| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Zolty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Griffith (fresh) PF - Kenneth Harpole (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rodney Walton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Roland Furst knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Boer | 21-26 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Like Chin steps in front of the Rodney Walton pass | 21-26 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Griffith grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Hong | 21-26 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Furst | 21-29 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Herman Abad swats the short shot by Rodney Walton | 21-29 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Herman Abad gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 24-32 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Donald Zolty picks off the pass by Herman Abad | 24-32 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty lays it in | 26-32 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Herman Abad blows the layup but the foul's on Rodney Walton - foul #2 on Rodney Walton, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Snyder (SG), Chester Almonte (SF) Donald Zolty, Robert Griffith | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Snyder makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Walton | 28-34 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton lays it in and the foul's on Huang-fu Hong - foul #1 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Tostado (PG), Donald Zolty (SG), Robert Griffith (SF), James Falcon (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Jason Snyder, Chester Almonte, Kenneth Harpole | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Edward Boer, Herman Abad, Like Chin | |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Justin Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Falcon | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Tostado (fresh) SG - Donald Zolty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Falcon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Walton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Roland Furst clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Griffith | 31-34 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | James Falcon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jason Snyder (SG), Kenneth Harpole (PF) Charles Tostado, Donald Zolty, Robert Griffith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF), Herman Abad (PF), Like Chin (C) Justin Wilson, William Davis, Shaun Whatley | |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | James Falcon makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | James Falcon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Jason Snyder steals it from Herman Abad | 33-34 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jason Snyder | 35-34 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Like Chin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Falcon - foul #3 on James Falcon, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte (SF) Rodney Walton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Boer - foul #1 on Edward Boer, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Tostado (PG), Donald Zolty (SG) Dikembe Masudi, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Like Chin gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Roland Furst drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Herman Abad | 36-38 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Herman Abad drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Roland Furst | 39-40 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | James Falcon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Tostado | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Tostado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Zolty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Almonte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Harpole (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Falcon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Edward Boer doubles James Falcon and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Edward Boer, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jason Snyder (SG), Robert Griffith (SF), Rodney Walton (C) Charles Tostado, Donald Zolty, Chester Almonte, Kenneth Harpole | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Herman Abad, Like Chin | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | James Falcon hits a floater from the left block | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Edward Boer blows the layup but he's hacked by James Falcon - foul #4 on James Falcon, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte (PF) James Falcon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | William Davis misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Jason Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Rodney Walton is blocked by Shaun Whatley | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Roland Furst and the foul's on Rodney Walton - foul #3 on Rodney Walton, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty (SG), Kenneth Harpole (PF) Jason Snyder, Chester Almonte | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Herman Abad (PF), Like Chin (C) Roland Furst, Huang-fu Hong, William Davis, Shaun Whatley | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Moises Fernandez - foul #1 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Griffith | 45-47 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is fouled on the floor by Like Chin - foul #1 on Like Chin, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Justin Wilson | |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Like Chin gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Masudi | 45-47 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Herman Abad tips it home | 45-49 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #1 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Tostado (PG), Chester Almonte (SF) Dikembe Masudi, Robert Griffith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roland Furst (PG), Huang-fu Hong (SG) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina | |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Herman Abad is fouled on the floor by Rodney Walton - foul #4 on Rodney Walton, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Corey Johnson (C) Rodney Walton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Tostado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Zolty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Almonte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Harpole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Abad (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Roland Furst is fouled on the floor by Corey Johnson - foul #1 on Corey Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Falcon (PF), Rodney Walton (C) Kenneth Harpole, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) William Davis | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Edward Boer | 49-54 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Chester Almonte grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | James Falcon is called for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jason Snyder (SG), Robert Griffith (SF) Charles Tostado, Donald Zolty, Chester Almonte | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Herman Abad | |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the easy open layup | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Like Chin tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-56 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Like Chin | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Roland Furst is called for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole (PF) Rodney Walton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Shaun Whatley (C) Huang-fu Hong, Like Chin | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | James Falcon hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Roland Furst | 51-58 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | William Davis swats the short shot by James Falcon | 51-58 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | William Davis snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty (SG) Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Herman Abad (PF) Roland Furst, William Davis | |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Griffith | 53-58 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Griffith gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Griffith | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Herman Abad gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton (C) James Falcon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roland Furst (PG), Huang-fu Hong (SG), Like Chin (C) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina, Shaun Whatley | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Zolty (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Griffith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Harpole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Walton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Roland Furst is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 57-60 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 57-60 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Harpole hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a turnaround in the paint | 59-62 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty loses the dribble to Huang-fu Hong | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Like Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-62 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Herman Abad | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Zolty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Herman Abad gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Herman Abad is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Rodney Walton loses the dribble to Herman Abad | 59-63 |