| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Harold Burks comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-27 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Eli Smith drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Clarence Barnes and the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 38-30 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Ruben Carpenter is blocked by Tommy Frazier | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck loses the dribble to Robert Loftin | 38-30 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier double dribbles | 38-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Loftin | 38-33 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses long on a runner from close range | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Loftin | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Phillip May snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Dwayne Sisk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-36 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 40-36 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the floater from the left side | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Burks - foul #1 on Harold Burks, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG), Joe Bryant (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Tim Widener is fouled on the floor by Paul Ransom - foul #1 on Paul Ransom, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF) Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-36 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Clarence Barnes is called for the reach on Joe Bryant - foul #3 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 44-36 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Chester Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 46-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Joel Terhune - foul #1 on Joel Terhune, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG) Phillip May | |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joe Bryant | 48-40 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson is hacked by Tim Widener - foul #1 on Tim Widener, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Paul Ransom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Mark Aguiar, Clarence Barnes, Bryan Darrell | |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 50-40 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Harold Burks clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Flickinger - foul #2 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Tim Widener | |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Eli Smith swats the layup by Tommy Frazier | 50-42 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Robert Loftin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the tip | 50-42 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #3 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Trenton Jackson, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Phillip May | |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Joel Terhune and he's hacked by Ruben Carpenter - foul #2 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-44 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dwayne Sisk | 53-44 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Harold Burks - foul #2 on Harold Burks, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-44 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Loftin | 53-44 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom hits the finger roll | 55-44 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Paul Ransom, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Phillip May (SG), Tim Widener (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Paul Fiedler (C) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant double dribbles | 55-44 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is fouled on the floor by Raymond Johnson - foul #4 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joel Terhune (C) Joe Bryant, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Phillip May misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Tim Widener tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Bryan Darrell takes the ball from Darryl Flickinger | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Terhune (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Widener (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler hits the finger roll set up by Chester Jordan and he's fouled by Darryl Flickinger - foul #3 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Randy Gochenour, Darryl Flickinger, Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Phillip May, Bryan Darrell, Tim Widener | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson is fouled on the floor by Harold Burks - foul #3 on Harold Burks, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Paul Fiedler | |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant travels with the ball | 57-50 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Geoffrey Steinbeck is called for the reach on Eli Smith - foul #4 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Eli Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Robert Loftin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Steinbeck | 57-51 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is hacked by Harold Burks - foul #4 on Harold Burks, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Harold Burks lays it in on a great pass from Eli Smith | 59-53 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is fouled on the floor by Eli Smith - foul #2 on Eli Smith, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Trenton Jackson, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 59-53 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #5 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Joe Bryant (PF) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger double dribbles | 59-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Darrell (PF) Eli Smith | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Flickinger | 59-55 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-55 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Bryant | 59-55 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter and he's hacked by Joe Bryant - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Darryl Flickinger, Joe Bryant, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Harold Burks | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier's layup is rejected by Bryan Darrell | 59-58 |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom tips it but misses | 59-58 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Eli Smith tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Randy Gochenour, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Clarence Barnes, Bryan Darrell | |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is hacked by Paul Ransom - foul #2 on Paul Ransom, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Phillip May | |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Frazier and he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #4 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Robert Loftin double dribbles | 65-62 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Trenton Jackson | 67-62 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Loftin | 67-64 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Harold Burks denies the turnaround by Trenton Jackson | 67-64 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Eli Smith snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Eli Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eli Smith, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #4 on Eli Smith, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Trenton Jackson knocks away the 3 by Ruben Carpenter | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes scores on a 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Ruben Carpenter is called for the reach on Darryl Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Eli Smith is hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #5 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Carpenter - foul #4 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-67 |