| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Liu (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio | Milton Bellino can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-32 |
| 19:48 | Ohio | David Liu tips it home | 33-32 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Joseph Williams tips it home | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | David Liu clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Miles | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Samuel Miles tips it home | 33-36 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Manuel McDunn, Stephen Buendia, David Liu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) John Anderson | |
| 17:58 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Klinger - foul #1 on Steven Klinger, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SF) Greg Goetsch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Barry Jones (SF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| 17:58 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:58 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Steven Klinger is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Bellino - foul #2 on Milton Bellino, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Milton Bellino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan (SG) Steven Klinger | |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Ken Hammons snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Ken Hammons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Dutton | 38-36 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Wade - foul #1 on Anthony Wade, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Callaghan | 38-39 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Todd Jones is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Stephen Buendia (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock, David Lindsey | |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses the shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Milton Bellino clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Samuel Miles gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jason Guizar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Steven Klinger travels in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Jason Guizar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (C) Joseph Williams | |
| 15:29 | Ohio | David Liu connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Buendia | 41-39 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | John Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Steven Klinger takes the ball from Milton Bellino | 41-39 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Steven Klinger hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Learned | 41-42 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Milton Bellino hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 44-42 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Joseph Learned's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Manuel McDunn, Stephen Buendia, David Liu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), David Lindsey (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Mark Rothrock | |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Anthony Wade drills a shot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | David Lindsey is called for 10 seconds | 46-42 |
| 13:31 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the jumper in the paint | 46-42 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Barry Jones grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert is hacked by Ken Hammons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Hammons, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Barry Jones snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Ohio | Ken Hammons pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Todd Jones | 49-42 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Joseph Williams can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-42 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Barry Jones tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Todd Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan lays it in | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Todd Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Dutton | 53-46 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Jason Guizar steals it from Gordon Callaghan in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Anthony Wade can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), David Liu (C) Jason Guizar, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF), Mark Rothrock (C) Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, Barry Jones, David Lindsey, Joseph Williams | |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | John Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Buendia - foul #1 on Stephen Buendia, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG) Anthony Wade | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Joseph Learned picks off the pass by David Liu | 54-47 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Steven Klinger lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Learned | 54-49 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Greg Goetsch | 57-49 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Joseph Learned is whistled for a carry | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (C) David Liu | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin lays it in | 59-49 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Manuel McDunn steals the ball from Samuel Miles in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 09:31 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn dunks the ball | 61-49 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | A charge is called on John Anderson - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 63-49 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Steven Klinger buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Learned | 63-52 |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Rothrock - foul #2 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (PG), Todd Jones (SG), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Mitchell Herbert (SG), Gordon Callaghan (SF), Barry Jones (PF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Mark Rothrock | |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | David Lindsey is open but misses the lay-in | 65-52 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | David Liu gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Richard Bennett is called for a backcourt violation | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF) Richard Bennett, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Williams (C) Chris Brill | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan is hacked by Todd Jones - foul #1 on Todd Jones, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Joseph Williams connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Lindsey and he's hacked by David Liu - foul #3 on David Liu, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG) Gordon Callaghan | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | David Liu snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | David Liu hits the finger roll set up by Jason Guizar | 67-54 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Joseph Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Dutton | 67-54 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | David Lindsey steps in front of the David Liu pass | 67-54 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Chris Brill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Joseph Williams misses the tip | 67-54 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert grabs the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Wade - foul #2 on Anthony Wade, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, Reginald Dutton, David Liu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF) Chris Brill, Barry Jones, David Lindsey | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Todd Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Miles - foul #1 on Samuel Miles, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (C) Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG) Mitchell Herbert | |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Todd Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Todd Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Samuel Miles is hacked by Todd Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Milton Bellino | 71-58 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Joseph Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Klinger | 71-60 |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Todd Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-60 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Joseph Williams pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Steven Klinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF) Todd Jones, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan (SF), John Anderson (PF) Samuel Miles, Mark Rothrock | |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses short on a shot from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Williams | 71-60 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Joseph Learned clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Milton Bellino gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Ken Hammons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Bellino | 71-60 |
| 03:15 | Ohio | Richard Bennett lays it in set up by Greg Goetsch | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Klinger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Williams (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Joseph Williams tips it back up and in | 73-62 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), David Liu (C) Richard Bennett, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Miles (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), Barry Jones (C) Gordon Callaghan, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia loses the dribble to Barry Jones | 73-62 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Joseph Learned gets the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Steven Klinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | Milton Bellino snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia knocks in the jumper in the paint | 75-62 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock's pass is intercepted by Greg Goetsch in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn lays it in on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 77-62 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Steven Klinger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Stephen Buendia | 77-62 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Greg Goetsch | 77-62 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Steven Klinger grabs the board | 77-62 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Stephen Buendia steals the ball from Steven Klinger | 77-62 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch is whistled for a carry | 77-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Manuel McDunn, Stephen Buendia, David Liu | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | David Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Ken Hammons scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Wade | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan loses the ball out of bounds | 79-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Anthony Wade runs out the clock | 79-62 |