| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Myers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Guynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Mark Robertson inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Yo Chiong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | James Griner pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses badly on a runner in the lane | 39-26 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Leo Bee swats the dunk try by Jonathan Guynn | 39-26 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | David Champagne grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | James Griner scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Fraley | 41-26 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Kenny Tse drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Myers | 41-29 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Merle Samuel | 44-29 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers is called for traveling | 44-29 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Mark Robertson takes the ball from Leo Bee | 44-29 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Kenny Tse loses the dribble to Donald Fraley | 44-29 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley lays it up and in | 46-29 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Bee - foul #1 on Leo Bee, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chad Jackson (C) Jonathan Guynn | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Fraley | 48-30 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers connects on the floater from the left side | 48-32 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Kenny Tse steals the ball from David Champagne | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Robertson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chad Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Mark Robertson travels with the ball | 48-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Chen Qian (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Timmy Winebarger (SG), James Linton (PF), Bruce Kegley (C) Yo Chiong, Kenny Tse, Mark Robertson, Jeremy Myers | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joe Kaneshiro | 50-32 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | James Linton tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the jumper near the basket | 50-34 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | James Linton gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | James Linton grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | James Griner is called for the reach on Bruce Kegley - foul #1 on James Griner, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Donald Fraley (SG), David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Eugene McKillop, Joe Kaneshiro, James Griner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Kenny Tse (SG), Mark Robertson (SF) Duane Harris, Timmy Winebarger, Chad Jackson | |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Yo Chiong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mark Robertson | 50-36 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is denied on a layup by Bruce Kegley | 50-36 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Chen Qian steals the ball from Bruce Kegley | 50-36 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley's pass is intercepted by Mark Robertson | 50-36 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Mark Robertson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Bee | 50-36 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Champagne | 52-36 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Mark Robertson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | David Champagne snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen Qian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Linton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Kegley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee dunks the ball on a great pass from Merle Samuel | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Kenny Tse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro (SF), James Griner (C) David Champagne, Chen Qian | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Myers (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) James Linton, Bruce Kegley | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (PF) Kenny Tse | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Mark Robertson connects on the jump hook from the right block | 54-38 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Guynn takes the ball from Joe Kaneshiro | 54-38 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Mark Robertson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Bee | 57-41 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Mark Robertson is whistled for a carry | 57-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), David Champagne (SF), Chen Qian (PF) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Kenny Tse (SG), James Linton (PF), Chad Jackson (C) Yo Chiong, Mark Robertson, Timmy Winebarger, Jonathan Guynn | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | James Griner scores on a runner in the lane and the foul's on Chad Jackson - foul #1 on Chad Jackson, team foul #1 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Kegley (C) Chad Jackson | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Leon Fisher takes the ball from Duane Harris | 60-41 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian lays it up and in set up by Leon Fisher | 62-41 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Kenny Tse misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | James Linton misses the tip | 62-41 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | David Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | David Champagne loses the dribble to Kenny Tse | 62-41 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley's floater is tipped away by James Griner | 62-41 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Donald Fraley (SG), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Eugene McKillop, Chen Qian | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Mark Robertson (SF) Duane Harris, Jeremy Myers | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenny Tse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Linton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Kegley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Mark Robertson tips it but misses | 62-41 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Griner | 62-41 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | David Champagne snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses long on a runner from close range | 62-41 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee hits the follow up shot | 64-41 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Bruce Kegley's pass is intercepted by Leo Bee | 64-41 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | James Griner dunks the ball on a great pass from Merle Samuel and he's fouled by James Linton - foul #4 on James Linton, team foul #2 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Chen Qian (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Timmy Winebarger (SG), Chad Jackson (SF), Jeremy Myers (PF), Jonathan Guynn (C) Yo Chiong, Kenny Tse, Mark Robertson, James Linton, Bruce Kegley | |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the free throw | 67-41 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | James Griner steps in front of the Chad Jackson pass | 67-41 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eugene McKillop | 70-41 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers's layup is rejected by Joe Kaneshiro | 70-41 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro snags the defensive board | 70-41 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-41 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it in | 72-41 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-41 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-41 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-41 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian pulls down the rebound | 72-41 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Guynn denies the turnaround by James Griner | 72-41 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers gets the rebound | 72-41 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Duane Harris clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Fisher - foul #1 on Leon Fisher, team foul #3 | 72-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Stewart (SF) James Griner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Hammock (C) Jonathan Guynn | |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Duane Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Duane Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Joseph Stewart comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 72-43 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Chad Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Hammock (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Duane Harris's layup is rejected by Chen Qian | 72-43 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-43 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Carl Hammock buries a jumper in the paint set up by Timmy Winebarger | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Chad Jackson swats the short shot by Joe Kaneshiro | 72-45 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Duane Harris pulls down the rebound | 72-45 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Duane Harris | 72-47 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro blows the layup but he's fouled by Chad Jackson - foul #2 on Chad Jackson, team foul #3 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Tobey (PG) Eugene McKillop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Guynn (C) Carl Hammock | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Duane Harris connects on the shot near the basket | 74-49 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Patrick Tobey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-49 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 74-49 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Guynn steps in front of the Chen Qian pass | 74-49 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Chad Jackson scores on a jumper from the left side | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leon Fisher | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Chad Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-51 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian snags the defensive board | 76-51 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Patrick Tobey runs out the clock | 76-51 |