| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) PF - George Shields (fresh) C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) SG - James Fuller (fresh) SF - Sergei Zurowski (fresh) PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) C - Chad Caffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | George Shields misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Sparks - foul #1 on Michael Sparks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | George Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | Ohio | David Liu snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Fuller | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | George Shields misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 1-4 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Caffey - foul #1 on Chad Caffey, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Greg Goetsch is called for the reach on Michael Sparks - foul #1 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro (SG), Jerome Saylor (PF), Byron Boyle (C) James Fuller, Gary Gwyn, Chad Caffey | |
| 17:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor is hacked by Todd Jones - foul #1 on Todd Jones, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle drills a jumper from close range set up by Michael Sparks | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton misses short on a shot in the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor hits a floater in the lane | 3-8 |
| 16:06 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is fouled on the floor by Michael Sparks - foul #2 on Michael Sparks, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), George Shields (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller (SG), Gary Gwyn (SF), Chad Caffey (PF) Michael Sparks, Sergei Zurowski, Jerome Saylor | |
| 15:50 | Ohio | George Shields misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) PF - George Shields (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (fairly fresh) SG - James Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) PF - Chad Caffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF) Byron Boyle | |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is hacked by Sergei Zurowski - foul #1 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #5 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Jason Guizar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton tips it in | 5-8 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Greg Goetsch steals the ball from James Fuller | 5-8 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | George Shields makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Dutton | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn is fouled on the floor by Manuel McDunn - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Ken Hammons (PF), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF), Byron Boyle (C) Gary Gwyn, Chad Caffey | |
| 13:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor misses badly on a runner near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kudyauku Alhambra | 7-8 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Walter Pecoraro is called for the reach on Anthony Wade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (PG), Gary Gwyn (SF) Walter Pecoraro, Sergei Zurowski | |
| 12:46 | Ohio | David Liu banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Jones | 9-8 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Wade steps in front of the Gary Gwyn pass in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Anthony Wade lays it in | 11-8 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor lays it in on a great pass from Michael Sparks | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Todd Jones | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller is hacked by Todd Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Kudyauku Alhambra, Ken Hammons, David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF) Jerome Saylor | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski is hacked by Reginald Dutton - foul #1 on Reginald Dutton, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey (C) Byron Boyle | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Shields (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fuller (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zurowski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Gary Gwyn (fairly fresh) C - Chad Caffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Dutton | 13-10 |
| 11:33 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | George Shields connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn loses the ball out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is hacked by James Fuller - foul #1 on James Fuller, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Hammons (C) George Shields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF) Gary Gwyn | |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Jason Guizar hits a shot near the basket | 17-10 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-13 |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar blows the layup but he's fouled by Jerome Saylor - foul #1 on Jerome Saylor, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Greg Goetsch | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (SF), Byron Boyle (C) Sergei Zurowski, Chad Caffey | |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Guizar - foul #1 on Jason Guizar, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), David Liu (C) Jason Guizar, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 09:56 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Richard Bennett's pass is intercepted by Jerome Saylor | 19-13 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Wade is called for the reach on Michael Sparks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wade, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:47 | Ohio | David Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is fouled on the floor by Michael Sparks - foul #3 on Michael Sparks, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro (PG), Sergei Zurowski (SF) Michael Sparks, Jerome Saylor | |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn can't connect on a shot from the right block | 21-14 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | Anthony Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | George Shields is called for traveling | 21-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett, David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey (C) Byron Boyle | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski tips it but misses | 21-14 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn tips it home | 21-16 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 21-16 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | George Shields gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Ken Hammons (C) Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, George Shields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (PG), Jerome Saylor (PF), Byron Boyle (C) Walter Pecoraro, Sergei Zurowski, Chad Caffey | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fuller (tired) 1 ast. SF - Gary Gwyn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 07:14 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch hits the follow up shot | 23-18 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra is called for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF), Chad Caffey (PF) Gary Gwyn, Jerome Saylor | |
| 06:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Wade steals the ball from James Fuller in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Ken Hammons blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is hacked by Ken Hammons - foul #1 on Ken Hammons, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (PF) Byron Boyle | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | David Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-22 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks's pass is intercepted by Anthony Wade in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Anthony Wade buries a floater from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by George Shields - foul #1 on George Shields, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Manuel McDunn, David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro (PG), Jerome Saylor (PF) Michael Sparks, Sergei Zurowski | |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 27-23 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn misses the runner from the right block | 27-23 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Richard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is whistled for a carry | 27-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Hammons (C) George Shields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle (C) Chad Caffey | |
| 04:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ken Hammons blocks the short jumper by Jerome Saylor | 27-23 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Ken Hammons grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Ken Hammons buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Reginald Dutton and the foul's on Byron Boyle - foul #1 on Byron Boyle, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (PG), Todd Jones (SG), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF) Gary Gwyn | |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Ken Hammons makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Kudyauku Alhambra picks off the pass by Walter Pecoraro in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | David Liu scores on a floater from the right side set up by Todd Jones and he's hacked by Byron Boyle - foul #2 on Byron Boyle, team foul #11 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey (PF) Jerome Saylor | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | David Liu makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (fairly fresh) SG - James Fuller (very tired) 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zurowski (very tired) 3 reb. PF - Chad Caffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #12 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:11 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski's pass is intercepted by Anthony Wade | 33-23 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Jason Guizar lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Wade | 35-23 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-23 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey grabs the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle is denied on a layup by George Shields | 35-23 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | David Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Jason Guizar buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Wade and he's fouled by James Fuller - foul #2 on James Fuller, team foul #13 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, George Shields, David Liu | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (SF), Jerome Saylor (PF) Sergei Zurowski, Byron Boyle | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro is whistled for traveling | 38-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG) Jason Guizar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-23 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle (C) Jerome Saylor | |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-23 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Fuller | 43-25 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn gets the offensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Chad Caffey steals it from Kudyauku Alhambra | 43-25 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 43-25 |