| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Simental (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Brock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses the runner from close range | 28-38 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | David Kinsler scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Spillman and he's hacked by Joshua Simental - foul #2 on Joshua Simental, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | David Kinsler makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Pinckney and he's hacked by Timothy Spillman - foul #1 on Timothy Spillman, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Alex Lewis scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-43 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #1 on Richard Campbell, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Jason Brock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens makes the shot near the basket set up by Patrick Pinckney and he's hacked by Jason Brock - foul #2 on Jason Brock, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Richard Campbell snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman is hacked by Paul Carlson - foul #1 on Paul Carlson, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Patrick Pinckney picks off the pass by Richard Campbell | 35-43 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental is hacked by David Kinsler - foul #2 on David Kinsler, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-43 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | David Kinsler gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Victor Stevens steps in front of the David Kinsler pass | 35-43 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Richard Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Steven Hitz (SG), Larry Wells (SF), Alan Castleberry (PF) Patrick Pinckney, Joshua Simental, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Randall Mitchell (SG), William Scheller (SF), Frank Lawless (PF), Mark Breedlove (C) Alex Lewis, David Kinsler, Jason Brock, Timothy Spillman, Richard Campbell | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hitz | 38-43 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Frank Lawless misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 38-43 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Perl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Hitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Wells (fresh) PF - Alan Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Scheller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Scheller - foul #1 on William Scheller, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG), Frank Benavides (C) Timothy Perl, Melvin Walter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Brock (SF) Randall Mitchell | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz can't throw it down but the foul's on William Scheller - foul #2 on William Scheller, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF) Alan Castleberry, Frank Benavides | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG), Timothy Spillman (PF) William Scheller, Mark Breedlove | |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | David Kinsler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Jason Brock hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Victor Stevens picks off the pass by Robert Chandler | 45-45 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Carlson | 48-45 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Frank Lawless connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Brock | 48-48 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Brock steals it from Victor Stevens | 48-48 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | David Kinsler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Frank Lawless tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Patrick Pinckney steals the ball from Robert Chandler in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells is hacked by Frank Lawless - foul #2 on Frank Lawless, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Joshua Simental (SG), Alan Castleberry (PF), Melvin Walter (C) Patrick Pinckney, Steven Hitz, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Randall Mitchell (SG), William Scheller (SF), Mark Breedlove (PF), Richard Campbell (C) Robert Chandler, David Kinsler, Jason Brock, Timothy Spillman, Frank Lawless | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Randall Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Richard Campbell snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | William Scheller is fouled on the floor by Larry Wells - foul #2 on Larry Wells, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Perkins (SF) Larry Wells | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove blows the layup but he's hacked by Alan Castleberry - foul #1 on Alan Castleberry, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Melvin Walter | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Perl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Simental (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Perkins (fresh) PF - Alan Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Breedlove (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Scheller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Richard Campbell snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Randall Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental is fouled on the floor by Richard Campbell - foul #2 on Richard Campbell, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG), Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF) Timothy Perl, Harry Perkins, Alan Castleberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG), Jason Brock (SF), Timothy Spillman (PF) Randall Mitchell, Mark Breedlove, William Scheller | |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Richard Campbell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Simental | 54-54 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Richard Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Pinckney | 56-56 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Jason Brock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Alex Lewis is hacked by Melvin Walter - foul #2 on Melvin Walter, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz (SG) Joshua Simental | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Frank Lawless (C) Alex Lewis, Richard Campbell | |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Robert Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Steven Hitz | 62-56 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Jason Brock gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Jason Brock is whistled for traveling | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells (PF), Alan Castleberry (C) Paul Carlson, Melvin Walter | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Scheller (C) Timothy Spillman | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney misses badly on a floater in the paint | 62-56 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Jason Brock grabs the board | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Hitz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Wells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Brock (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Lawless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | David Kinsler's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Wells | 62-56 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney is fouled on the floor by David Kinsler - foul #3 on David Kinsler, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental (SG) Victor Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Richard Campbell (C) David Kinsler, William Scheller | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Alex Lewis clanks a floater from the left side | 64-56 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Richard Campbell pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Frank Lawless knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney tips it home | 66-58 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Richard Campbell is fouled on the floor by Steven Hitz - foul #2 on Steven Hitz, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF), Melvin Walter (C) Patrick Pinckney, Steven Hitz, Larry Wells, Alan Castleberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Kinsler (SG), William Scheller (SF), Timothy Spillman (PF) Robert Chandler, Jason Brock, Frank Lawless | |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Alex Lewis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-58 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses the easy layup | 66-58 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Alex Lewis scores on a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Walter | 69-61 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | David Kinsler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Lewis | 69-64 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Campbell swats the short shot by Paul Carlson | 69-64 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Scheller | 69-64 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | William Scheller can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-64 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Carlson | 69-64 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Scheller | 69-64 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | William Scheller's pass is intercepted by Victor Stevens | 69-64 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson lays it up and in | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Perl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Simental (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Paul Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Kinsler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Scheller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Alex Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-64 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Richard Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | William Scheller connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Spillman and he's fouled by Victor Stevens - foul #2 on Victor Stevens, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG), Steven Hitz (SG), Larry Wells (SF), Alan Castleberry (PF) Timothy Perl, Joshua Simental, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (SG), Jason Brock (SF), Frank Lawless (PF), Mark Breedlove (C) Alex Lewis, David Kinsler, Timothy Spillman, Richard Campbell | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | William Scheller misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Melvin Walter | 71-66 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Hitz | 74-66 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental (SG), Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF) Steven Hitz, Larry Wells, Alan Castleberry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), David Kinsler (SG), Timothy Spillman (PF) William Scheller, Robert Chandler, Mark Breedlove | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Frank Lawless misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 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) | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Simental | 77-66 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | David Kinsler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Frank Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Jason Brock loses the dribble to Patrick Pinckney | 77-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | David Kinsler is called for the reach on Melvin Walter in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Kinsler, team foul #10 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells (SF) Victor Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Campbell (C) Frank Lawless | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Jason Brock misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 79-69 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Richard Campbell grabs the offensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | David Kinsler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Steven Hitz (SG), Alan Castleberry (PF), Frank Benavides (C) Patrick Pinckney, Joshua Simental, Paul Carlson, Melvin Walter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Randall Mitchell (SG), William Scheller (SF), Frank Lawless (PF), Mark Breedlove (C) Alex Lewis, David Kinsler, Jason Brock, Timothy Spillman, Richard Campbell | |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz clanks a jumper near the basket | 79-69 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells tips it but misses | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Breedlove | 79-69 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Larry Wells swats the layup by Robert Chandler | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl runs out the clock | 79-69 |