| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Cowen - foul #3 on Steven Cowen, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is whistled for traveling | 29-21 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 32-21 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Otto Rose - foul #1 on Otto Rose, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein is hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #2 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Otto Rose knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Becker | 34-23 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Muhlestein | 36-23 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-23 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Darryl Wesson | 36-23 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Otto Rose drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Darryl Wesson | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Deshi Sun | 38-25 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-25 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 38-28 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra | |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 40-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Coyne swats the shot by Carl Deason | 40-31 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Otto Rose blocks the jumper by Stephen Manns | 40-31 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Stephen Manns steals the ball from Otto Rose | 40-31 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Coyne | 40-33 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Otto Rose clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Robert Navas is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF) Guadalupe Medina, Deshi Sun | |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Donald Muhlestein steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker buries a runner from the left block set up by Donald Muhlestein | 42-35 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Manns | 42-38 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Bachinski | 42-38 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cowen | 44-40 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Darryl Wesson is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Donald Muhlestein, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Deshi Sun (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 44-40 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson loses the dribble to Guadalupe Medina | 44-40 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it home | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Robert Navas (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Darryl Wesson, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Esteban Guerra | 44-45 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the jump hook near the basket | 46-45 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Robert Navas - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Otto Rose (C) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Robert Navas, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Stephen Manns (PF) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 46-45 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the finger roll | 48-45 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Otto Rose - foul #2 on Otto Rose, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Otto Rose connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 50-46 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne | 50-49 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Deshi Sun takes the ball from Steven Cowen | 50-49 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 50-49 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson blows the dunk | 50-49 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Otto Rose | 50-49 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson's pass is intercepted by Guadalupe Medina | 50-49 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Otto Rose scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 52-49 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Otto Rose - foul #3 on Otto Rose, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Esteban Guerra (SF) Guadalupe Medina, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-50 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns, Deshi Sun | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Robert Navas grabs the board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), Otto Rose (C) Robert Navas, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen loses the dribble to Swietomierz Bachinski | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the shot in the lane | 53-51 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Cowen | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Guadalupe Medina | 56-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Muhlestein | 58-56 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Raymond Becker steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass | 58-56 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #3 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Otto Rose | 60-56 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 60-56 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on Esteban Guerra - foul #4 on Steven Cowen, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker tips it but misses | 62-58 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Otto Rose | 62-58 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-58 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Deshi Sun swats the short shot by Darryl Wesson | 62-58 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Stephen Manns | 62-60 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the jump hook in the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Esteban Guerra - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Guadalupe Medina is called for the reach on Otto Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Manns | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein is fouled on the floor by Esteban Guerra - foul #4 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-66 |