| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Phillips (fresh) SG - William Chambers (fresh) SF - George Sanders (fresh) PF - Robert Dent (fresh) C - Chris Heil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moshe Zilk (fresh) SG - Allan Leong (fresh) SF - Anthony Waller (fresh) PF - Mark Aceves (fresh) C - Randall Corbin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Chris Heil wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan | Moshe Zilk steals the ball from William Chambers | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Anthony Waller lays it up and in set up by Moshe Zilk | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Robert Dent snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | George Sanders hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Chambers and he's fouled by Anthony Waller - foul #1 on Anthony Waller, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | George Sanders misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Aceves | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Mark Aceves misses the driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan | Robert Dent snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Michigan | William Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Mark Aceves gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Anthony Waller hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Moshe Zilk - foul #1 on Moshe Zilk, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kerry Jones (SG), Ivory Hanson (SF), Jeffrey Sprague (PF), Benjamin Hendon (C) William Chambers, George Sanders, Robert Dent, Chris Heil | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Donald Hall (C) Moshe Zilk, Randall Corbin | |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Mark Aceves clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Donald Hall tips it home | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Kerry Jones connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Sprague | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Donald Hall banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Mark Aceves | 6-9 |
| 16:58 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips is hacked by John Silk - foul #1 on John Silk, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Lampkins (PG) Timothy Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton (SG), Joseph Byers (PF), Darryl Valentine (C) Allan Leong, Anthony Waller, Mark Aceves | |
| 16:46 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ivory Hanson | 8-9 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | John Silk travels in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Vincent Quinn (SF) Ivory Hanson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Randall Corbin (C) John Silk, Darryl Valentine | |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kerry Jones | 10-9 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 16:16 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Kerry Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Quinn | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mark Lampkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kerry Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Sprague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Hendon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moshe Zilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Crumpton (fresh) SF - Donald Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Byers (fresh) C - Randall Corbin (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Kerry Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Crumpton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Jones, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Chambers (SG), Robert Dent (PF) Kerry Jones, Benjamin Hendon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aceves (PF) Joseph Byers | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Robert Dent steps in front of the Andrew Crumpton pass | 13-9 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Vincent Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Randall Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Robert Dent hits the finger roll and the foul's on Mark Aceves - foul #1 on Mark Aceves, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Phillips (PG), Ivory Hanson (SF), Chris Heil (C) Mark Lampkins, Vincent Quinn, Jeffrey Sprague | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Allan Leong (SG), Anthony Waller (SF), Joseph Byers (C) Moshe Zilk, Andrew Crumpton, Donald Hall, Randall Corbin | |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Robert Dent steps in front of the Anthony Waller pass | 16-9 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Ivory Hanson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Sanders (PF) Robert Dent | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darryl Valentine (C) Mark Aceves | |
| 14:13 | Kent State | George Sanders swats the short shot by Joseph Byers | 16-9 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Anthony Waller tips it in | 16-11 |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Ivory Hanson is called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kerry Jones (PG), Vincent Quinn (SG), Robert Dent (PF), Benjamin Hendon (C) Timothy Phillips, William Chambers, Ivory Hanson, Chris Heil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Michael Benton (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF) John Silk, Allan Leong, Anthony Waller | |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dent | 16-11 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 13:24 | Michigan | Kerry Jones is hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #1 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Lampkins (PG), Jeffrey Sprague (PF) George Sanders, Robert Dent | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Hall (SF), Mark Aceves (PF) Joseph Byers, Timothy Lewis | |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Kerry Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Lampkins | 19-11 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Donald Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Quinn - foul #1 on Vincent Quinn, team foul #2 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Heil (C) Benjamin Hendon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton (SG) Michael Benton | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Mark Aceves misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 19-11 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine can't tip it in | 19-11 |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Chris Heil grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Donald Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-11 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sprague | 19-11 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | Kerry Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-11 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Donald Hall pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mark Lampkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Quinn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Sprague (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Heil (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moshe Zilk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Crumpton (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Aceves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Valentine (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk's layup is rejected by Chris Heil | 19-11 |
| 11:43 | Michigan | Chris Heil grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 11:29 | Michigan | Kerry Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-11 |
| 11:27 | Michigan | Chris Heil pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Chris Heil knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Mark Lampkins and the foul's on Darryl Valentine - foul #1 on Darryl Valentine, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Phillips (PG), William Chambers (SG), George Sanders (SF), Robert Dent (PF) Mark Lampkins, Kerry Jones, Vincent Quinn, Jeffrey Sprague | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Allan Leong (SG), Anthony Waller (SF), Joseph Byers (PF), Randall Corbin (C) Moshe Zilk, Andrew Crumpton, Donald Hall, Mark Aceves, Darryl Valentine | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Chris Heil misses the free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Randall Corbin gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Randall Corbin drills a floater from the baseline set up by John Silk and he's fouled by Chris Heil - foul #1 on Chris Heil, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon (C) Chris Heil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Randall Corbin makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:37 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon misses the easy layup | 21-14 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Byers | 21-14 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | John Silk is hacked by Timothy Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Phillips, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Anthony Waller buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Silk | 21-16 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Robert Dent comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Waller - foul #2 on Anthony Waller, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ivory Hanson (SF) George Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Benton (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) John Silk, Anthony Waller | |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Allan Leong is called for 10 seconds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Mark Aceves (PF) Timothy Lewis, Randall Corbin | |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Joseph Byers snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Allan Leong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Robert Dent is fouled on the floor by Joseph Byers - foul #1 on Joseph Byers, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Lampkins (PG) Timothy Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Hall (SF), Randall Corbin (C) Allan Leong, Joseph Byers | |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Randall Corbin tips it in | 25-21 |
| 08:17 | Michigan | William Chambers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Randall Corbin snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Michael Benton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 25-21 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Randall Corbin tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mark Lampkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chambers (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ivory Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dent (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Hendon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moshe Zilk (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Benton (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Aceves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Corbin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Michigan | Robert Dent connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivory Hanson and he's hacked by Mark Aceves - foul #2 on Mark Aceves, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kerry Jones (PG), Vincent Quinn (SG), George Sanders (SF), Jeffrey Sprague (C) Mark Lampkins, William Chambers, Ivory Hanson, Benjamin Hendon | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Allan Leong (SG), Joseph Byers (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Darryl Valentine (C) Moshe Zilk, Michael Benton, Donald Hall, Mark Aceves, Randall Corbin | |
| 07:28 | Michigan | Robert Dent makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Vincent Quinn steals the ball from Allan Leong in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Sanders | 30-23 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Allan Leong lays it up and in and the foul's on Vincent Quinn - foul #2 on Vincent Quinn, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Phillips (PG), Chris Heil (C) Vincent Quinn, Robert Dent | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Allan Leong misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:35 | Michigan | A charge is called on Timothy Phillips - foul #2 on Timothy Phillips, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton (SG) Allan Leong | |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Joseph Byers's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Sprague | 30-25 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | John Silk gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Joseph Byers misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | John Silk steps in front of the Kerry Jones pass | 30-25 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Sprague - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sprague, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Lampkins (PG), William Chambers (SG), Robert Dent (PF) Timothy Phillips, Kerry Jones, Jeffrey Sprague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Donald Hall (SF), Randall Corbin (C) John Silk, Timothy Lewis, Darryl Valentine | |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Heil | 30-25 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins is hacked by Moshe Zilk - foul #2 on Moshe Zilk, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ivory Hanson (SF) George Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Allan Leong (SG) Moshe Zilk, Andrew Crumpton | |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Joseph Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | William Chambers steps in front of the Allan Leong pass in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 04:54 | Michigan | William Chambers is whistled for a carry | 31-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon (C) Chris Heil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Allan Leong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 04:27 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon hits the finger roll | 33-25 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Ivory Hanson takes the ball from John Silk | 33-25 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 03:41 | Michigan | William Chambers tips it but misses | 33-25 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Randall Corbin grabs the board | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mark Lampkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chambers (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ivory Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dent (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Hendon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Silk (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Allan Leong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Byers (tiring) 3 reb. C - Randall Corbin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Randall Corbin is hacked by Benjamin Hendon - foul #1 on Benjamin Hendon, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Phillips (PG), Vincent Quinn (SG), George Sanders (SF), Jeffrey Sprague (PF), Chris Heil (C) Mark Lampkins, William Chambers, Ivory Hanson, Robert Dent, Benjamin Hendon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Andrew Crumpton (SG), Anthony Waller (SF), Mark Aceves (PF) John Silk, Allan Leong, Donald Hall, Joseph Byers | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Randall Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:15 | Michigan | Vincent Quinn hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Phillips | 35-25 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Anthony Waller is whistled for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darryl Valentine (C) Randall Corbin | |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Timothy Phillips buries a 3 from straight away set up by Vincent Quinn | 38-25 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Mark Aceves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Mark Aceves snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Anthony Waller scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Darryl Valentine and the foul's on George Sanders - foul #1 on George Sanders, team foul #9 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Lampkins (PG), Kerry Jones (SG), Benjamin Hendon (C) Timothy Phillips, George Sanders, Chris Heil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Hall (PG), Michael Benton (SG) Moshe Zilk, Andrew Crumpton | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Anthony Waller makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Jeffrey Sprague is whistled for traveling | 38-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ivory Hanson (SF), Robert Dent (PF) Vincent Quinn, Jeffrey Sprague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allan Leong (SG) Anthony Waller | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Michael Benton hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Allan Leong | 38-30 |
| 01:20 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Donald Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Mark Aceves, Darryl Valentine | |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Robert Dent hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kerry Jones | 40-30 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Donald Hall blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Ivory Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Benjamin Hendon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Lewis - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #11 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Chambers (SG), Vincent Quinn (SF), Jeffrey Sprague (PF), Chris Heil (C) Kerry Jones, Ivory Hanson, Robert Dent, Benjamin Hendon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton (SG), Anthony Waller (SF), Mark Aceves (PF), Randall Corbin (C) Allan Leong, Michael Benton, Timothy Lewis, Donald Hall | |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Mark Lampkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Mark Aceves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | William Chambers misses long on a fullcourt shot | 42-32 |