| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Barber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Serna (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Larry Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Barber - foul #2 on Jeremy Barber, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Ohio | John Serna snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | John Serna misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-36 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Jeremy Barber is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Barber, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Caleb Roberson (C) Gregory McPherren | |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Stuart Sinquefield steals the ball from He-ping Xiong | 36-38 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber lays it up and in on a great pass from Stuart Sinquefield | 36-40 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Eugene Baker connects on the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Stuart Sinquefield - foul #2 on Stuart Sinquefield, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Hairston (SF), Christopher Dale (PF) Stuart Sinquefield, John Serna | |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | Christopher Dale gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Paul Hairston is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Baker - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), David Bradley (C) He-ping Xiong, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Serna (PF) Christopher Dale | |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Paul Hairston is called for the reach on Larry Stokes - foul #2 on Paul Hairston, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory McPherren (C) Caleb Roberson | |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory McPherren - foul #1 on Gregory McPherren, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF) Douglas Meredith, Paul Hairston | |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Eugene Baker picks off the pass by Gregory McPherren | 42-42 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Baker | 44-42 |
| 15:52 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren's floater is tipped away by Adam Hollis | 44-42 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harvey Treiber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Frank Buckner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Barber (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Dale (PF) John Serna | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Buckner | 44-44 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Jeremy Barber is called for the reach on Luke Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Barber, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG) Jeremy Barber | |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Larry Stokes blows the dunk | 44-44 |
| 15:06 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 14:56 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Adam Hollis knocks in the floater from close range | 46-46 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Frank Buckner is hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Eugene Baker (SF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Paul Hairston (SF), John Serna (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Frank Buckner, Stuart Sinquefield, Christopher Dale, Gregory McPherren | |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson is hacked by Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Larry Vinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (C) Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Paul Hairston is called for the reach on Eugene Baker - foul #3 on Paul Hairston, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG) Luke Hughes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Darin Nadel (SG) Larry Vinson | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:14 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Darin Nadel | 48-48 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Barber (SG), Matthew Galles (C) Darin Nadel, Caleb Roberson | |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Paul Hairston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Meredith | 48-51 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan misses long on a floater from the right block | 48-51 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jeremy Barber | 48-51 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Arthur Cox swats the short shot by Matthew Galles | 48-51 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses badly on a jumper from close range | 48-51 |
| 11:53 | Ohio | Matthew Galles grabs the board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Barber (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Paul Hairston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Galles (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Meredith | 48-54 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Arthur Cox buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Matthew Galles - foul #1 on Matthew Galles, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Larry Stokes, He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Paul Hairston, John Serna, Matthew Galles | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Harvey Treiber steals the ball from Jeremy Barber | 51-54 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Luke Hughes - foul #4 on Luke Hughes, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber hits the easy wide open finger roll | 53-54 |
| 09:56 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield connects on the 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Frank Buckner snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Stokes - foul #3 on Larry Stokes, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG), John Serna (PF) Stuart Sinquefield, Christopher Dale | |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Jeremy Barber picks off the pass by Christopher Alicea in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Caleb Roberson (C) Frank Buckner, Jeremy Barber, Gregory McPherren | |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by He-ping Xiong - foul #3 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield makes the 3rd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | David Bradley tips it home | 55-62 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Larry Vinson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the floater from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | John Serna snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Larry Vinson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Meredith | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Larry Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Caleb Roberson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea is called for a backcourt violation | 55-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Jeremy Barber (SG), Paul Hairston (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Larry Vinson, Stuart Sinquefield, John Serna, Caleb Roberson | |
| 07:14 | Ohio | Paul Hairston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is hacked by Christopher Dale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Dale, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:52 | Ohio | Christopher Dale comes up short on the runner from the left block | 57-68 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory McPherren - foul #2 on Gregory McPherren, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Adam Hollis (PF) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Buckner | 58-70 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Christopher Dale - foul #3 on Christopher Dale, team foul #11 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), John Serna (PF), Matthew Galles (C) Jeremy Barber, Paul Hairston, Christopher Dale, Gregory McPherren | |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | John Serna knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stuart Sinquefield and he's hacked by He-ping Xiong - foul #4 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Caleb Roberson (C) Matthew Galles | |
| 05:43 | Ohio | John Serna makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vinson - foul #2 on Larry Vinson, team foul #12 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG) Frank Buckner | |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | Larry Vinson banks in the layup set up by Stuart Sinquefield | 61-75 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Luke Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Eugene Baker (SF) He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio | John Serna misses the lay-in | 61-75 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | John Serna tips it but misses | 61-75 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Larry Vinson's pass is intercepted by Harvey Treiber | 61-75 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-75 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Vinson | 61-77 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber tips it back up and in | 63-77 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Larry Vinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Serna and he's hacked by Luke Hughes - foul #5 on Luke Hughes, team foul #8 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF), David Bradley (C) Harvey Treiber, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Paul Hairston (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Stuart Sinquefield, John Serna, Caleb Roberson | |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Larry Vinson misses the free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | David Bradley snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-79 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Christopher Dale | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Frank Buckner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Vinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Christopher Dale comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-79 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Christopher Dale hits the follow up shot | 63-81 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | David Bradley misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Gregory McPherren - foul #3 on Gregory McPherren, team foul #13 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Barber (SG) Larry Vinson | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | Paul Hairston knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Buckner and he's fouled by Marijan Zupan - foul #2 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #9 | 65-83 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | Paul Hairston misses the free throw | 65-83 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-83 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Frank Buckner picks off the pass by He-ping Xiong in the backcourt | 65-83 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Paul Hairston can't finish the layup | 65-83 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Paul Hairston misses the tip | 65-83 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Larry Stokes gets the rebound | 65-83 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Frank Buckner is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Buckner, team foul #14 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren knocks in the shot in the paint | 66-85 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea loses the dribble to Christopher Dale | 66-85 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Frank Buckner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Frank Buckner, team foul #15 | 66-85 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), David Bradley (C) He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), John Serna (PF) Frank Buckner, Paul Hairston, Christopher Dale | |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Stuart Sinquefield picks off the pass by Harvey Treiber in the backcourt | 66-85 |
| 01:19 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Meredith | 66-88 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-88 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber tips it but misses | 66-88 |
| 01:01 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren gets the rebound | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio | John Serna drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Stuart Sinquefield out of the doubleteam | 66-90 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Eugene Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-90 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith runs out the clock | 69-90 |