| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson inbounds the ball | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph can't finish the layup | 48-39 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Aaron Arms gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers slams it home set up by Aaron Arms | 50-39 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly's layup is rejected by Jack Selph | 50-41 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | William Jeffers tips it in | 52-41 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Earl Henderson | 52-43 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | William Jeffers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Herring - foul #3 on Ernest Herring, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Philip Buss (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Michael Knight (SF), Gerald Kelly (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Curtis Gray swats the short shot by Robert Jeanpierre | 54-46 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Curtis Gray | 54-46 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Robert Banks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Jeanpierre (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Robert Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Philip Buss hits a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Banks steals it from Robert Rudisill | 56-49 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Robert Banks loses the dribble to Gerald Kelly | 56-49 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Rudisill | 56-52 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Robert Jeanpierre denies the turnaround by Robert Banks | 56-52 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Buss | 56-52 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Brian Stevens clanks a runner from close range | 56-52 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Knight | 56-52 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene is fouled on the floor by Robert Banks - foul #1 on Robert Banks, team foul #1 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Brian Greene, Robert Rudisill, Michael Knight, Gerald Kelly, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson clanks a floater from the left side | 56-52 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | William Jeffers pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Ernest Herring steals the ball from Thomas Pitts | 56-52 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Pitts - foul #2 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Pitts is blocked by Ernest Herring | 56-52 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Jeffers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (C) William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Philip Buss buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Kelly | 59-52 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Herring - foul #4 on Ernest Herring, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (C) Ernest Herring | |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Mitchum | 61-54 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Kelly | 63-54 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Philip Buss is called for the reach on Michael Knight - foul #1 on Philip Buss, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Roy Lydon (SF), Curtis Gray (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Gerald Kelly (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph | |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-54 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Curtis Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Robert Banks can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Michael Knight is blocked by Curtis Gray | 63-54 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 63-54 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Banks and he's fouled by Gerald Kelly - foul #1 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #3 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG) Roy Lydon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF) Robert Jeanpierre | |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Banks - foul #2 on Robert Banks, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Stephen Kelly, Brian Stevens | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Ernest Herring (C) Brian Greene, Robert Rudisill, Gerald Kelly | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | William Jeffers drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth McMenamy | 68-56 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-56 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Curtis Gray grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy is fouled on the floor by Jack Selph - foul #2 on Jack Selph, team foul #4 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Philip Buss (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Curtis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SF) Michael Knight | |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Philip Buss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG) Clarence Mitchum | |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Aaron Arms swats the short shot by Jack Selph | 68-56 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp hits the follow up shot | 68-58 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses badly on a floater from the right block | 68-58 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Philip Buss tips it in | 70-58 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Aaron Arms snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Robert Banks connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Henderson and he's fouled by Philip Buss - foul #2 on Philip Buss, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Curtis Gray (SF), Brian Stevens (C) Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Michael Knight (C) Brian Greene, Blake Sharp, Ernest Herring | |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Stevens | 75-61 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph's layup is rejected by Brian Stevens | 75-61 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Philip Buss | 75-61 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Banks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Henderson | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Curtis Gray, Philip Buss, Brian Stevens | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp (SG), Ernest Herring (C) Robert Rudisill, Michael Knight | |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 75-63 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | William Jeffers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Michael Knight (SF), Gerald Kelly (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene is fouled on the floor by Curtis Gray - foul #1 on Curtis Gray, team foul #6 | 75-63 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-63 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Robert Rudisill picks off the pass by Roy Lydon | 75-63 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Greene, team foul #5 | 75-63 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Philip Buss lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Lydon | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-63 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Roy Lydon snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Roy Lydon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre is whistled for traveling | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Banks runs out the clock | 77-63 |