| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Carl Kenny inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Kenny | 32-35 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford is fouled on the floor by Josh Burnham - foul #2 on Josh Burnham, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn is hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | James Link comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | James Link comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Howard Rumble pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Josh Burnham hits a floater in the lane set up by Howard Rumble | 32-37 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Carl Kenny | 32-37 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 32-39 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford comes up short on the floater from close range | 32-39 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Josh Burnham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Josh Burnham connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Rumble | 32-41 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Faust | 35-41 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Link (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Kenny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 38-43 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Carl Kenny can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 38-43 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Josh Burnham - foul #3 on Josh Burnham, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford | |
| 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 | |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | David Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 38-43 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Larry Landis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Keller | 38-46 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore's layup is rejected by Alex Epperson | 38-46 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Alex Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Larry Landis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-46 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Alex Epperson tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Adam Moore | 40-48 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Larry Landis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson, Alex Epperson, Michael Keller | |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Howard Rumble snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Josh Burnham connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 40-50 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF) Adam Merrell, Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Shealy (C) John Roberts | |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | James Link clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Lynwood Sandidge | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Josh Burnham clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Moore - foul #2 on Adam Moore, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Adam Merrell (SF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, James Link, David Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ryan Roberts | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 43-50 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF), Michael Arsenault (PF) Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Howard Rumble | |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 43-50 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lynwood Sandidge - foul #1 on Lynwood Sandidge, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Brown (PF) Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SG), John Roberts (SF), Alex Epperson (PF), Michael Keller (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham, Bryan Shealy | |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Link - foul #3 on James Link, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willy Thompson - foul #1 on Willy Thompson, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG) Michael Keller | |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Alex Epperson gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Larry Landis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Adam Merrell - foul #2 on Adam Merrell, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), David Brown (C) Robert Faust, Adam Merrell, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn loses the ball out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF) Willy Thompson | |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Adam Moore | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Link | 49-53 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the easy layup | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | David Brown grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Link (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Larry Landis picks off the pass by Adam Moore in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Alex Epperson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Larry Landis and the foul's on Darrell Vaughn - foul #1 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Adam Merrell (SF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, James Link, David Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, John Roberts | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Alex Epperson misses the free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Faust | 52-55 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Howard Rumble travels in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault (PF) Darrell Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Burnham (PF) Alex Epperson | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Bryan Shealy is called for the reach on Robert Faust - foul #3 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF) Ryan Roberts, Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Howard Rumble | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Josh Burnham and he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (SF) Carl Kenny | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Josh Burnham blows the dunk | 54-58 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Faust | 57-58 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy drills a jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Josh Burnham steals it from David Brown | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Larry Landis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is hacked by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Adam Merrell, Lawrence Williams, David Brown, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Carl Kenny (SF) Larry Landis, Bryan Shealy | |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Vaughn | 60-62 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | John Roberts knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 60-64 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | John Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-64 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Carl Kenny grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Ryan Roberts takes the ball from Carl Kenny | 63-64 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore scores on a shot in the paint | 65-64 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the tip | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Shealy (C) John Roberts | |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | James Link misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | James Link grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | James Link clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Josh Burnham snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Howard Rumble clanks a shot from the left side | 65-64 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 65-64 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | James Link makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Darrell Vaughn | 67-64 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-64 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy hits the follow up shot | 67-66 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Shealy - foul #4 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Josh Burnham knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Shealy and he's fouled by Darrell Vaughn - foul #2 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Rumble - foul #2 on Howard Rumble, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-68 |