| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | George Scott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Robert Liddle grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Steven Peterson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 24-25 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | George Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | John Baker blocks the short jumper by Paul Parikh | 24-25 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Michigan | Aaron Williams steals it from Nicholas Daly | 24-25 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Kenny Joly steals it from Paul Parikh | 24-25 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | George Scott gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Robert Liddle's pass is intercepted by Kenny Joly | 24-25 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses the lay-in | 24-25 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Steven Peterson's layup is rejected by Lance Fontes | 24-27 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SG), Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) Kenny Joly, John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Ben Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Ridenour | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | John Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Dunham - foul #1 on Edward Dunham, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) John Little | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), David Blackburn (SF), John Baker (PF) William Ridenour, Nicholas Daly, Patrick Clark | |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Ben Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-30 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Aaron Williams connects on the floater from the left side | 30-32 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Coker steals the ball from Edward Dunham | 30-32 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Erick Coker lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 32-32 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Peter Cable denies the turnaround by Ben Jones | 32-32 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Erick Coker - foul #1 on Erick Coker, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), John Little (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Ben Jones, Erick Coker, Aaron Williams, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn, John Baker | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | John Little is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) John Little | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), Patrick Clark (PF) Edward Dunham, Peter Cable | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Ben Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly hits the finger roll set up by William Ridenour | 32-38 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Robert Liddle blows the layup | 32-38 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses long on a jumper near the basket | 32-38 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly hits a runner from close range | 32-40 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Paul Parikh drills a turnaround near the basket | 34-40 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes is hacked by Ben Jones - foul #3 on Ben Jones, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), William Williams (PF) Ben Jones, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Daly | 34-43 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | George Scott can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Steven Peterson (PF) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (C) Lance Fontes | |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Ben Jones clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Baker | 34-48 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Edward Dunham (SG), David Blackburn (SF) William Ridenour, Kenny Joly, Nicholas Daly | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Steven Peterson makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Dunham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn tips it in | 37-50 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-50 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Aaron Williams snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Aaron Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Peter Cable | 37-50 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Peterson denies the turnaround by John Baker | 37-50 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Aaron Williams gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Ben Jones makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Erick Coker and the foul's on John Baker - foul #3 on John Baker, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Sam Warf (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn, John Baker | |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Ben Jones makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 40-52 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-52 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | George Scott gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | William Ridenour is called for the reach on Robert Liddle in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ridenour, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), John Baker (PF) Edward Dunham, Peter Cable | |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't finish the layup | 40-52 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-52 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly hits the follow up shot | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Baker - foul #4 on John Baker, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (PF) Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Robert Liddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SF) Nicholas Daly | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | George Scott blocks the jumper by John Baker | 42-54 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Dunham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Robert Liddle buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), William Williams (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SF) Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Coker steals it from Kenny Joly | 44-54 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, William Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly (SF), John Baker (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Edward Dunham, Peter Cable, Patrick Clark | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 44-54 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenny Joly | 44-57 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Aaron Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Edward Dunham (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) William Ridenour, Kenny Joly, Nicholas Daly, John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark is fouled on the floor by Ben Jones - foul #4 on Ben Jones, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | John Little is fouled on the floor by David Blackburn - foul #1 on David Blackburn, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | John Little drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham is hacked by John Little - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark is hacked by Sam Warf - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Sam Warf double dribbles | 47-57 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Jones is called for the reach on Edward Dunham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ben Jones, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | William Williams gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Erick Coker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 50-58 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, John Little, Frank Houston, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), John Baker (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn, Peter Cable, Patrick Clark | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Liddle - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the floater from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly is hacked by Robert Liddle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Liddle, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | George Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on Nicholas Daly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Liddle, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | George Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly is fouled in the backcourt by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits the finger roll | 57-65 |