| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Andres Bianchi steals it from Ted Krug | 28-30 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Phillips is called for the reach on Damek Zeminski - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski drills a floater from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), James Frye (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Donald Deal is fouled on the floor by Steven Cranston - foul #1 on Steven Cranston, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias (C) Damek Zeminski | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses badly on a shot in the lane | 28-36 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Gould | 28-36 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF) James Frye, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) James Gould, Chung Tang, Neil Smith | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Luka Abramowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Cranston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ted Krug | 30-36 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi can't connect on a runner from the left block | 30-36 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Charles Becker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ted Krug | 32-36 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Cranston - foul #2 on Steven Cranston, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Damek Zeminski (C) Phillip Romo, Zlatko Zingg, Oscar Macias | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the jumpshot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera hits a runner in the paint set up by Hans Zentz | 36-38 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Donald Deal banks in the layup | 38-38 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), James Frye (SF) Charles Becker, Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Oscar Macias (PF) James Gould, Andres Bianchi, Steven Cranston | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | James Frye steals it from Neil Smith | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Hans Zentz buries a runner from the left block set up by Ted Krug | 40-38 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | James Frye pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Frye (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Macias (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Damek Zeminski | 40-38 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Hans Zentz snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Robert Phillips tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | James Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Damek Zeminski is called for the reach on James Frye - foul #1 on Damek Zeminski, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Luka Abramowski (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Steven Cranston (C) Phillip Romo, Chung Tang, Oscar Macias, Damek Zeminski | |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Charles Becker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wilfredo Reyes | 42-38 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Steven Cranston, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG) James Frye | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader (SF) Neil Smith | |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Nenad Butkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader tips it in | 42-40 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | James Gould steals the ball from Pedro Cabrera | 42-40 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is hacked by Pedro Cabrera - foul #1 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Robert Phillips (C) Charles Becker, Wilfredo Reyes, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Kenneth Bader, Steven Cranston | |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Phillip Romo picks off the pass by Robert Phillips | 42-40 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Zlatko Zingg | 42-42 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Robert Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 45-42 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Zlatko Zingg steps in front of the Robert Phillips pass | 45-44 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 45-44 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Neil Smith | 45-46 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Robert Phillips knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), James Frye (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Charles Becker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Frye and the foul's on Kenneth Bader - foul #1 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | James Frye is hacked by Steven Cranston - foul #4 on Steven Cranston, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Kenneth Bader | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Terry Nunes tips it in | 53-46 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Frye (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luka Abramowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Terry Nunes lays it up and in set up by Wilfredo Reyes | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Wilfredo Reyes, James Frye, Luka Abramowski, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Steven Cranston, Oscar Macias | |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski slams it home | 55-48 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Donald Deal | 57-48 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF) Charles Becker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera is hacked by Neil Smith - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Ted Krug pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Hans Zentz is hacked by Andres Bianchi - foul #2 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG) Ted Krug | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Pedro Cabrera is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #2 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Hans Zentz is called for the reach on Phillip Romo - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Donald Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Andres Bianchi - foul #3 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), James Frye (SF) Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Romo | 62-56 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF) James Frye | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Robert Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Romo - foul #1 on Phillip Romo, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski grabs the board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 63-56 |