| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox buries a driving attempt from the right block | 42-36 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Michael Geraci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges drills a jump hook from the left block | 44-36 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Bridges | 44-36 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luis Cadorette | 47-36 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | William Freeze hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Evan Woodward - foul #1 on Evan Woodward, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Red - foul #1 on Kenneth Red, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead (C) Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Tom Fox steals the ball from Joshua Myers | 48-39 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | William Freeze comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Luis Cadorette - foul #2 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), John Baker (C) Luis Cadorette, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 16:30 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Red | 48-41 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Thomas Mead (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | William Freeze misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty tips it in | 48-43 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Ridenour | 51-43 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | William Freeze hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 51-46 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 51-46 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | William Freeze knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 51-49 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Myers steals the ball from Kenneth Red | 51-49 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | William Freeze is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Patrick Matthews (PF), Walter Bridges (C) William Ridenour, Thomas Mead, John Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Aaron Williams (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) William Freeze, Joshua Myers, Dean Miles, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Michael Geraci snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SG) Tom Fox | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Geraci | 53-51 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr makes the driving attempt from the left block | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Cyr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Aaron Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Luis Cadorette | 55-51 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 55-51 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is hacked by Luis Cadorette - foul #3 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG) Kenneth Red | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Joshua Myers (SG) Robert Liddle, Aaron Williams | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Evan Woodward clanks a shot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Evan Woodward snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Michigan | Willy Palen is called for the reach on Tom Fox - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead (PF), John Baker (C) Patrick Matthews, Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) Dean Miles, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead tips it in | 57-51 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | William Freeze drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 57-53 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | Malcolm Petty is called for the reach on Tom Fox - foul #1 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenneth Red (SF) Luis Cadorette, Stuart Cyr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Willy Palen | |
| 08:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Kenneth Red is called for the reach on William Freeze - foul #2 on Kenneth Red, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews (PF) John Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Aaron Williams, Luis Dehaven | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | William Freeze is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Freeze, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG) Tom Fox | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Freeze steps in front of the Thomas Mead pass | 57-53 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Matthews | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red connects on the 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 24 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Mead (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty banks in the layup set up by William Freeze and he's hacked by William Ridenour - foul #1 on William Ridenour, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Stuart Cyr (SG), Walter Bridges (C) William Ridenour, Kenny Joly, Thomas Mead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (C) Michael Geraci | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews misses the lay-in but the foul's on Malcolm Petty - foul #2 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG) Stuart Cyr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Malcolm Petty | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) Joshua Myers | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 60-56 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tom Fox | 62-56 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is fouled on the floor by Dean Miles - foul #2 on Dean Miles, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SF), Thomas Mead (PF) Kenneth Red, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF) Robert Liddle, Dean Miles, Aaron Williams | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Michael Geraci gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Luis Cadorette is called for the reach on William Freeze - foul #4 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly (SF), John Baker (C) Tom Fox, Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Malcolm Petty (PF) Michael Geraci | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | William Freeze's layup is rejected by John Baker | 62-56 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette double dribbles | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Willy Palen | |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Joshua Myers scores on a floater from the left side | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr is fouled on the floor by Luis Dehaven - foul #2 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenneth Red (SF) Luis Cadorette, Nicholas Daly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (PF) Luis Dehaven | |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Evan Woodward snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | William Ridenour takes the ball from Malcolm Petty | 62-58 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red is hacked by Michael Geraci - foul #3 on Michael Geraci, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), Patrick Matthews (PF), Walter Bridges (C) Stuart Cyr, Thomas Mead, John Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (C) Malcolm Petty | |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Fox | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 26 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 5 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the runner from the right block | 66-58 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Matthews | 66-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Michael Geraci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG) William Ridenour | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Dean Miles, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty | |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Michael Geraci can't finish the layup | 68-58 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | William Freeze tips it in | 68-60 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Matthews | 71-60 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Michael Geraci buries a floater near the basket set up by Evan Woodward | 71-62 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges hits a floater from the baseline | 73-62 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-62 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 73-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Evan Woodward drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Myers | 73-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is hacked by Joshua Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SF) Luis Cadorette | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Joshua Myers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Walter Bridges - foul #1 on Walter Bridges, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Thomas Mead (PF), John Baker (C) Kenneth Red, Tom Fox, Patrick Matthews, Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour runs out the clock | 75-65 |