| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Stark (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ray Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom makes the fadeaway from the left side | 33-28 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | James Kwok is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Malcom | 33-30 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Randy Hall - foul #2 on Randy Hall, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering's floater is tipped away by Joshua Whitcomb | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Deering | 35-35 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Ralph Deering takes the ball from Joshua Whitcomb | 35-35 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by Richard Malcom is denied by Eric Ledezma | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Malcom | 35-35 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (PG), Vernon Spivey (SG), Richard Gatlin (SF), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Marc Morin (C) James Kwok, Francis Rascon, Nathan Kawamura, Joshua Whitcomb, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Richard Ross (SG), Kevin Loughmiller (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Kevin Conde (C) Ralph Deering, Randy Hall, Richard Malcom, Michael Stark, Ray Cook | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Guillotte | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marc Morin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Loughmiller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Conde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Ray Brown is hacked by Kevin Loughmiller - foul #1 on Kevin Loughmiller, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte connects on the shot in the lane | 37-35 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Ross - foul #2 on Richard Ross, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Rascon (SG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Joshua Whitcomb (PF), Eric Ledezma (C) Ray Brown, Richard Gatlin, Alfred Guillotte, Marc Morin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering (PG), Richard Malcom (SF), Michael Stark (PF) Dewey Frazier, Edward Freeman, Kevin Conde | |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross blows the layup but the foul's on Francis Rascon - foul #2 on Francis Rascon, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG) Vernon Spivey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook (C) Kevin Loughmiller | |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Ledezma - foul #3 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-39 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Stark | 38-42 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma tips it in | 40-42 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Eric Ledezma - foul #4 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (SG), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Marc Morin (C) Francis Rascon, Joshua Whitcomb, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG), Kevin Loughmiller (PF) Richard Ross, Michael Stark | |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Ralph Deering steals it from Alfred Guillotte | 40-44 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Morin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Loughmiller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Marc Morin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Kwok | 42-46 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 42-46 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Hall | 42-48 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Ray Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Malcom | 42-48 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray Brown - foul #2 on Ray Brown, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Rascon (SG), Vernon Spivey (SF), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) James Kwok, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Michael Stark (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Ralph Deering, Richard Malcom, Ray Cook | |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Ray Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SF) Alfred Guillotte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:39 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller makes the fadeaway from the left block | 42-51 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Stark | 42-53 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-53 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller misses the lay-in | 44-53 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Ray Brown gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb is fouled on the floor by Kevin Loughmiller - foul #2 on Kevin Loughmiller, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Alfred Guillotte (C) Ray Brown, Richard Gatlin, Vernon Spivey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering (PG), Richard Ross (SG), Richard Malcom (SF) Dewey Frazier, Randy Hall, Kevin Loughmiller | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb is called for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Ledezma (C) Alfred Guillotte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook (C) Edward Freeman | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross can't connect on a shot from close range | 44-53 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ross (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michael Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | James Kwok hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook loses the dribble to Francis Rascon | 44-53 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | James Kwok misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark is fouled on the floor by Francis Rascon - foul #3 on Francis Rascon, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (SG), Alfred Guillotte (PF) Francis Rascon, Joshua Whitcomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller (PF) Michael Stark | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Cook - foul #3 on Ray Cook, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG) Richard Ross | |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Ledezma is called for the reach on Ralph Deering - foul #5 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vernon Spivey (SG), Marc Morin (C) James Kwok, Eric Ledezma | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman (C) Ray Cook | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathan Kawamura | 46-53 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Deering - foul #2 on Ralph Deering, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Francis Rascon (SG), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Vernon Spivey, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier (PG), Michael Stark (PF), Ray Cook (C) Ralph Deering, Kevin Loughmiller, Edward Freeman | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dewey Frazier is whistled for traveling | 48-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SF) Richard Malcom | |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb lays it up and in | 50-55 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 50-55 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Ray Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Guillotte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dewey Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Ray Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark is hacked by Joshua Whitcomb - foul #3 on Joshua Whitcomb, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura (SF), Marc Morin (C) Ray Brown, Alfred Guillotte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering (PG), Richard Malcom (SF) Dewey Frazier, Randy Hall | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Kawamura | 53-57 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering lays it in | 53-59 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb makes the turnaround in the paint | 55-59 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom scores on a shot in the lane | 55-61 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | James Kwok connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Francis Rascon | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Malcom connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Ross | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Michael Stark is called for the reach on Francis Rascon - foul #1 on Michael Stark, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte (C) Marc Morin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG) Richard Ross | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook is fouled in the backcourt by James Kwok - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG), Kevin Loughmiller (PF) Randy Hall, Michael Stark | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering is fouled in the backcourt by James Kwok - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Ralph Deering picks off the pass by Francis Rascon | 57-63 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook is hacked by James Kwok in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kwok, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-65 |