| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) SG - Mark Peters (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) C - William Jeffers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | William Jeffers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Brian Oyama banks in the layup set up by Kenneth McMenamy | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Rhynes | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen's pass is intercepted by Erick Wright | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | William Jeffers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by William Jeffers - foul #1 on William Jeffers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Kelly steps in front of the Reynaldo Rodriguez pass | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Mark Peters | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), Philip Buss (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Ronald Olsen, Stephen Kelly | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters loses the dribble to William Jeffers | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | William Otis scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Erick Wright - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SG), Aaron Arms (C) Brian Oyama, William Jeffers | |
| 16:10 | Kent State | William Otis makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Andres Cantu grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Walter Allison (fresh) C - Louis Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) SF - Andres Cantu (fresh) PF - Philip Buss (fresh) C - Aaron Arms (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Olsen is blocked by Louis Hodges | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Otis | 6-7 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Andres Cantu grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Otis and he's hacked by Louis Hodges - foul #1 on Louis Hodges, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Andres Cantu, Philip Buss, Aaron Arms | |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo's layup is rejected by William Jeffers | 6-10 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is hacked by Mark Dorsey - foul #1 on Mark Dorsey, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG) Erick Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SG) Ronald Olsen | |
| 13:38 | Kent State | William Jeffers hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andres Cantu | 6-13 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo tips it home | 8-13 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Andres Cantu's pass is intercepted by Troy Moore | 8-13 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore lays it in | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Scott Cooper steps in front of the Andres Cantu pass | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Cooper | 12-13 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy can't connect on a floater from the right side | 12-13 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Cooper | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andres Cantu (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth McMenamy | 14-15 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Troy Moore, Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Roy Lydon (PF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Andres Cantu, Brian Oyama, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Philip Buss hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen buries a jumper from the right side | 19-17 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Lydon - foul #1 on Roy Lydon, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Andres Cantu (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Ronald Olsen, Aaron Arms, Roy Lydon, Philip Buss | |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is hacked by Erick Wright - foul #2 on Erick Wright, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG) Erick Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Mark Dorsey picks off the pass by Andres Cantu | 20-17 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez throws it down on a nice dish by Mark Dorsey | 22-17 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Brian Oyama is hacked by Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly clanks a jumper from the right block | 22-17 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo grabs the board | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andres Cantu (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes's pass is intercepted by Andres Cantu | 22-17 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Andres Cantu lays it in | 22-19 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Jeffrey Salcedo is blocked by William Jeffers | 22-19 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Brian Oyama pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Moore and he's fouled by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #1 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Troy Moore, Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #1 on Brian Oyama, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ronald Olsen | 24-19 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Philip Buss is whistled for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Arms (SF), Roy Lydon (PF) Brian Oyama, Andres Cantu | |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Lydon is called for the reach on Mark Dorsey - foul #2 on Roy Lydon, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (PG) Mark Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), William Jeffers (C) Aaron Arms, Roy Lydon | |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Philip Buss gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | William Jeffers can't finish the layup | 24-19 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Moore | 27-19 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is fouled on the floor by Louis Hodges - foul #2 on Louis Hodges, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Troy Moore, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF) Ronald Olsen, William Otis, Philip Buss | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the dunk attempt | 27-19 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andres Cantu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Jeffers | 30-22 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Brian Oyama gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | William Jeffers pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Andres Cantu connects on the floater from the left side and the foul's on Mark Peters - foul #1 on Mark Peters, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Brian Oyama, William Jeffers | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Andres Cantu makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Philip Buss takes the ball from Mark Dorsey | 30-25 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Jeffrey Salcedo picks off the pass by Philip Buss | 30-25 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Philip Buss pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Andres Cantu misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-25 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Andres Cantu - foul #1 on Andres Cantu, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Jeffrey Salcedo, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF), William Jeffers (C) Andres Cantu, Stephen Kelly | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Louis Hodges is called for the reach on Ronald Olsen - foul #3 on Louis Hodges, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Fadey Kwiatkowski (PF) Scott Cooper, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG) William Otis | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-27 |