| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Jacob Pack hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Carmelo Quinones - foul #3 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Omar Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Gary Guardado is denied by Omar Bennett | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett tips it in | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Goran Slusarski, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the runner from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Robert Savage pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Jacob Pack evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Omar Bennett | 42-38 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado connects on the runner in the paint | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Jacob Pack clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 44-38 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Jacob Pack pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Jacob Pack hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett | 46-40 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Trevor Bangs (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), John Bonner (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), James Ames (C) Goran Slusarski, Robert Savage, Jacob Pack, Omar Bennett | |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-40 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | John Bonner travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Bangs (fresh) PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Doyle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Gaddis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - James Ames (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | James Ames misses the jump hook from close range | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | John Bonner steals the ball from Theodore Norcross in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Charles Doyle is blocked by Trevor Bangs | 46-40 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | James Ames grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Charles Doyle is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Theodore Norcross, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Omar Bennett (PF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Charles Doyle, Donald Gaddis, James Ames | |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ed Bible | 48-40 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Mark Terwilliger, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Charles Whyte, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Savage (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), James Ames (C) John Bonner, Mitchell Worthington, Mark Terwilliger | |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones loses the dribble to Jacob Pack | 48-40 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Robert Savage blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Omar Bennett tips it in | 48-42 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Robert Savage misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jo-Long Hou - foul #2 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (PF) Omar Bennett | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Robert Savage makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Robert Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:42 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 48-44 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 48-44 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington tips it home | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses the layup against the doubleteam | 51-46 |
| 12:02 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jacob Pack - foul #2 on Jacob Pack, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Kenneth Leggett, Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (PG), John Bonner (SG), Donald Gaddis (PF), Omar Bennett (C) Goran Slusarski, Robert Savage, Jacob Pack, James Ames | |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Doyle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Charles Doyle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Doyle, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (SG) Ed Bible | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Carmelo Quinones is denied by Omar Bennett | 53-46 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | John Bonner hits the finger roll set up by Mitchell Worthington | 53-48 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mitchell Worthington - foul #2 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG) Charles Doyle | |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Bennett | 54-48 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Omar Bennett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 54-50 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Omar Bennett misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Trevor Bangs - foul #1 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Savage (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), James Ames (C) John Bonner, Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis | |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Omar Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Omar Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Carmelo Quinones is called for the reach on Goran Slusarski - foul #4 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Trevor Bangs (C) Theodore Norcross, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (PF) Omar Bennett | |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Guardado | 56-51 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Savage - foul #3 on Robert Savage, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Donald Gaddis (PF) Goran Slusarski, Mitchell Worthington | |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on James Ames - foul #3 on Robert Bennett, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG) Kenneth Leggett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF), Ryan Burks (C) Jacob Pack, James Ames | |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mitchell Worthington | 58-54 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Savage picks off the pass by Theodore Norcross | 58-54 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | John Bonner lays it in set up by Robert Savage | 58-56 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ryan Burks (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Savage | 58-58 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled on the floor by Robert Savage - foul #4 on Robert Savage, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Charles Whyte (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Jacob Pack (SF), Omar Bennett (PF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Robert Savage, Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis, Ryan Burks | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Jacob Pack works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:00 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Goran Slusarski steals the ball from Kenneth Leggett in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | John Bonner blows the layup | 60-58 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Jacob Pack knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Omar Bennett | 60-61 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-61 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Jacob Pack grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | The short jumper by Jacob Pack is denied by Jo-Long Hou | 60-61 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-61 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG), Trevor Bangs (C) Ed Bible, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Savage (SG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Donald Gaddis (PF) John Bonner, Jacob Pack, Omar Bennett | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Robert Savage scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-63 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Savage - foul #5 on Robert Savage, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Kenneth Leggett, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Bennett (SF) Robert Savage | |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Garf Wondoloski is called for the reach on Goran Slusarski - foul #1 on Garf Wondoloski, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Doyle (SG) Mark Terwilliger | |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Omar Bennett gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Robert Bennett takes the ball from Mitchell Worthington | 62-65 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Bennett | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Doyle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Theodore Norcross is called for the reach on Goran Slusarski - foul #1 on Theodore Norcross, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Ed Bible (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Charles Whyte (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Garf Wondoloski, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Charles Doyle, Donald Gaddis, Omar Bennett | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 64-67 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the follow up shot | 66-67 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Gaddis (PF) Mitchell Worthington | |
| 02:17 | Kent State | The jumper by Jacob Pack is denied by Jo-Long Hou | 66-67 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Jacob Pack knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 66-69 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is called for traveling | 66-69 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis buries a jump hook in the lane | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones is fouled on the floor by Mark Terwilliger - foul #5 on Mark Terwilliger, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Bennett (C) Mark Terwilliger | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible drills a shot from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is hacked by Kenneth Leggett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Carmelo Quinones denies the turnaround by Omar Bennett | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Omar Bennett wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | John Bonner connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Goran Slusarski | 73-75 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ed Bible | 75-75 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | John Bonner connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Pack | 75-77 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Leggett | 77-77 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Ed Bible picks off the pass by Omar Bennett | 77-77 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible banks in the layup | 79-77 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | John Bonner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-77 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | John Bonner grabs the board | 79-77 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Hou | 79-77 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Jacob Pack gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-77 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Jo-Long Hou steps in front of the Omar Bennett pass | 79-77 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-77 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis misses short on a runner from the right block | 79-77 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Jacob Pack snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-77 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Jacob Pack drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Goran Slusarski | 79-80 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible lays it up and in and the foul's on John Bonner - foul #2 on John Bonner, team foul #10 | 81-80 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-80 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | John Bonner is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Quinones - foul #5 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #10 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:02 | Kent State | John Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | John Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible grabs the board | 82-80 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 26 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bonner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Goran Slusarski is called for the reach on Kenneth Leggett - foul #3 on Goran Slusarski, team foul #11 | 82-80 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the offensive board | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Gaddis is called for the reach on Gary Guardado - foul #2 on Donald Gaddis, team foul #12 | 83-80 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Jacob Pack evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-80 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado snags the defensive board | 85-80 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado is hacked by John Bonner in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bonner, team foul #13 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses the 3 from straight away | 87-80 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled in the backcourt by John Bonner - foul #4 on John Bonner, team foul #14 | 87-80 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Jacob Pack grabs the defensive rebound | 88-80 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 88-83 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled in the backcourt by John Bonner - foul #5 on John Bonner, team foul #15 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SG) John Bonner | |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado snags the defensive board | 90-83 |