| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Lujan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hooten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Gatewood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Cloer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Brian Hooten is called for the reach on Patrick Knudtson - foul #1 on Brian Hooten, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Stevie Cole's pass is intercepted by Brian Gatewood | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Stevie Cole gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Brian Hooten takes the ball from Patrick Knudtson | 32-37 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is hacked by Leonard Horton - foul #1 on Leonard Horton, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano (PF) Brian Gatewood | |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten travels with the ball | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (SG), Chris Long (SF) Herbert Lujan, Brian Hooten | |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Robert Loftis steals the ball from Earl Jeffery in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Loftis | 32-39 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chen Xang (SF), Nicholas Brown (C) Roger Barton, Brian Cloer | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Chen Xang - foul #3 on Chen Xang, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF) Stevie Cole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG) Chen Xang | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the easy layup | 33-39 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Patrick Knudtson | 33-39 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Herbert Lujan picks off the pass by Craig Loar | 33-39 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Loftis | 33-41 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Chris Long grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Herbert Lujan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Charles Pace, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Brian Hooten (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Brian Cloer (C) Robert Loftis, Chris Long, Brian Gatewood, Ricardo Serrano | |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Leonard Horton can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Hooten - foul #2 on Brian Hooten, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Lujan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hooten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cloer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe McGruder - foul #1 on Joe McGruder, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 15:42 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:42 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Joe McGruder gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 14:37 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 35-44 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #3 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Walter Rock (SF) Charles Pace, Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Chris Long (SG), Brian Gatewood (PF), Ricardo Serrano (C) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Nicholas Brown, Brian Cloer | |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Stevie Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Joe McGruder scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-46 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Stevie Cole is called for the reach on Robert Loftis - foul #3 on Stevie Cole, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Stevie Cole, Walter Rock, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chen Xang (SF) Brian Hooten | |
| 13:00 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood misses long on a shot from the left block | 37-46 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Charles Pace gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds connects on the runner from the right block set up by Patrick Knudtson | 39-46 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood misses the shot from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Donoghue - foul #2 on Harvey Donoghue, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF) Patrick Knudtson, Charles Pace | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Cloer (C) Robert Loftis, Chris Long, Ricardo Serrano | |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Leonard Horton connects on the 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Loar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Lujan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chen Xang (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Gatewood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Cloer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the dunk attempt | 42-47 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Leonard Horton gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Chen Xang, Brian Gatewood | |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer loses the dribble to Stevie Cole | 42-47 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Herbert Lujan is called for the reach on Stevie Cole - foul #3 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Earl Jeffery takes the ball from Brian Cloer | 42-47 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Stevie Cole clanks a jump hook in the paint | 42-47 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Stevie Cole can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown loses the dribble to Joe McGruder | 42-47 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Leonard Horton buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joe McGruder | 44-47 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer connects on the runner near the basket set up by Roger Barton | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is hacked by Herbert Lujan - foul #4 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Charles Pace, Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Chris Long (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Ricardo Serrano (PF), Chen Xang (C) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Jeremy Cole, Nicholas Brown, Brian Cloer | |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Chris Long - foul #1 on Chris Long, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood (PF) Chen Xang | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Chris Long gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Walter Rock pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Walter Rock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten buries a floater in the lane set up by Robert Loftis | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Loar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Loftis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Long (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Hooten (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Gatewood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricardo Serrano (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Knudtson and the foul's on Robert Loftis - foul #2 on Robert Loftis, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Chris Long misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Loftis | 47-51 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Chris Long is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Chris Long, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Andrew Rake (SG), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Walter Rock, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Chen Xang (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Chris Long, Brian Hooten, Ricardo Serrano | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery's pass is intercepted by Robert Loftis | 47-51 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-51 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Charles Pace knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Rake | 50-51 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Charles Pace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Barton | 50-53 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace, Andrew Rake, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Ricardo Serrano (PF) Robert Loftis, Chen Xang, Brian Gatewood | |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Joe McGruder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Chris Long gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Earl Jeffery is called for the reach on Chris Long - foul #4 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Nicholas Brown (C) Roger Barton, Brian Cloer | |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson throws it down on a nice dish by Joe McGruder | 52-56 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Joe McGruder gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGruder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Earl Jeffery (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chris Long (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Lujan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Hooten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricardo Serrano (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Serrano - foul #1 on Ricardo Serrano, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Chen Xang (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Chris Long, Brian Hooten, Ricardo Serrano | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Patrick Knudtson, Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG) Herbert Lujan | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Stevie Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Brown | 53-56 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF) Robert Loftis, Chen Xang, Nicholas Brown | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Patrick Knudtson takes the ball from Herbert Lujan | 53-56 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Stevie Cole hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Knudtson | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joe McGruder - foul #2 on Joe McGruder, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Joe McGruder blows the wide open layup | 55-57 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton is hacked by Patrick Knudtson - foul #3 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe McGruder | 55-57 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Stevie Cole scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Horton and the foul's on Brian Hooten - foul #3 on Brian Hooten, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hooten | 57-57 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Stevie Cole gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Leonard Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Leonard Horton steals the ball from Brian Cloer | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is hacked by Herbert Lujan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #12 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (SG) Herbert Lujan | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood makes the shot from the right block | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-59 |