| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ralph Espy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bolen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Arneberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Crim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Bolen and he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | John Roberts's pass is intercepted by Raymond Cooke | 37-27 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | Michael Bolen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:58 | Michigan | David Arneberg can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 18:57 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke grabs the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ricky Crim - foul #3 on Ricky Crim, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF) Ricky Crim | |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | David Arneberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston clanks a turnaround in the lane | 38-27 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Carl Kenny pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Carl Kenny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Ralph Espy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Bolen | 40-27 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Carl Kenny can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jacob Hairston - foul #2 on Jacob Hairston, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF) Jacob Hairston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Burnham (PF) John Roberts | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Michael Bolen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Arneberg | 43-29 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Josh Burnham loses the dribble to Charles Cota | 43-29 |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke makes the driving attempt in the lane | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 15:39 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ralph Espy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bolen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Cooke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Arneberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Ralph Espy misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Howard Rumble - foul #1 on Howard Rumble, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel (PG), Jacob Hairston (SF), Donald Ehlert (PF), Sheldon Terry (C) Michael Bolen, Charles Cota, Raymond Cooke, David Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Ricky Crim (SF), John Roberts (PF) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, Bryan Shealy | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Ralph Espy makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Ralph Espy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Ralph Espy steals it from Carl Kenny | 47-29 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Espy | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Josh Burnham can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sheldon Terry - foul #1 on Sheldon Terry, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (SG) Ralph Espy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (PG) Carl Kenny | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Wolf | 51-31 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Josh Burnham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Cooke (PF) Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG) Willy Thompson | |
| 13:53 | Michigan | John Roberts is called for the reach on Ronald Wolf - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Bolen (SG), David Arneberg (C) Ronald Wolf, Sheldon Terry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Josh Burnham | |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Michael Bolen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lynwood Sandidge | 54-33 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | David Arneberg knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Stephen Sanmiguel | 56-33 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF) Jacob Hairston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF) Ricky Crim, John Roberts | |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Charles Cota misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 56-33 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | David Arneberg tips it home | 58-33 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Howard Rumble works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Josh Burnham | 58-35 |
| 11:34 | Michigan | Michael Bolen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-35 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Stephen Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bolen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Cooke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Arneberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is whistled for a carry | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Espy (PG), Ronald Wolf (SG), Donald Ehlert (PF), Sheldon Terry (C) Stephen Sanmiguel, Michael Bolen, Raymond Cooke, David Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (PG), Larry Landis (SG), Alex Epperson (C) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, Bryan Shealy | |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Josh Burnham steals the ball from Donald Ehlert | 58-35 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Josh Burnham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 58-35 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Larry Landis hits the follow up shot | 58-37 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Ralph Espy comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Willy Thompson - foul #1 on Willy Thompson, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jacob Hairston (SF) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ricky Crim (SF), John Roberts (PF) Willy Thompson, Alex Epperson | |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Ralph Espy makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Ralph Espy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | John Roberts gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Josh Burnham throws it down set up by John Roberts | 59-39 |
| 09:56 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry hits a jumper in the lane | 61-39 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Carl Kenny's floater is knocked away by Jacob Hairston | 61-39 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Ralph Espy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry lays it up and in | 63-39 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Larry Landis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Ricky Crim | 63-41 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Ralph Espy loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel (PG), Michael Bolen (SG), Charles Cota (SF), Raymond Cooke (PF), David Arneberg (C) Ralph Espy, Ronald Wolf, Jacob Hairston, Donald Ehlert, Sheldon Terry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Alex Epperson (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Carl Kenny, John Roberts, Josh Burnham | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Alex Epperson connects on the open jump hook from close range set up by Howard Rumble | 63-43 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Howard Rumble steals it from Charles Cota | 63-43 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-43 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | David Arneberg gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Bolen | 65-43 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy clanks a floater from the free throw line | 65-43 |
| 07:50 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke hits a floater from just outside the lane | 67-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Stephen Sanmiguel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bolen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Arneberg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Crim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alex Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Howard Rumble works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Arneberg - foul #1 on David Arneberg, team foul #3 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jacob Hairston (SF) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF), John Roberts (PF) Ricky Crim, Alex Epperson | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Raymond Cooke grabs the board | 67-44 |
| 06:49 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston loses the dribble to Lynwood Sandidge | 67-44 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Howard Rumble banks in the layup set up by Lynwood Sandidge | 67-46 |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Michael Bolen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Stephen Sanmiguel picks off the pass by John Roberts | 67-46 |
| 06:04 | Michigan | Michael Bolen jams it on a nice dish by Stephen Sanmiguel | 69-46 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Howard Rumble evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 05:52 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 05:35 | Michigan | David Arneberg drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jacob Hairston | 71-46 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge double dribbles | 71-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Espy (PG), Ronald Wolf (SG), Charles Cota (SF), Donald Ehlert (PF), Sheldon Terry (C) Stephen Sanmiguel, Michael Bolen, Jacob Hairston, Raymond Cooke, David Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (PG), Larry Landis (SG), Josh Burnham (PF), Alex Epperson (C) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, John Roberts, Bryan Shealy | |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Ralph Espy hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Ehlert | 73-46 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Willy Thompson double dribbles | 73-46 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Willy Thompson is called for the reach on Charles Cota - foul #2 on Willy Thompson, team foul #6 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Brady (SF) Carl Kenny | |
| 03:40 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-46 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Larry Landis grabs the board | 73-46 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Larry Landis splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willy Thompson | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Charles Cota is hacked by Alex Epperson - foul #1 on Alex Epperson, team foul #7 | 73-49 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Charles Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Alex Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ralph Espy (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Ehlert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sheldon Terry (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Willy Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brady (fresh) PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Willy Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert grabs the board | 74-49 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Espy | 76-49 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Josh Burnham knocks in the jumper from the left block | 76-51 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert's pass is intercepted by Willy Thompson | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Alex Epperson is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Terry - foul #2 on Sheldon Terry, team foul #4 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF) James Brady | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Espy - foul #2 on Ralph Espy, team foul #5 | 76-51 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Espy | 78-53 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Willy Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-53 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Ralph Espy snags the defensive board | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Ralph Espy's pass is intercepted by Carl Kenny | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Alex Epperson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 78-53 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert pulls down the rebound | 78-53 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Ralph Espy runs out the clock | 78-53 |