| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nolan Ely - foul #1 on Nolan Ely, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Nolan Ely can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clarence Pittman | 30-42 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | John Murphy connects on the 3 from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Pittman | 32-45 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Nolan Ely's pass is intercepted by Wayne Godina | 32-45 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gabriel Benard | 35-45 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Godina - foul #1 on Wayne Godina, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron (C) Leonard Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Nolan Ely makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #2 on Reginald Gann, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia (C) Wayne Godina | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Richard Peters clanks a jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Michigan | John Murphy takes the ball from Mo Allard | 36-46 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Scott Gines misses the easy layup | 36-46 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Scott Gines gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Reginald Gann misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Scott Gines pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Nolan Ely swats the layup by Juan Garcia | 36-46 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Richard Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Murphy misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Coldiron - foul #1 on Jeffrey Coldiron, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (PG), Christopher Artz (SG), Wayne Godina (PF), Leonard Rhodes (C) Clarence Pittman, Gabriel Benard, Mo Allard, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), John Hilliard (C) Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Artz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | John Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-46 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Clarence Plantenberg - foul #1 on Clarence Plantenberg, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Gines (SF) John Murphy | |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron's layup is rejected by Clarence Plantenberg | 39-49 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Scott Gines grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-49 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Scott Gines tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman (PG), Johnny Prioleau (SF), Juan Garcia (C) Christopher Artz, Jeffrey Coldiron, Leonard Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Ely (PF), Reginald Gann (C) Scott Gines, John Hilliard | |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Nolan Ely hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg tips it in | 39-53 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF) James Ryan, Johnny Prioleau | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Peters (SG) Gary Puckett | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Richard Peters connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Andrew Patrick | 39-55 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Plantenberg | 39-55 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia can't throw it down but the foul's on Reginald Gann - foul #3 on Reginald Gann, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes (C) Wayne Godina | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Murphy (PG), Scott Gines (SF), Gary Puckett (PF) Andrew Patrick, Clarence Plantenberg, Nolan Ely | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | John Murphy buries a runner in the lane | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Juan Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Gary Puckett knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #4 on Reginald Gann, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (PG), Christopher Artz (SG), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF) Clarence Pittman, Gabriel Benard, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Ely (PF), Clarence Plantenberg (C) Gary Puckett, Reginald Gann | |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nolan Ely | 44-59 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Scott Gines scores on a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Leonard Rhodes - foul #1 on Leonard Rhodes, team foul #3 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau (SF) Mo Allard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG) Richard Peters | |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:39 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz is denied on a layup by Nolan Ely | 44-62 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Nolan Ely snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Nolan Ely is fouled on the floor by Leonard Rhodes - foul #2 on Leonard Rhodes, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina (PF) Leonard Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Puckett (SG), John Hilliard (C) John Murphy, Scott Gines | |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-62 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Nolan Ely hits the follow up shot | 44-64 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Artz, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman (PG), Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Juan Garcia (C) James Ryan, Christopher Artz, Johnny Prioleau, Wayne Godina | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Peters (SG) Clarence Plantenberg | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-64 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Gary Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Nolan Ely scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Peters | 44-67 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Benard | 46-67 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Nolan Ely lays it in | 46-69 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia buries a floater from the left side set up by Mo Allard | 48-69 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Nolan Ely is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Coldiron - foul #2 on Jeffrey Coldiron, team foul #6 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (SG), Wayne Godina (PF), Leonard Rhodes (C) Gabriel Benard, Jeffrey Coldiron, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Murphy (PG), Scott Gines (SF), Clarence Plantenberg (PF), Reginald Gann (C) Andrew Patrick, Gary Puckett, Nolan Ely, John Hilliard | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-69 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mo Allard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Peters (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Richard Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-69 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Mo Allard | 50-69 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | James Ryan is called for the reach on Richard Peters - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Jeffrey Coldiron (SF), Juan Garcia (C) Clarence Pittman, Mo Allard, Leonard Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Richard Peters makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Richard Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia can't tip it in | 50-71 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Richard Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a runner in the lane | 50-71 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina grabs the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Benard | 52-71 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg scores on a shot from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-73 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Reginald Gann snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg is called for traveling | 52-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz (PG), Johnny Prioleau (SG), Raymond Harrington (C) James Ryan, Gabriel Benard, Wayne Godina | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Gary Puckett (SG), John Hilliard (PF), Milton Morrison (C) Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Clarence Plantenberg, Reginald Gann | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Artz and he's fouled by Milton Morrison - foul #1 on Milton Morrison, team foul #6 | 54-73 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses the free throw | 54-73 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gary Puckett | 54-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | John Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Prioleau - foul #1 on Johnny Prioleau, team foul #8 | 54-73 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Prioleau | 56-74 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Artz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Prioleau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | John Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-74 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Milton Morrison tips it home | 56-76 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-76 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron tips it home | 58-76 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Raymond Harrington picks off the pass by John Hilliard | 58-76 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | John Hilliard is called for the reach on Christopher Artz - foul #1 on John Hilliard, team foul #7 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg (PF) Milton Morrison | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the offensive board | 60-76 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | John Hilliard is hacked by James Ryan - foul #3 on James Ryan, team foul #9 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia (C) Raymond Harrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron snags the defensive board | 60-76 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Prioleau | 62-76 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg is whistled for a carry | 62-76 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Gary Puckett grabs the board | 62-76 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan's pass is intercepted by James Ryan | 62-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-76 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan runs out the clock | 62-76 |