| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) SG - Gan Yen (fresh) SF - Bruce Hightower (fresh) PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) C - Todd Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Paul Parikh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses long on an open driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Santos Forgey - foul #1 on Santos Forgey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter is fouled on the floor by Steven Peterson - foul #1 on Steven Peterson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson can't tip it in | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Aaron Williams gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | George Scott travels in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Hightower | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Robert Liddle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steven Peterson | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Bruce Hightower picks off the pass by Steven Peterson in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey drills a shot from the left wing set up by Gan Yen and he's fouled by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Ben Jones grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is denied on a layup by Thomas Walter | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses long on a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Ben Jones pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gan Yen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hightower (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Aaron Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is fouled on the floor by Ben Jones - foul #1 on Ben Jones, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Charles Breen (SF), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Santos Forgey, Gan Yen, Bruce Hightower, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 4-5 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Paul Parikh's pass is intercepted by Charles Breen | 4-5 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Saul Pena | 4-7 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Ben Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Bellard - foul #1 on John Bellard, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SF) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Steven Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | John Little tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is fouled on the floor by Saul Pena - foul #1 on Saul Pena, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF) Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Gan Yen (SG) Saul Pena, Matthew Robinson | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 6-7 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | George Scott travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Charles Breen, Douglas Tignor, John Bellard | |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter tips it in | 6-9 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-9 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson tips it home | 6-11 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Erick Coker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Breen (SF) Bruce Hightower | |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is hacked by Steven Peterson - foul #2 on Steven Peterson, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF) Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Gan Yen, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Breen (fresh) PF - Douglas Tignor (fresh) C - John Bellard (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG) Santos Forgey | |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor misses the easy layup | 6-11 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Aaron Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Douglas Tignor denies the turnaround by Paul Parikh | 6-11 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Paul Parikh pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | George Scott blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Robinson - foul #1 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Sam Warf (PF) Robert Liddle, William Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (SG), Bruce Hightower (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Matthew Robinson, Charles Breen, Douglas Tignor, John Bellard | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Aaron Williams swats the shot by Gan Yen | 11-11 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Scott | 11-11 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | George Scott comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gan Yen - foul #1 on Gan Yen, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Ben Jones (SF), William Williams (PF) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Saul Pena, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Douglas Tignor | 13-14 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | George Scott misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-14 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Gan Yen picks off the pass by Robert Liddle in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Santos Forgey and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), Paul Parikh (C) George Scott, William Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Charles Breen (SF) Gan Yen, Bruce Hightower | |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Ben Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SF) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Douglas Tignor, John Bellard | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - John Little (fresh) PF - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Breen (fresh) PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | John Little hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Ben Jones is called for the reach on Matthew Robinson - foul #2 on Ben Jones, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Santos Forgey, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Aaron Williams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | John Bellard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) John Little | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (SG), Bruce Hightower (SF) Matthew Robinson, Charles Breen | |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Hightower - foul #1 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Aaron Williams, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG), John Little (SF) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Hightower and the foul's on Paul Parikh - foul #1 on Paul Parikh, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Douglas Tignor, John Bellard | |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | George Scott is denied on a layup by Thomas Walter | 16-24 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter is fouled on the floor by Sam Warf - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Charles Breen (SF) Saul Pena, Bruce Hightower | |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Robert Liddle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | John Little gets the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Erick Coker clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 16-24 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Erick Coker takes the ball from Santos Forgey | 16-24 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Erick Coker lays it in | 18-24 |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson hits the follow up shot | 18-26 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Santos Forgey - foul #2 on Santos Forgey, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), William Williams (C) Erick Coker, John Little, Sam Warf, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Gan Yen, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Tignor - foul #1 on Douglas Tignor, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ben Jones (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Breen (fresh) PF - Douglas Tignor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bellard (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Robinson | 23-29 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Steven Peterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 23-29 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses long on a shot from close range | 23-29 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 23-29 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Ben Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG), Bruce Hightower (SF) Santos Forgey, Charles Breen | |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Aaron Williams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Erick Coker steals the ball from Bruce Hightower | 23-31 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Ben Jones blows the layup | 23-31 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | John Bellard grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | William Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Saul Pena | 23-34 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Ben Jones's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hightower in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is called for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), John Little (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, Aaron Williams, William Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Gan Yen (SG), Charles Breen (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Saul Pena, Matthew Robinson, Bruce Hightower, Douglas Tignor, John Bellard | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Steven Peterson's pass is intercepted by Gan Yen in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #2 on Paul Parikh, team foul #11 | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Paul Parikh snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-34 |