| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by Warren Dildy - foul #1 on Warren Dildy, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy connects on the 3 from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is denied on a layup by John Branch | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | John Branch gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Charles Morin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Tony Branham is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 35-38 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski tips it home | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Vule Kopinski picks off the pass by Tony Branham | 37-38 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Russell Wallin, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Matthew Coyne | |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by Warren Dildy - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the jumper from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Featherston | 42-41 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Claudio Rizzo | 42-45 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Featherston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Claudio Rizzo steals it from Igor Zapf | 42-45 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 42-45 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bennie Boyd | 42-45 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a floater from the left block | 42-45 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Russell Wallin (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin loses the dribble to Leland Pettigrew | 42-45 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is fouled on the floor by Clayton Buhl - foul #1 on Clayton Buhl, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | John Branch grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | John Branch tips it in | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-45 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Wallin | 44-45 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | John Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the turnaround in the paint | 46-46 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Charles Morin double dribbles | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd misses the easy layup | 46-46 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 46-46 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-46 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 46-46 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is open but can't throw it down but he's fouled by Russell Wallin - foul #3 on Russell Wallin, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Igor Zapf, Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-47 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun | |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Warren Dildy (SG) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Warren Dildy is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the turnaround near the basket | 53-48 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Charles Morin is whistled for traveling | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Warren Dildy | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a floater from close range | 55-48 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | John Branch tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Warren Dildy - foul #4 on Warren Dildy, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Charles Morin is called for the reach on Russell Wallin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Morin, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (PF), Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Clayton Buhl, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Larry Featherston is called for the reach on Charles Morin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Featherston, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Charles Morin makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Charles Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | John Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Branch is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Morin - foul #3 on Charles Morin, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (PF) Clayton Buhl, Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Igor Zapf steals the ball from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 59-51 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (C) John Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston is hacked by Charles Morin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Morin, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Morin and he's hacked by Russell Wallin - foul #4 on Russell Wallin, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Morin - foul #5 on Charles Morin, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (SG), Igor Zapf (PF), Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Charles Morin | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 63-54 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl runs out the clock | 63-54 |