| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Arms inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth McMenamy | 41-33 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth McMenamy | 41-35 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez double dribbles | 41-35 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly comes up short on the runner near the basket | 41-35 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Peters | 43-35 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston is hacked by Thomas Pitts - foul #2 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters loses the dribble to Stephen Kelly | 43-37 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Pitts | 43-39 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Peters | 45-39 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Roy Lydon (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly | |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Robert Banks - foul #2 on Robert Banks, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SG) Mark Dorsey, Mark Peters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Curtis Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Curtis Gray is fouled on the floor by Erick Wright - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin (SF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) William Jeffers | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (C) Roy Lydon | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Kelly | 45-39 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Philip Buss | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Brian Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kelly | 45-39 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Curtis Gray drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Stevens | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Banks is called for the reach on Scott Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Banks, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Stephen Kelly | |
| 14:03 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts misses long on a runner from the left block | 45-41 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Dorsey | 45-41 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | William Jeffers loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Dorsey | 49-41 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez makes the jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Aaron Arms knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Pitts | 51-43 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Peters | 54-43 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Philip Buss | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston clanks a jumper from close range | 54-43 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Aaron Arms pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Arms | 54-45 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses the lay-in | 54-45 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes tips it in | 56-45 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | The short jumper by Thomas Pitts is denied by Kent Livingston | 56-45 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Dorsey | 56-45 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the tip | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 56-45 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Aaron Arms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Roy Lydon (PF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper's pass is intercepted by Robert Banks | 59-45 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Brian Stevens connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Banks | 59-48 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Salcedo | 59-48 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Brian Stevens snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Robert Banks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Curtis Gray pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Brian Stevens is hacked by Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Erick Wright, Scott Cooper, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Roy Lydon | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Robert Banks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-48 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Dorsey | 61-50 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Allison | 61-50 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Peters | 61-50 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Walter Allison, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Philip Buss | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Aaron Arms can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Jeffers | 61-50 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Kelly | 61-53 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges double dribbles | 61-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Kent Livingston (PF) Mark Dorsey, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Lydon (PF) Stephen Kelly | |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Roy Lydon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Arms | 61-56 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez is hacked by Thomas Pitts - foul #3 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (PF) Roy Lydon | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is hacked by Thomas Pitts - foul #4 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-56 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 63-56 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Aaron Arms | 63-59 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is hacked by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #1 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (PF) Philip Buss | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 63-59 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy double dribbles | 63-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, William Jeffers | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo is hacked by Curtis Gray - foul #2 on Curtis Gray, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Robert Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG) Erick Wright | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Walter Allison, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Philip Buss | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 65-59 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes's layup is rejected by Stephen Kelly | 65-59 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Aaron Arms grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy can't tip it in | 65-59 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Arms | 65-59 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Aaron Arms misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #2 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Jeffers | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Daniel Rhynes blocks the short jumper by Stephen Kelly | 66-59 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #3 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (SG) Mark Peters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #4 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts loses the dribble to Mark Dorsey | 68-59 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey lays it up and in | 70-59 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | William Jeffers pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Pitts - foul #5 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (SG) Thomas Pitts | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | William Jeffers scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Arms | 72-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey runs out the clock | 72-64 |