| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland inbounds the ball | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jamie Davenport - foul #2 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport double dribbles | 50-41 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Dennis Davis hits a floater from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Carpenter - foul #2 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fa Hou | 52-45 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | John West misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Fa Hou - foul #1 on Fa Hou, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | John West makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | John West makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Fa Hou lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Eastland and he's fouled by Robert Kennedy - foul #3 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Maurice Reynolds, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG) John West, Jamie Davenport | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland | |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Joseph Bechtel steps in front of the William Rhodes pass | 55-47 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel loses the dribble to Henry Carpenter | 55-47 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | William Lim tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | William Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Richard Wells (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, Henry Carpenter, William Rhodes | |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Davis | 55-49 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | William Lim misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | John West is called for 10 seconds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) William Lim | |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Dennis Davis connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Tom Hawkins | 55-51 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley buries a floater from the left block set up by Richard Wells and the foul's on Tom Hawkins - foul #3 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), William Rhodes (PF) Uang Huang, Tom Hawkins | |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Kennedy | 61-51 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Dennis Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-51 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | John West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses the tip | 61-51 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Richard Wells picks off the pass by Charles Eastland | 61-51 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | John West makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brett Townley | 64-51 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | John West steals it from Fa Hou | 64-51 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Fa Hou is called for the reach on John West - foul #2 on Fa Hou, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Roy Davis (C) John West, Richard Wells, Maurice Reynolds, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Tom Hawkins (C) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, William Rhodes, Dennis Davis | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Davenport | 66-51 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Uang Huang can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #3 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG) Stephen Richmond | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jamie Davenport | 68-53 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Joseph Bechtel blocks the short jumper by Tom Hawkins | 68-53 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins can't tip it in | 68-53 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend grabs the board | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Carpenter - foul #3 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG) Jamie Davenport | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG) James Louie | |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stephen Richmond | 70-55 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells grabs the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel tips it but misses | 70-55 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bechtel | 70-55 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Uang Huang | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses short on a shot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 70-58 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Lim and he's fouled by Hugh Wallace - foul #2 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Richard Wells, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Rhodes (C) Uang Huang, William Lim, Tom Hawkins | |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport is fouled on the floor by Fa Hou - foul #3 on Fa Hou, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, Henry Carpenter | |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Charles Eastland scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Fa Hou | 72-64 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (SG) James Louie | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brett Townley | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Uang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamie Davenport | 74-64 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Fa Hou comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-64 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 74-64 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Uang Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Jamie Davenport, Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Henry Carpenter (PF) Uang Huang, Dennis Davis | |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy throws it down set up by Richard Wells | 76-64 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter's floater is tipped away by Robert Kennedy | 76-64 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | William Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 76-66 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John West misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the offensive board | 76-66 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | John West misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Rhodes | 76-66 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Joseph Bechtel steals it from Charles Eastland | 76-66 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | John West drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Wells | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond loses the dribble to Maurice Reynolds | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | John West clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-66 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Wells | 79-66 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Roy Davis (C) Maurice Reynolds, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Davis (C) William Rhodes | |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-66 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it but misses | 79-66 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Fa Hou scores on a floater from the left block set up by Stephen Richmond | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Stephen Richmond - foul #2 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #8 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG) John West | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 3rd free throw | 82-68 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Dennis Davis scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Uang Huang | 82-70 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Townsend | 84-70 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF) Gerald Townsend, Hugh Wallace | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF) Uang Huang, William Lim | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 84-70 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Fa Hou tips it home | 84-72 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Dennis Davis steals it from John West | 84-72 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is denied on a dunk by Brett Townley | 84-72 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Roy Davis | 84-72 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John West | 87-72 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland banks in the layup set up by Fa Hou | 87-74 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | John West connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 90-74 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 90-74 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley snags the defensive board | 90-74 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 90-74 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 90-74 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Maurice Reynolds - foul #2 on Maurice Reynolds, team foul #5 | 90-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Richard Wells, Maurice Reynolds, Brett Townley, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), James Louie (SG), William Lim (SF), William Rhodes (C) Fa Hou, Stephen Richmond, Charles Eastland, Dennis Davis | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 90-75 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Uang Huang is called for the reach on Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Uang Huang, team foul #9 | 90-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (C) Henry Carpenter | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | William Rhodes snags the defensive board | 91-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Uang Huang | 91-78 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend runs out the clock | 91-78 |