| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) PF - Guy Kay (fresh) C - Kevin Brody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tommy Carlson (fresh) SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) SF - Scott Stewart (fresh) PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) C - Douglas Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Nunes | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Scott Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Douglas Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Brody - foul #1 on Kevin Brody, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Douglas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-1 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody tips it home | 5-1 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Scott Stewart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-1 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Renninger | 7-1 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Tommy Carlson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Guy Kay is denied by Joshua Whitcomb | 7-4 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay tips it home | 9-4 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Francis Rascon makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Stephen Renninger - foul #1 on Stephen Renninger, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Hill (C) Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (SG) Stephen Renninger | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Douglas Williams is hacked by Michael Nunes - foul #1 on Michael Nunes, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack (PF) Guy Kay | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Ledezma (C) Douglas Williams | |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Eugene Haack steals it from Joshua Whitcomb | 11-6 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Ledezma - foul #1 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG) Michael Nunes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte (C) Joshua Whitcomb | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Eugene Haack steals it from Alfred Guillotte | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Donegan (fresh) SG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Haack (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joel Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tommy Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francis Rascon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Ledezma (fresh) C - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Guillotte - foul #1 on Alfred Guillotte, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger (SG), Walter Richardson (SF), Guy Kay (PF) Steven Bedgood, Chester Smith, Eugene Haack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (PG), Vernon Spivey (SG), Wallace Patterson (SF), Douglas Williams (C) Tommy Carlson, Francis Rascon, Scott Stewart, Alfred Guillotte | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Stephen Renninger takes the ball from Douglas Williams | 13-6 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay can't finish the layup | 13-6 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Wallace Patterson snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Ray Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Donegan | 16-6 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey's floater is knocked away by Walter Richardson | 16-6 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger grabs the defensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Donegan | 19-6 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Ray Brown is fouled on the floor by Stephen Renninger - foul #2 on Stephen Renninger, team foul #4 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Chester Smith (SF), Kevin Brody (C) Stephen Renninger, Walter Richardson, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Carlson (PG), Francis Rascon (SG), Scott Stewart (SF), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Ray Brown, Vernon Spivey, Wallace Patterson, Douglas Williams | |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Stephen Donegan takes the ball from Scott Stewart after a doubleteam | 19-6 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 21-6 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Kay | 21-6 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Rascon | 21-6 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Scott Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-6 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 21-6 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Tommy Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 21-6 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody snags the defensive board | 21-6 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay misses the dunk | 21-6 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 21-6 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-6 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Guy Kay | 21-6 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith blows the layup | 21-6 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Scott Stewart gets the rebound | 21-6 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Guy Kay - foul #1 on Guy Kay, team foul #5 | 21-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG), Walter Richardson (SF), Eugene Haack (PF), Joel Hill (C) Stephen Donegan, Chester Smith, Guy Kay, Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (PG), Vernon Spivey (SG), Wallace Patterson (SF), Douglas Williams (C) Tommy Carlson, Francis Rascon, Scott Stewart, Eric Ledezma | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb misses the 1st free throw | 21-6 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 21-7 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Wallace Patterson is called for the reach on Joel Hill - foul #1 on Wallace Patterson, team foul #4 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte (PF) Joshua Whitcomb | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SF - Walter Richardson (fresh) PF - Eugene Haack (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joel Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Brown (fresh) SG - Vernon Spivey (fresh) SF - Wallace Patterson (fresh) PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) C - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-7 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill hits the follow up shot | 23-7 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey is hacked by Joel Hill - foul #1 on Joel Hill, team foul #6 | 23-7 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Douglas Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Brown and the foul's on Walter Richardson - foul #1 on Walter Richardson, team foul #7 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Smith (PG) Michael Nunes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Douglas Williams misses the free throw | 23-9 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Haack | 23-9 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Douglas Williams steals it from Eugene Haack | 23-9 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Eugene Haack denies the turnaround by Alfred Guillotte | 23-9 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Richardson | 23-9 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Alfred Guillotte is called for the reach on Chester Smith - foul #2 on Alfred Guillotte, team foul #5 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Kevin Brody (C) Walter Richardson, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Carlson (PG), Francis Rascon (SG), Scott Stewart (SF), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Ray Brown, Vernon Spivey, Wallace Patterson, Alfred Guillotte | |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-9 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 23-9 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Tommy Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 23-9 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack pulls down the rebound | 23-9 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Bedgood | 25-9 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Francis Rascon's layup is rejected by Kevin Brody | 25-9 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody grabs the defensive rebound | 25-9 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody is fouled on the floor by Tommy Carlson - foul #1 on Tommy Carlson, team foul #6 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (SG), Guy Kay (PF) Steven Bedgood, Eugene Haack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Ledezma (C) Douglas Williams | |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan double dribbles | 25-9 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Scott Stewart's floater is tipped away by Guy Kay | 25-9 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb misses the tip | 25-9 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Tommy Carlson snags the offensive board | 25-9 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb is whistled for traveling | 25-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Richardson (SF), Joel Hill (C) Chester Smith, Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-9 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb gets the rebound | 25-9 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Scott Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Donegan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Richardson (fresh) PF - Guy Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tommy Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-12 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Scott Stewart is called for traveling | 27-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG), Chester Smith (SF) Michael Nunes, Walter Richardson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (PG), Vernon Spivey (SG), Wallace Patterson (SF), Charles Boon (PF), Douglas Williams (C) Tommy Carlson, Francis Rascon, Scott Stewart, Joshua Whitcomb, Eric Ledezma | |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill is called for traveling | 27-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody (C) Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Ray Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-12 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay snags the defensive board | 27-12 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Patterson | 27-12 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody tips it home | 29-12 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Douglas Williams double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 29-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Eugene Haack (PF) Stephen Donegan, Guy Kay | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-12 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Ray Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Stewart (SF) Wallace Patterson | |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-12 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Charles Boon gets the rebound | 31-12 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Douglas Williams is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brody - foul #2 on Kevin Brody, team foul #8 | 31-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Hill (C) Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Carlson (PG), Francis Rascon (SG), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Ray Brown, Vernon Spivey, Charles Boon | |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-13 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 34-14 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb is open but misses the lay-in | 34-14 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Francis Rascon tips it back up and in | 34-16 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Smith | 37-16 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Joel Hill takes the ball from Joshua Whitcomb | 37-16 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Douglas Williams steps in front of the Chester Smith pass | 37-16 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Scott Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Rascon and the foul's on Steven Bedgood - foul #1 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #9 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Walter Richardson (SF), Guy Kay (PF), Kevin Brody (C) Michael Nunes, Steven Bedgood, Chester Smith, Eugene Haack, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (PG), Eric Ledezma (PF), Alfred Guillotte (C) Tommy Carlson, Joshua Whitcomb, Douglas Williams | |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Scott Stewart makes the free throw | 37-19 |
| 03:45 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-19 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Donegan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Richardson (fresh) PF - Guy Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Brody (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Ledezma (fresh) C - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Francis Rascon's layup is rejected by Guy Kay | 37-19 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Scott Stewart tips it home | 37-21 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Eric Ledezma is called for the reach on Guy Kay - foul #2 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #7 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vernon Spivey (SG), Wallace Patterson (SF) Francis Rascon, Scott Stewart | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ray Brown | 38-24 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Renninger | 40-24 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Ray Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Chester Smith (SF) Stephen Donegan, Walter Richardson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Carlson (PG), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Ray Brown, Alfred Guillotte | |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Renninger | 42-24 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Tommy Carlson | 42-26 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Nunes | 44-26 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Renninger | 46-26 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma misses the easy layup | 46-26 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma tips it in | 46-28 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Renninger | 49-28 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Tommy Carlson clanks a shot from the left side | 49-28 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay can't tip it in | 49-28 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-28 |