| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Coil (fresh) SG - Billy Shockley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harlan Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Heriberto Martinez inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Billy Shockley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Carl Kenny gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Josh Burnham lays it in set up by Howard Rumble | 24-38 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin misses short on a floater from close range | 24-38 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin hits the follow up shot | 26-38 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Carl Kenny knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Josh Burnham | 26-41 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Kenny is called for the reach on Heriberto Martinez - foul #3 on Carl Kenny, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (SF) Carl Kenny | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-41 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 26-41 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Josh Burnham tips it but misses | 26-41 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland's pass is intercepted by Josh Burnham | 26-41 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is whistled for traveling | 26-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca (PG), Dennis Salisbury (SG), Luther O'Neil (SF), Jeffrey McAusland (C) William Coil, Billy Shockley, Heriberto Martinez, Harlan Morin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | Luther O'Neil hits the follow up shot | 28-41 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Karl Westmoreland - foul #2 on Karl Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Epperson (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Michigan | Luther O'Neil grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey McAusland hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | John Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lynwood Sandidge | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Salamanca (fresh) SG - Dennis Salisbury (fresh) SF - Luther O'Neil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey McAusland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Burnham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury hits the finger roll | 32-45 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Josh Burnham comes up short on the shot from the left block | 32-45 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey McAusland snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey McAusland can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-45 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Luther O'Neil hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Howard Rumble hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Josh Burnham - foul #3 on Josh Burnham, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Coil (PG), Billy Shockley (SG), Rupert Holmes (SF), Harlan Morin (C) Thomas Salamanca, Dennis Salisbury, Luther O'Neil, Jeffrey McAusland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Willy Thompson (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, John Roberts, Josh Burnham | |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Shockley - foul #1 on Billy Shockley, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Heriberto Martinez (PF) Karl Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil's pass is intercepted by Willy Thompson | 35-47 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Willy Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Kenny | 35-49 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil buries a 3 from straight away set up by Heriberto Martinez | 38-49 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Larry Landis misses long on a jumper from close range | 38-49 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Carl Kenny tips it home | 38-51 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Martinez | 38-51 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Alex Epperson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 40-51 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Shealy | 40-53 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Shockley | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Coil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Shockley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rupert Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Harlan Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Willy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Epperson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Carl Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Willy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Harlan Morin - foul #1 on Harlan Morin, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca (PG), Dennis Salisbury (SG), Karl Westmoreland (PF), Jeffrey McAusland (C) William Coil, Billy Shockley, Heriberto Martinez, Harlan Morin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Josh Burnham (PF), John Roberts (C) Willy Thompson, Larry Landis, Alex Epperson, Bryan Shealy | |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Josh Burnham connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 40-55 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Josh Burnham | 40-55 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is fouled on the floor by Dennis Salisbury - foul #3 on Dennis Salisbury, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luther O'Neil (SF) Rupert Holmes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Keller (C) Carl Kenny | |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Thomas Salamanca is called for the reach on Howard Rumble - foul #2 on Thomas Salamanca, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SF) Michael Keller | |
| 10:12 | Kent State | John Roberts's pass is intercepted by Luther O'Neil | 40-55 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca lays it in on a great pass from Luther O'Neil | 42-55 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Josh Burnham tips it in | 42-57 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Lynwood Sandidge steps in front of the Luther O'Neil pass | 42-57 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | A charge is called on Howard Rumble - foul #2 on Howard Rumble, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Coil (PG), Billy Shockley (SG), Rupert Holmes (SF), Harlan Morin (C) Thomas Salamanca, Dennis Salisbury, Luther O'Neil, Jeffrey McAusland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Willy Thompson, John Roberts | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Josh Burnham | 42-57 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Howard Rumble clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Carl Kenny is hacked by Karl Westmoreland - foul #3 on Karl Westmoreland, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Josh Burnham clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Harlan Morin - foul #2 on Harlan Morin, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Heriberto Martinez (PF) Karl Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Michigan | William Coil misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 42-59 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | William Coil is called for the reach on Howard Rumble in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Coil, team foul #8 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (SG), John Roberts (PF) Lynwood Sandidge, Josh Burnham | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Coil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Shockley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rupert Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Harlan Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca (PG) William Coil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SG) Howard Rumble | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Carl Kenny pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Willy Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-64 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Billy Shockley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | John Roberts misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-64 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Rupert Holmes | 43-64 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Michigan | Billy Shockley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Salamanca | 46-64 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Salamanca and the foul's on John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Coil (PG), Karl Westmoreland (PF) Billy Shockley, Rupert Holmes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Josh Burnham (PF), Alex Epperson (C) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson, Carl Kenny, Bryan Shealy | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Coil and he's fouled by Lynwood Sandidge - foul #1 on Lynwood Sandidge, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury (SF), Jeffrey McAusland (C) Heriberto Martinez, Harlan Morin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SF) John Roberts | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland misses the free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Josh Burnham grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Willy Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luther O'Neil (SF) Thomas Salamanca | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Westmoreland lays it in | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Willy Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Alex Epperson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Josh Burnham | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Coil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Salisbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luther O'Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Westmoreland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey McAusland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury is hacked by Alex Epperson - foul #1 on Alex Epperson, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rupert Holmes (SF) Luther O'Neil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Willy Thompson, Alex Epperson | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 55-67 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey McAusland grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Bryan Shealy picks off the pass by Rupert Holmes | 55-67 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Jeffrey McAusland steps in front of the Lynwood Sandidge pass | 55-67 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Billy Shockley (SG), Harlan Morin (C) Dennis Salisbury, Jeffrey McAusland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Carl Kenny | 55-67 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Josh Burnham knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Harlan Morin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Harlan Morin, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca (PG), Dennis Salisbury (SG), Heriberto Martinez (SF), Luther O'Neil (PF), Jeffrey McAusland (C) William Coil, Billy Shockley, Rupert Holmes, Karl Westmoreland, Harlan Morin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Willy Thompson (SG), John Roberts (SF), Alex Epperson (PF), Michael Keller (C) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham, Bryan Shealy | |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Thomas Salamanca picks off the pass by Alex Epperson | 55-69 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Salamanca hits the finger roll | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Willy Thompson is hacked by Jeffrey McAusland - foul #1 on Jeffrey McAusland, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Keller is called for the reach on Dennis Salisbury - foul #2 on Michael Keller, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Alex Epperson snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Willy Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Luther O'Neil - foul #1 on Luther O'Neil, team foul #11 | 57-70 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Heriberto Martinez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Willy Thompson runs out the clock | 60-72 |