| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neil Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ethan Bain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmelo Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Pena - foul #1 on Carmelo Pena, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Pena | 20-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena hits a runner near the basket | 22-32 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew loses the dribble to Derek Tollefson | 22-32 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain's pass is intercepted by Leland Pettigrew | 22-32 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew blows the dunk but he's fouled by Carmelo Pena - foul #2 on Carmelo Pena, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Tollefson | 24-34 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Neil Woods - foul #1 on Neil Woods, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the shot from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Derek Tollefson and he's hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg (C) David Brandt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra, Pete Armstrong | |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner (PG), Dan Coppedge (SG), Henry Sorenson (C) Derek Tollefson, Neil Woods, Carmelo Pena | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 16:05 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain lays it in | 29-36 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Dan Coppedge takes the ball from Lewis Fagundes | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Steven Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Coppedge (fresh) SF - Ethan Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Donnerberg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Henry Sorenson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Dan Coppedge makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Henry Sorenson | 32-36 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 32-38 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Henry Sorenson | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 35-38 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG), Neil Woods (SG), David Brandt (C) Steven Bonner, Dan Coppedge, Ethan Bain | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Michigan | Deshi Sun steals it from David Brandt | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt (SF), Carmelo Pena (PF) Henry Sorenson, Robert Donnerberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Deshi Sun | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Neil Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moses Huneycutt (fresh) PF - Carmelo Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt blows the layup but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain (SF) Moses Huneycutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Derek Tollefson picks off the pass by Deshi Sun | 38-41 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Neil Woods | 41-41 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Carmelo Pena - foul #3 on Carmelo Pena, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner (PG), Dan Coppedge (SG), Henry Sorenson (C) Derek Tollefson, Neil Woods, David Brandt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Henry Sorenson | 44-42 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 44-45 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Michigan | Leland Pettigrew denies the turnaround by Henry Sorenson | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Fagundes steps in front of the Henry Sorenson pass | 44-45 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by Ethan Bain - foul #1 on Ethan Bain, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG), Neil Woods (SG), Moses Huneycutt (SF), Robert Donnerberg (PF), David Brandt (C) Steven Bonner, Dan Coppedge, Ethan Bain, Carmelo Pena, Henry Sorenson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is called for a backcourt violation | 44-45 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Robert Donnerberg is called for the reach on Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Robert Donnerberg, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moses Huneycutt (fresh) PF - Robert Donnerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by David Brandt - foul #2 on David Brandt, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain (SF) Moses Huneycutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Walter Zilk gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 44-48 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Walter Zilk pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Deshi Sun and he's hacked by Robert Donnerberg - foul #4 on Robert Donnerberg, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner (SG), Carmelo Pena (PF), Henry Sorenson (C) Neil Woods, Robert Donnerberg, David Brandt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra, Walter Zilk, Pete Armstrong | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Derek Tollefson and he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dan Coppedge (SG) Derek Tollefson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Coyne steals it from Carmelo Pena | 47-51 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne | 47-54 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (SG), David Brandt (C) Dan Coppedge, Ethan Bain | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG) Stephen Manns, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner's pass is intercepted by Esteban Guerra in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is hacked by Henry Sorenson - foul #3 on Henry Sorenson, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG) Steven Bonner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Sorenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carmelo Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Neil Woods is denied by Deshi Sun | 48-54 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew drills a floater from the right wing set up by Esteban Guerra | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bonner (SG), Ethan Bain (SF), Robert Donnerberg (PF) Neil Woods, Henry Sorenson, Carmelo Pena | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Matthew Coyne (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (SG), Carmelo Pena (PF) Steven Bonner, Robert Donnerberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 48-58 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Derek Tollefson | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Deshi Sun | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Tollefson - foul #2 on Derek Tollefson, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ethan Bain | 51-61 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson misses the floater from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 51-61 |