| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Brian Oyama travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses the lay-in | 30-24 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed hits the follow up shot | 32-24 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Brenner - foul #1 on Jason Brenner, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #1 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone lays it in | 34-26 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Decker - foul #1 on Brian Decker, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #2 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone tips it home | 36-28 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses short on a shot from close range | 36-28 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Brenner | 36-28 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hawkins | 39-28 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Brian Oyama lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 39-30 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ron Reed | 42-30 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Brian Oyama drills a fadeaway near the basket | 42-32 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Brenner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Pavone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kelly | 42-32 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Decker - foul #2 on Brian Decker, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Russell Cotter (SG), Ricky Eaton (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF), Andrew Custard (C) Ron Reed, John Hawkins, Jason Brenner, Ronald Pavone, Brian Decker | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), Philip Buss (PF), Aaron Arms (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Ronald Olsen, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Aaron Arms snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | William Otis can't throw it down | 42-33 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Andrew Custard steals the ball from Aaron Arms | 48-33 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard makes the jump hook from close range set up by Lee Britt | 50-33 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Geoffrey Topp blocks the short jumper by Brian Oyama | 50-33 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt tips it but misses | 50-33 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Philip Buss pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-33 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Topp | 50-33 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp tips it home | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Otis | 52-36 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard misses long on a jumper near the basket | 52-36 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Philip Buss gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Eaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Topp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Custard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Cantu (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Aaron Arms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Brian Oyama drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andres Cantu | 52-39 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | William Otis's pass is intercepted by Lee Britt in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses the lay-in | 54-39 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Philip Buss | 54-39 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | William Otis grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Brian Oyama pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Andres Cantu can't throw it down | 54-39 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Andres Cantu snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Aaron Arms connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Otis | 54-42 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Aaron Arms is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Arms, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), John Hawkins (SG), Jason Brenner (SF), Ronald Pavone (PF), Brian Decker (C) Lee Britt, Russell Cotter, Ricky Eaton, Geoffrey Topp, Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Brian Oyama, Philip Buss, Aaron Arms | |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | William Jeffers lays it up and in | 54-44 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hawkins | 56-44 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is hacked by Ron Reed - foul #2 on Ron Reed, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF) Andres Cantu | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Brenner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Brian Oyama connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth McMenamy | 56-47 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker's floater is tipped away by Brian Oyama | 56-47 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Olsen | 56-49 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Brian Oyama comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Brian Decker - foul #3 on Brian Decker, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone (C) Brian Decker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Lydon (PF) Stephen Kelly | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ron Reed | 61-51 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | William Jeffers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Russell Cotter (SG), Ricky Eaton (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF), Andrew Custard (C) Ron Reed, John Hawkins, Jason Brenner, Ronald Pavone, Cedrick Toone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (PG), William Otis (SF) Kenneth McMenamy, Brian Oyama | |
| 05:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the dunk | 63-51 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Andrew Custard is called for the reach on William Jeffers - foul #2 on Andrew Custard, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), John Hawkins (SG), Ronald Pavone (PF), Brian Decker (C) Lee Britt, Russell Cotter, Geoffrey Topp, Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Arms (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), Philip Buss (C) Brian Stevens, Roy Lydon, William Jeffers | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Aaron Arms scores on a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Ricky Eaton - foul #2 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Aaron Arms makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone is hacked by William Otis - foul #1 on William Otis, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SF) Aaron Arms | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Pavone | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Eaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Cantu (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Philip Buss hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Brian Decker - foul #4 on Brian Decker, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner (SF) Ricky Eaton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG) Ronald Olsen | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | William Otis pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Jeffers (C) Philip Buss | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Andres Cantu knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Jeffers | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Ronald Pavone is denied by Stephen Kelly | 65-60 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-60 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SG), Brian Oyama (SF) Andres Cantu, William Otis | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ron Reed - foul #3 on Ron Reed, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Brian Oyama snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Brian Oyama snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses long on a floater in the lane | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |