| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) SF - Danny Connelly (fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) SG - Randy Witz (fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - William Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Thomas Combs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Thomas Combs lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | William Ashley jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert slams it home | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Danny Connelly swats the layup by William Ashley | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Shawn Parsons steals the ball from Daniel Clark | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Daniel Clark steps in front of the Wade Gilbert pass | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | William Ashley loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SF) Richard Dillon | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is hacked by Randy Witz - foul #1 on Randy Witz, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | William Ashley evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Randy Witz, William Ashley | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's dunk attempt is rejected by Emmanuel Cox | 7-4 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith loses the dribble to Shawn Parsons | 7-4 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the finger roll | 9-4 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 9-4 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon can't finish the uncontested layup | 9-4 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Parsons - foul #1 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Cory Crouch, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Daniel Clark is blocked by Larry Hughes | 9-4 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Danny Connelly knocks in the floater from close range | 11-6 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman is fouled on the floor by Shawn Parsons - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Antonio Fryman | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | William Ashley can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | David Briggs takes the ball from Cory Crouch in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | James Craine is whistled for traveling | 11-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Combs (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) SG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - James Craine (fresh) C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Fryman (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - William Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | David Briggs is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF), Christopher Ross (PF) Antonio Fryman, Daniel Clark | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-9 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Briggs | 13-9 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | William Ashley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 13-9 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith tips it home | 13-11 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | David Briggs is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Danny Connelly tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Carlos Gammon, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross | |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 15-12 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is fouled on the floor by Matthew Dunneback - foul #1 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF) Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Emmanuel Cox (C) Raymond Smith, William Ashley | |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is called for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), James Craine (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon grabs the board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) PF - James Craine (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Antonio Fryman (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Larry Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Raymond Smith (SF) Cory Crouch, James Vickers | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses short on a shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman is hacked by David Briggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Thomas Combs (C) David Briggs, Carlos Gammon, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), William Ashley (C) Daniel Clark, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Antonio Fryman | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SG) Shawn Parsons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses badly on a shot from the left block | 20-16 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 20-16 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | The short jumper by Wade Gilbert is denied by Christopher Ross | 20-16 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 20-16 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Matthew Dunneback steps in front of the Cory Crouch pass | 20-16 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert hits a fadeaway from the left block | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Thomas Huff (fresh) SF - Danny Connelly (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | William Ashley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Danny Connelly - foul #1 on Danny Connelly, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (PF) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Raymond Smith, Christopher Ross | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | David Briggs is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Emmanuel Cox (C) Richard Dillon, William Ashley | |
| 02:37 | Kent State | The jumper by James Craine is denied by Emmanuel Cox | 22-18 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | James Craine tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Fryman | 22-20 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), William Ashley (C) James Vickers, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark drills a turnaround near the basket | 24-22 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | James Craine misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Fryman - foul #1 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Everett Brasfield, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF) Cory Crouch | |
| 01:03 | Kent State | James Craine misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | James Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Danny Connelly is called for the reach on William Ashley - foul #2 on Danny Connelly, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) James Craine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Thomas Combs scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wade Gilbert | 27-24 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses long on a jumper from close range | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 27-24 |