| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chris Brill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willian Edick (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clarence Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Neal Lowry inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Steven Klinger buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Brill | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Michael Rogalski is called for the reach on Steven Klinger - foul #1 on Michael Rogalski, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Clarence Woods misses short on a runner in the paint | 30-36 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford double dribbles | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Chris Brill is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Perri, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Olson (SF) Neal Lowry | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Steven Klinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan (PG), Floyd Cole (C) Chris Brill, Clarence Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG), Michael Lewis (PF), Peter Pascua (C) James Kennedy, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez drills a 3 from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Floyd Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Klinger | 32-39 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson blows the layup but the foul's on Floyd Cole - foul #1 on Floyd Cole, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Miles (SG), Neal Lowry (SF) Steven Klinger, Willian Edick | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF) Stephen Guiterrez | |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Floyd Cole comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Irving Jackson - foul #2 on Irving Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG) Samuel Miles | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Hal Pigford (PF), Kenneth Perri (C) Irving Jackson, Walter Windham, Michael Lewis, Peter Pascua | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Floyd Cole makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Floyd Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Olson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Rogalski | 34-43 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Hal Pigford swats the shot by Joseph Learned | 34-43 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Neal Lowry snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Michael Olson clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Perri - foul #2 on Kenneth Perri, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Willian Edick (PF), Clarence Woods (C) Gordon Callaghan, Neal Lowry, Floyd Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Stephen Guiterrez | |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Michael Olson makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Michael Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Clarence Woods - foul #2 on Clarence Woods, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Clarence Woods comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Willian Edick hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Kennedy | 38-46 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Willian Edick's floater is tipped away by Walter Windham | 38-46 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Kennedy | 38-49 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Steven Klinger clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Olson - foul #2 on Michael Olson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Neal Lowry (SF) Michael Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) James Kennedy, Hal Pigford | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Clarence Woods buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Neal Lowry | 41-51 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis misses the lay-in | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Steven Klinger pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Steven Klinger comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Klinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willian Edick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Perri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Irving Jackson | 41-53 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Neal Lowry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Steven Klinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Steven Klinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Neal Lowry | 44-53 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Neal Lowry snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Willian Edick banks in the layup | 46-53 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Windham | 46-56 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Willian Edick knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Neal Lowry | 48-56 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri scores on a jumper from the right block | 48-58 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Neal Lowry clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 48-61 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Steven Klinger makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is hacked by Joseph Learned - foul #4 on Joseph Learned, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Michael Palma (SF), Michael Olson (PF), Floyd Cole (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Neal Lowry, Willian Edick, Clarence Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Loren Ensign (SF), Hal Pigford (PF), Peter Pascua (C) Irving Jackson, Walter Windham, Michael Rogalski, Michael Lewis, Kenneth Perri | |
| 08:19 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Kennedy | 51-63 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Guiterrez | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chris Brill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Palma (fresh) PF - Michael Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Loren Ensign (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Michael Olson tips it home | 53-66 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan grabs the board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Michael Olson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-66 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy's floater is tipped away by Michael Olson | 53-66 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan is fouled on the floor by Peter Pascua - foul #2 on Peter Pascua, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Neal Lowry (SF) Michael Palma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Walter Windham (SF), Michael Lewis (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Loren Ensign, Peter Pascua | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Neal Lowry misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Floyd Cole misses the tip | 53-66 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Floyd Cole snags the offensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan is hacked by James Kennedy - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Miles (SG) Gordon Callaghan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF) James Kennedy | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Samuel Miles clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Floyd Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by Chris Brill | 53-66 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Floyd Cole - foul #2 on Floyd Cole, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Michael Palma (SF), Willian Edick (PF), Clarence Woods (C) Chris Brill, Samuel Miles, Neal Lowry, Michael Olson, Floyd Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua (C) Hal Pigford | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Pascua and he's hacked by Willian Edick - foul #1 on Willian Edick, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG) Walter Windham | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Woods | 53-68 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | James Kennedy is called for the reach on Steven Klinger - foul #4 on James Kennedy, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri (C) Peter Pascua | |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski banks in the layup set up by Irving Jackson | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Palma (fresh) PF - Willian Edick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-70 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Rogalski | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the shot from the right block | 53-70 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Willian Edick is called for the reach on Michael Rogalski - foul #2 on Willian Edick, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Michael Olson (SF), Floyd Cole (PF), Thomas Rhea (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Michael Palma, Willian Edick, Clarence Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Peter Pascua (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson, James Kennedy, Michael Lewis, Kenneth Perri | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Rhea | 53-71 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Guiterrez and the foul's on Thomas Rhea - foul #1 on Thomas Rhea, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison makes the free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Chris Brill is hacked by Stephen Guiterrez - foul #1 on Stephen Guiterrez, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Chris Brill makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Chris Brill misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign's pass is intercepted by Gordon Callaghan | 54-74 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez's pass is intercepted by Floyd Cole | 57-74 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Thomas Rhea buries a floater from the right wing set up by Chris Brill | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Rhea blocks the short jumper by Walter Windham | 59-74 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Chris Brill gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Stephen Guiterrez steps in front of the Chris Brill pass in the backcourt | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez runs out the clock | 59-74 |