivo swats the short shot by Benjamin Hiott | 21-15 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Richard Smoot snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Richard Smoot is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF) James Beverly | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz (PF) Cecil Shannon | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-15 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Lingo | 21-15 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Donald Lingo's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Hiott | 21-15 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis can't throw it down | 21-15 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Donald Lingo pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Lester Restivo is called for a backcourt violation | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Christopher Cammack, Howard Weingarten, Richard Smoot, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson (PG), Robert Fuson (SG), Lawrence Mandujano (SF), Daniel Curtis (C) James Hendley, Carl Curtis, Benjamin Hiott, Ronald Strickland | |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Curtis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-15 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Dan Eby is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dan Eby, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon (PF) Daniel Curtis | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Fuson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Schafer - foul #1 on Robert Schafer, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Fuson makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Fuson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek loses the ball out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG) Robert Fuson | |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon lays it in set up by James Hendley | 21-18 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Robert Schafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson misses the jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steven Patterson (fresh) SG - Robert Schafer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Hendley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mandujano (fresh) PF - Cecil Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alva Zenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Robert Schafer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alva Zenz pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Mandujano | 21-23 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Steven Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses the tip | 21-23 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-23 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon blows the layup | 21-23 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Mandujano misses the tip | 21-23 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | Cecil Shannon tips it home | 21-25 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by James Hendley - foul #1 on James Hendley, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), James Beverly (SF), Richard Smoot (PF) Steven Patterson, Robert Schafer, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis (PG), Ivan Zenger (SG), Benjamin Hiott (SF), Daniel Curtis (PF), Ronald Strickland (C) James Hendley, Richard Anderson, Lawrence Mandujano, Cecil Shannon, Alva Zenz | |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Zmolek - foul #1 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lester Restivo (C) Kevin Zmolek | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Hiott makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Curtis hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Zenger | 27-29 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Curtis - foul #2 on Carl Curtis, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Zenger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Benjamin Hiott | 29-32 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Richard Smoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley (PG), Lawrence Mandujano (PF) Carl Curtis, Daniel Curtis | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Hendley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-32 |