| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) SG - Paul Teague (fresh) SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) C - James Starnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) SG - Eugene Davidson (fresh) SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) C - Dennis Claude (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Luis Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Paul Teague is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Dave Howes buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Teague | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses short on a runner from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Dave Howes is hacked by Luis Lewis - foul #2 on Luis Lewis, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (PG) Luis Lewis | |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Dave Howes loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson slams it home on a great pass from Dennis Claude | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Paul Teague clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene Davidson - foul #1 on Eugene Davidson, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (C) Dennis Claude | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Paul Teague misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Paul Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Teague (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) C - James Starnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fairly fresh) C - Corey Haak (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (PF), Darren Carter (C) Dana Cusick, James Starnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (SG), John Bethea (SF), David Fisher (C) Eugene Davidson, Gary Kelly, Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Paul Teague misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford is hacked by Paul Teague - foul #1 on Paul Teague, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (PF) Dave Howes, Paul Teague, Matthew Dozier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude (C) David Fisher | |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Corey Haak | 4-10 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Jamie James's floater is tipped away by Dennis Claude | 4-10 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to David Wade | 4-10 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Jamie James misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 4-10 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | David Wade snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | David Key is hacked by Jonathan Mitchell - foul #2 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF), James Starnes (C) David Wade, Eddie Hagberg, Jamie James, Darren Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson (SG), Gary Kelly (SF) Jonathan Mitchell, John Bethea | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | James Starnes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Corey Haak - foul #1 on Corey Haak, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Teague (SG) David Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Corey Haak | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | James Starnes makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | James Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dana Cusick | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Dana Cusick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Starnes | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (C) Dennis Claude | |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Dave Howes knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Dozier | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffery Mizrahi | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | David Fisher is called for the reach on Matthew Dozier - foul #1 on David Fisher, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea (PG), Corey Haak (C) Timothy Crawford, David Fisher | |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | James Starnes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Dave Howes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Starnes | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Teague (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Starnes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Bethea (fresh) SG - Eugene Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fairly fresh) C - Corey Haak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | James Starnes steals it from Eugene Davidson | 13-12 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Dana Cusick scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dave Howes | 16-12 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly's pass is intercepted by James Starnes | 16-12 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Gary Kelly steals the ball from Paul Teague | 16-12 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi drills a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Starnes - foul #1 on James Starnes, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (PG), David Key (SG), Eddie Hagberg (SF), Jamie James (PF), Darren Carter (C) Dave Howes, Paul Teague, Matthew Dozier, Dana Cusick, James Starnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (PG), Dennis Claude (C) Gary Kelly, Corey Haak | |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Jamie James travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (PF) Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by John Bethea | 16-17 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darren Carter - foul #1 on Darren Carter, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly (SF), Corey Haak (PF) John Bethea, David Fisher | |
| 09:09 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | David Wade clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 16-18 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Jamie James drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Corey Haak - foul #2 on Corey Haak, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dozier (SF), James Starnes (C) Eddie Hagberg, Darren Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (PF) Corey Haak | |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Jamie James makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Starnes - foul #2 on James Starnes, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Paul Teague (SG), Eddie Hagberg (PF), Darren Carter (C) David Wade, David Key, Jamie James, James Starnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Paul Teague is fouled on the floor by Dennis Claude - foul #1 on Dennis Claude, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dana Cusick (PF) Darren Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea (SG), Anthony Poindexter (C) Eugene Davidson, Dennis Claude | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Paul Teague makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Paul Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Dana Cusick pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Teague (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Crawford (fairly fresh) SG - John Bethea (fresh) SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) PF - David Fisher (fresh) C - Anthony Poindexter (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Paul Teague | 23-20 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Bethea, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson (SG), Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Timothy Crawford, Anthony Poindexter | |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Davidson - foul #2 on Eugene Davidson, team foul #11 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (SG) Eugene Davidson | |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Dana Cusick gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dave Howes | 26-20 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher misses the runner from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Paul Teague misses short on a runner from close range | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses long on a floater near the basket | 26-23 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Paul Teague gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier is denied on a layup by Jeffery Mizrahi | 26-23 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Dozier - foul #1 on Matthew Dozier, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Darren Carter (C) Dave Howes, Paul Teague, Matthew Dozier, Eddie Hagberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter (PF), Dennis Claude (C) Jeffery Mizrahi, David Fisher | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | David Wade misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Darren Carter tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jamie James | 26-24 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | David Wade misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-24 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Bethea | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Wade (fresh) SG - David Key (fresh) SF - Jamie James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dana Cusick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bethea (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Poindexter (fresh) C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Gary Kelly steps in front of the David Key pass | 26-27 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Kelly | 26-29 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Dana Cusick banks in the layup on a great pass from David Key and he's fouled by Anthony Poindexter - foul #1 on Anthony Poindexter, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Starnes (C) Darren Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), Corey Haak (PF) Timothy Crawford, John Bethea, Gary Kelly | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | James Starnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Jamie James clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Davidson - foul #3 on Eugene Davidson, team foul #13 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Matthew Dozier (SF) David Wade, Dana Cusick | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG) Eugene Davidson | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Jamie James makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Jamie James makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dave Howes - foul #1 on Dave Howes, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Corey Haak - foul #3 on Corey Haak, team foul #14 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Teague (SG) David Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Corey Haak | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis is hacked by Paul Teague - foul #2 on Paul Teague, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (C) Dennis Claude | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Starnes | 31-31 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis is hacked by Dave Howes - foul #2 on Dave Howes, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (PF) Jamie James | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly (SF) Anthony Poindexter | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier is fouled on the floor by Gary Kelly - foul #1 on Gary Kelly, team foul #15 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (PG) Dave Howes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell is hacked by Paul Teague - foul #3 on Paul Teague, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (SG), Darren Carter (PF) Paul Teague, Matthew Dozier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Gary Kelly steals it from Darren Carter | 32-35 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Gary Kelly | 32-37 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | David Wade connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eddie Hagberg | 35-37 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | James Starnes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | David Key comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-37 |