| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson clanks a shot near the basket | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Joseph Williams grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Joseph Learned makes the 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Learned - foul #1 on Joseph Learned, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Joseph Williams's pass is intercepted by Michael Lewis | 39-34 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Kennedy | 42-34 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Joseph Learned gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by John Anderson | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Lewis | 44-34 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Michael Rogalski denies the turnaround by Steven Klinger | 44-34 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski blows the dunk | 44-34 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Joseph Williams gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | John Anderson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Learned and he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG), Hal Pigford (SF), Walter Windham (PF), Loren Ensign (C) James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| 16:28 | Kent State | John Anderson makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson tips it in | 46-37 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Ensign (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Guiterrez | 49-37 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Barry Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Loren Ensign - foul #3 on Loren Ensign, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Irving Jackson, Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, Barry Jones, John Anderson | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Guiterrez | 52-38 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison (C) Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Steven Klinger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Guiterrez and he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Stephen Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | The short jumper by Joseph Williams is denied by Anthony Dison | 55-39 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Williams denies the turnaround by Michael Lewis | 55-39 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Steven Klinger pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Joseph Learned is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Learned, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan (SF), Barry Jones (PF), David Lindsey (C) Samuel Miles, Mark Rothrock, Joseph Williams | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | David Lindsey steals the ball from Irving Jackson | 55-39 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by Barry Jones | 55-39 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Hal Pigford | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | David Lindsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Barry Jones gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Barry Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Learned | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Dison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) PF - Barry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Hal Pigford | 60-42 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | A charge is called on Steven Klinger - foul #2 on Steven Klinger, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Loren Ensign (C) James Kennedy, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Samuel Miles (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Barry Jones, David Lindsey | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Rogalski | 63-42 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mitchell Herbert | 63-45 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is fouled on the floor by Samuel Miles - foul #2 on Samuel Miles, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Michael Lewis (PF) Irving Jackson, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), John Anderson (PF) Gordon Callaghan, Mark Rothrock | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Samuel Miles gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Chris Brill's pass is intercepted by Michael Lewis | 63-45 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Chris Brill steals the ball from Michael Rogalski | 63-45 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Samuel Miles clanks a floater in the lane | 63-45 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Hal Pigford | 63-45 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Loren Ensign (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Michael Rogalski, Michael Lewis, Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), David Lindsey (C) Chris Brill, Mitchell Herbert, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Irving Jackson takes the ball from Mark Rothrock | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Steven Klinger grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | The jump hook by Mark Rothrock is blocked by Anthony Dison | 65-45 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Joseph Learned pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 65-45 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | David Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 65-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF) Barry Jones, David Lindsey | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson hits the follow up shot | 67-45 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Joseph Learned hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Klinger | 67-47 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-47 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Samuel Miles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Learned steals the ball from James Kennedy | 69-47 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Dison - foul #2 on Anthony Dison, team foul #4 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Loren Ensign (PF), Kenneth Pica (C) Irving Jackson, James Kennedy, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson | |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock makes the 3rd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford loses the dribble to Mitchell Herbert | 69-49 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Barry Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Callaghan | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Windham | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hal Pigford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Pica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Pica gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Rothrock - foul #1 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (SG) Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG) Mark Rothrock | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Barry Jones snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Chris Brill misses long on a floater from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Windham | 73-52 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Vickrey | 76-52 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-52 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham pulls down the rebound | 76-52 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Mitchell Herbert steals it from Kenneth Pica | 76-52 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mitchell Herbert | 76-54 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 76-54 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Barry Jones grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Chris Brill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (SF) Rodney Vickrey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) Chris Brill | |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham hits the follow up shot | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Gordon Callaghan | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez is fouled on the floor by David Lindsey - foul #1 on David Lindsey, team foul #8 | 78-56 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-56 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | David Lindsey tips it in | 80-58 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez runs out the clock | 80-58 |