| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Wegener (fresh) SG - David Burr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Moses Huneycutt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Sorenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donnerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-21 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Donnerberg | 30-21 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Deshi Sun swats the layup by David Burr | 30-21 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 30-21 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the finger roll set up by Claudio Rizzo | 32-21 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Burr buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Moses Huneycutt | 32-24 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Vyacheslav Szychowski takes the ball from James Wegener | 32-24 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski banks in the layup | 34-24 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg misses the floater from the right side | 34-24 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by James Wegener - foul #2 on James Wegener, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button (SG) David Burr | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | James Wegener steals the ball from Pete Armstrong | 34-24 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Wegener (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Anthony Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Moses Huneycutt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Sorenson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donnerberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg banks in the layup | 34-26 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Tony Branham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Claudio Rizzo and he's fouled by Moses Huneycutt - foul #2 on Moses Huneycutt, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Burr (SG), Chester Thompson (SF), Paul Richardson (PF), Gary Blanding (C) James Wegener, Moses Huneycutt, Henry Sorenson, Robert Donnerberg | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | David Burr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Tony Branham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Tony Branham grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a jump hook in the paint | 39-26 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Wegener (PG), Robert Donnerberg (C) Anthony Button, Gary Blanding | |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong comes up short on the floater from close range | 39-26 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong jams it on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski and he's hacked by Paul Richardson - foul #3 on Paul Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Mollett (SG), Moses Huneycutt (SF), Henry Sorenson (PF) David Burr, Chester Thompson, Paul Richardson | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the free throw | 41-26 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Michigan | Pete Armstrong steps in front of the Robert Donnerberg pass | 41-26 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is called for traveling | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button (SG) Edward Mollett | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Wegener (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Anthony Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Moses Huneycutt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Sorenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donnerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-26 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is fouled on the floor by Robert Donnerberg - foul #3 on Robert Donnerberg, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Burr (SG), Paul Richardson (C) James Wegener, Robert Donnerberg | |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tony Branham and he's fouled by Paul Richardson - foul #4 on Paul Richardson, team foul #5 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding (C) Paul Richardson | |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Gary Blanding swats the layup by Deshi Sun | 44-29 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Gary Blanding blocks the jumper by Charles Morin | 44-29 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski's pass is intercepted by Moses Huneycutt | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson tips it but misses | 44-29 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun banks in the layup and the foul's on Anthony Button - foul #1 on Anthony Button, team foul #6 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Wegener (PG), Edward Mollett (SG), Chester Thompson (SF), Robert Donnerberg (C) Anthony Button, David Burr, Moses Huneycutt, Henry Sorenson | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the free throw | 46-29 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Wegener's pass is intercepted by Claudio Rizzo | 46-29 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Edward Mollett is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Edward Mollett, team foul #7 | 46-29 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Mollett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong loses the dribble to Robert Donnerberg | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Wegener (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Edward Mollett (fresh) SF - Chester Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Blanding (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Donnerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Wegener buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chester Thompson and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Burr (SG), Moses Huneycutt (SF), Henry Sorenson (PF) Edward Mollett, Chester Thompson, Gary Blanding | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Wegener makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it home | 49-32 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Donnerberg misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-32 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-32 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | David Burr snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Coyne denies the turnaround by Moses Huneycutt | 49-32 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 49-32 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't finish the layup | 49-32 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Price - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button (PG), Edward Mollett (SG), Paul Richardson (PF), Gary Blanding (C) James Wegener, David Burr, Henry Sorenson, Robert Donnerberg | |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 49-32 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Anthony Button steals the ball from Charles Morin | 49-32 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 49-32 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 51-32 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Mollett misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding gets the offensive rebound | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Moses Huneycutt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Button | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Anthony Button (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mollett (fresh) SF - Moses Huneycutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Gary Blanding (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Morin and the foul's on Paul Richardson - foul #5 on Paul Richardson, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson (SF), Richard Robinson (PF) Moses Huneycutt, Paul Richardson | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Mollett | 54-37 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bruce Jackson (PG) Gary Blanding | |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses long on a jumper from close range | 57-39 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Mollett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Anthony Button - foul #4 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-39 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew lays it in on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo and the foul's on Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #9 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding (C) Bruce Jackson | |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the free throw | 59-39 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 59-39 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Michigan | Chester Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 59-39 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Gary Blanding swats the short shot by Deshi Sun | 59-39 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Blanding | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Blanding | 59-39 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Blanding grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Button loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-39 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo runs out the clock | 59-39 |