| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | David Bradley is called for the reach on Rick Daniels - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Robert Scott (C) Jason Butler, Paul Rhodes | |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by Adam Hollis | 34-23 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the lay-in | 34-23 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Larry Stokes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | David Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Hollis | 37-23 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | John Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-25 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Willard Dufault swats the layup by David Bradley | 37-25 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Peter Munk (C) John Jackson, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Robert Scott | |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Ronald Canterbury blocks the short jumper by Marijan Zupan | 37-25 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Ronald Pollard is blocked by Marijan Zupan | 37-25 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Ronald Canterbury is called for the reach on Adam Hollis - foul #1 on Ronald Canterbury, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Eugene Baker, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) Ronald Pollard, Ronald Canterbury, Peter Munk | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Luke Hughes | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels tips it back up and in | 39-27 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Luke Hughes and he's fouled by Paul Rhodes - foul #1 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SG), Arthur Cox (PF) Larry Stokes, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jason Butler | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Luke Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Pollard | 44-31 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the contested fadeaway from the left side | 46-31 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the wide open jump hook from the left block set up by Jason Butler | 46-33 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Eugene Baker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marijan Zupan | 46-33 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Luke Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Luke Hughes tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Arthur Cox swats the layup by John Jackson | 48-33 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski is hacked by Ronald Pollard - foul #1 on Ronald Pollard, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Harvey Treiber (SG), Adam Hollis (SF), David Bradley (PF) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Ronald Pollard, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Butler | 51-35 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Jason Butler steals the ball from Adam Hollis | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (tiring) 3 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Adam Hollis - foul #2 on Adam Hollis, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the easy layup | 51-36 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ira Barnes | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | David Bradley snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Treiber | 53-38 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault tips it home | 53-40 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 55-40 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is hacked by Harvey Treiber - foul #1 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (PG), Eugene Baker (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Harvey Treiber, Adam Hollis, David Bradley, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Ronald Pollard (C) Jason Butler, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Ronald Pollard steps in front of the Swietomierz Fijalkowski pass | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Arthur Cox is called for the reach on Ronald Pollard - foul #2 on Arthur Cox, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes (C) Ronald Pollard | |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes loses the dribble to Luke Hughes | 55-43 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Eugene Baker banks in the layup set up by Luke Hughes | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eugene Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ira Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Adam Hollis (SF) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ronald Pollard (C) John Jackson, Paul Rhodes | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is called for traveling | 57-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Ronald Pollard | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ira Barnes | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-47 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Munk | 57-47 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Larry Stokes takes the ball from Rick Daniels | 57-47 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Eugene Baker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ira Barnes, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Willard Dufault (PF), Ronald Pollard (C) John Jackson, Ronald Canterbury, Peter Munk | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is hacked by Ira Barnes - foul #2 on Ira Barnes, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Eugene Baker, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes (C) Ronald Pollard | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | David Bradley clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jason Butler - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Willard Dufault | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | David Bradley lays it in | 63-49 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | David Bradley snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-49 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ira Barnes | 63-52 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (tiring) 3 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Daniels (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes buries a jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Luke Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Adam Hollis, David Bradley, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Robert Scott (C) Jason Butler, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott is denied on a dunk by Arthur Cox | 63-54 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Eugene Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Canterbury | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Jackson | 63-59 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Adam Hollis (SF), David Bradley (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Ronald Pollard, Ronald Canterbury, Robert Scott | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Butler - foul #2 on Jason Butler, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jason Butler | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Adam Hollis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Baker | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes blows the layup | 66-61 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels can't tip it in | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault grabs the offensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Larry Stokes steps in front of the Jason Butler pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Butler - foul #3 on Jason Butler, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Butler out of a doubleteam | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Jason Butler is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Butler, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Butler - foul #5 on Jason Butler, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG) Jason Butler | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | John Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Luke Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Ira Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ira Barnes, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Willard Dufault | 73-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | John Jackson is called for the reach on Adam Hollis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-67 |