| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Brindley (fresh) SG - Andrew Digiacomo (fresh) SF - Corey Rhames (fresh) PF - James Gordon (fresh) C - Antoine Carruth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) PF - George Shields (fresh) C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Youngstown State | James Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | James Gordon lays it in set up by Andrew Digiacomo | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Jason Guizar can't connect on a runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Youngstown State | James Gordon pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Youngstown State | George Shields swats the short shot by Andrew Digiacomo | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Ohio | David Liu grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Shields | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth is hacked by David Liu - foul #1 on David Liu, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard (PG), Kevin Summers (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Steven Brindley, Corey Rhames, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jason Guizar - foul #1 on Jason Guizar, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | George Shields hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to George Shields | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | George Shields can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Bouchard - foul #1 on Ronald Bouchard, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames (SG), James Gordon (C) Andrew Digiacomo, Antoine Carruth | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:14 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Youngstown State | Greg Goetsch picks off the pass by Ronald Bouchard in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch hits the finger roll | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Guizar - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley (SG) Corey Rhames | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn | |
| 16:53 | Youngstown State | James Gordon misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Liu - foul #2 on David Liu, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames (SG) Steven Brindley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) David Liu | |
| 16:53 | Youngstown State | James Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | Youngstown State | James Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | George Shields misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to James Gordon | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Youngstown State | James Gordon clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bouchard - foul #2 on Ronald Bouchard, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley (PG), Andrew Digiacomo (SG), Antoine Carruth (C) Ronald Bouchard, Corey Rhames, Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Manuel McDunn (SF) Greg Goetsch, George Shields | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Brindley (fresh) SG - Andrew Digiacomo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Summers (fairly fresh) PF - James Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Antoine Carruth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) SG - Todd Jones (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) PF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to James Gordon | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth comes up short on the shot from close range | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Todd Jones snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Gordon - foul #1 on James Gordon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Kevin Summers, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Ken Hammons (C) Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton | |
| 14:38 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:23 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kudyauku Alhambra - foul #1 on Kudyauku Alhambra, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 14:23 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is fouled on the floor by Andrew Digiacomo - foul #1 on Andrew Digiacomo, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Gordon (PF) Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:02 | Ohio | Steven Brindley picks off the pass by George Shields | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Ken Hammons grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:31 | Youngstown State | Manuel McDunn steps in front of the Antoine Carruth pass | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Anthony Wade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel McDunn | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:49 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Andrew Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Andrew Digiacomo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons | |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Summers - foul #1 on Kevin Summers, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG) Richard Bennett | |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Youngstown State | Greg Goetsch steals the ball from Corey Rhames in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 12:05 | Ohio | George Shields hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Jones | 9-14 |
| 11:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Brindley and he's hacked by Reginald Dutton - foul #1 on Reginald Dutton, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Gordon (PF) Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Shields | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Brindley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Corey Rhames (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Summers (tiring) PF - James Gordon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antoine Carruth (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Todd Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Shields (tiring) 4 pts. C - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Youngstown State | James Gordon hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | George Shields buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Reginald Dutton | 14-18 |
| 10:54 | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alfred Tharp (PF) James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Ken Hammons (PF) Todd Jones, George Shields, Reginald Dutton | |
| 10:47 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Gordon (PF) Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:19 | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra buries a floater in the paint | 17-20 |
| 09:55 | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley's pass is intercepted by Richard Bennett in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | Ohio | Richard Bennett lays it in | 17-22 |
| 09:48 | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Corey Rhames, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo (SG), Alfred Tharp (PF) Kevin Summers, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), George Shields (PF) Greg Goetsch, Ken Hammons | |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Antoine Carruth swats the short shot by Manuel McDunn | 17-22 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Alfred Tharp is called for the reach on George Shields - foul #1 on Alfred Tharp, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Gordon (PF) Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 09:19 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:00 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Anthony Wade grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Digiacomo - foul #3 on Andrew Digiacomo, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Andrew Digiacomo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG) Anthony Wade | |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:26 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Brindley | 19-26 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | George Shields drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Goetsch | 19-28 |
| 08:08 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Gordon (PF) Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Manuel McDunn, George Shields | |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers is hacked by Todd Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Jones, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Richard Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (C) Reginald Dutton | |
| 07:43 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers is called for 10 seconds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Richard Bennett | |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra's pass is intercepted by Kevin Summers | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Brindley (tired) 2 ast. SG - Corey Rhames (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Summers (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Gordon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antoine Carruth (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Shields (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers is called for 3 seconds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard (PG) Kevin Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG) Anthony Wade | |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra can't throw it down | 20-28 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Ken Hammons's layup is rejected by Antoine Carruth | 20-28 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | George Shields can't throw it down | 20-28 |
| 06:24 | Ohio | Ken Hammons grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Ronald Bouchard is called for the reach on Greg Goetsch - foul #3 on Ronald Bouchard, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Ronald Bouchard, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF) Todd Jones, George Shields, Ken Hammons | |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:10 | Youngstown State | Alfred Tharp grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 06:01 | Youngstown State | Corey Rhames can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Kevin Summers gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:51 | Youngstown State | Richard Bennett steals the ball from Steven Brindley | 20-28 |
| 05:42 | Ohio | Alfred Tharp blocks the jumper by Manuel McDunn | 20-28 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth hits the finger roll | 22-28 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 04:54 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kudyauku Alhambra | 22-28 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Brindley - foul #1 on Steven Brindley, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo (SG), James Gordon (PF) Kevin Summers, Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:21 | Youngstown State | Reginald Dutton blocks the short jumper by Antoine Carruth | 22-30 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 04:00 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard (PG), Kevin Summers (SF) Steven Brindley, Corey Rhames | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Ken Hammons (PF), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, Reginald Dutton | |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth is whistled for a carry | 22-30 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley (PG) Ronald Bouchard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steven Brindley (very tired) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Digiacomo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Summers (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gordon (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antoine Carruth (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Todd Jones (fresh) PF - Ken Hammons (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Jason Guizar hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Anthony Wade | 22-32 |
| 02:57 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo buries a fadeaway from the left side | 24-32 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard (PG), Corey Rhames (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Steven Brindley, Kevin Summers, Antoine Carruth | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), George Shields (PF) Jason Guizar, Ken Hammons | |
| 02:19 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo is fouled on the floor by David Liu - foul #3 on David Liu, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Brindley (PG), Antoine Carruth (C) Ronald Bouchard, Alfred Tharp | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, David Liu | |
| 02:19 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:19 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:59 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:50 | Youngstown State | Kudyauku Alhambra steps in front of the Corey Rhames pass | 26-32 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Richard Bennett lays it in set up by Kudyauku Alhambra | 26-34 |
| 01:26 | Youngstown State | George Shields swats the layup by James Gordon | 26-34 |
| 01:25 | Ohio | Richard Bennett gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Bennett | 26-37 |
| 00:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Reginald Dutton - foul #2 on Reginald Dutton, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard (PG), Kevin Summers (SF), Alfred Tharp (PF) Steven Brindley, Corey Rhames, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Ken Hammons (PF) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Kudyauku Alhambra, George Shields | |
| 00:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:55 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Reginald Dutton | 27-37 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Kevin Summers picks off the pass by Manuel McDunn | 27-37 |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | Andrew Digiacomo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Todd Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Todd Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Wade | 27-39 |
| 00:17 | Youngstown State | Antoine Carruth's pass is intercepted by Anthony Wade in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Ronald Bouchard steals the ball from Ken Hammons | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Ronald Bouchard misses the halfcourt shot | 27-39 |