| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco loses the dribble to Henry Carpenter | 34-35 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 19:30 | Ohio | Jesse Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 19:28 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco tips it home | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Gaines | 36-38 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Daniel Ruby is called for the reach on Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Charles Eastland slams it home and he's hacked by Kenneth Eicher - foul #2 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SG), William Lim (C) Terry Gaines, Greg Lamarche | |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Kenneth Bronsky steals the ball from Robert Keene | 36-41 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Robert Benton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, Michael Swope, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Kevin Bolduc (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Robert Keene, Tom Hawkins, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-41 |
| 16:47 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits the finger roll set up by Mathew Patenaude | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Terry Gaines hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Terry Gaines is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), Tom Hawkins (SF) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, William Lim | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-41 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 42-43 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Kevin Bolduc takes the ball from James Mattson | 42-45 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | Ohio | Robert Keene steps in front of the Edmund Roark pass | 42-47 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Bolduc and the foul's on Edmund Roark - foul #4 on Edmund Roark, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Gerald Mead (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, James Mattson, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), William Lim (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc, Greg Lamarche | |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | William Lim picks off the pass by Raymond Boyer | 42-50 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is fouled on the floor by Raymond Boyer - foul #1 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Tom Hawkins | |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Mathew Patenaude steals the ball from William Lim | 42-50 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 42-50 |
| 12:10 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer buries a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Velasco | 44-50 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF) Jesse Smith, Raymond Boyer, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) William Lim | |
| 12:03 | Ohio | The short jumper by Mathew Patenaude is denied by Henry Carpenter | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Bybee (fresh) PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:50 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Greg Lamarche is called for the reach on Thomas Velasco - foul #2 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SF) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland | |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Robert Benton hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marc Bybee | 46-50 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #2 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Michael Swope (C) Robert Benton, Marc Bybee, James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Daniel Ruby, Greg Lamarche | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is hacked by Raymond Boyer - foul #2 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) Henry Carpenter | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Michael Swope grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Charles Eastland gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Jesse Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Smith, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Marc Bybee (SG), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Carpenter (PF) Robert Keene | |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher loses the ball out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Thomas Velasco (C) Kenneth Eicher, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Terry Gaines clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Robert Benton grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Marc Bybee hits a shot from the left wing set up by Mathew Patenaude | 48-53 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Bybee - foul #2 on Marc Bybee, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF) Marc Bybee, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), William Lim (SF) Tom Hawkins, Charles Eastland | |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:13 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | James Mattson misses the floater from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | William Lim is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Robert Benton, Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines, Henry Carpenter, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 50-55 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jesse Smith in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Jesse Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Jesse Smith steals it from Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | James Mattson misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 08:00 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Lim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | William Lim misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 07:35 | Ohio | Jesse Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Marc Bybee (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Tom Hawkins (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, William Lim | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Eicher blocks the short jumper by Henry Carpenter | 53-55 |
| 07:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Charles Eastland snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | A charge is called on Terry Gaines - foul #1 on Terry Gaines, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Marc Bybee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) Greg Lamarche | |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Roark | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Mead - foul #1 on Gerald Mead, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Terry Gaines | |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG) Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG) Tom Hawkins | |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Robert Keene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Michael Swope is hacked by Henry Carpenter - foul #2 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) Henry Carpenter | |
| 04:54 | Ohio | Jesse Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Robert Keene hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 56-59 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Robert Benton makes the jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc clanks a floater from the right block | 58-59 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | James Mattson grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marc Bybee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Lamarche (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Robert Benton gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Jesse Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Mattson | 61-59 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Marc Bybee, James Mattson, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Tom Hawkins (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), William Lim (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, Charles Eastland, Kevin Bolduc, Greg Lamarche | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Mathew Patenaude is called for the reach on Daniel Ruby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude | 64-61 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Terry Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 64-61 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) Tom Hawkins | |
| 02:10 | Kent State | William Lim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | Edmund Roark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Bolduc - foul #2 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) William Lim, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 01:41 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is hacked by Thomas Velasco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Thomas Velasco | 66-62 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-62 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | James Mattson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | James Mattson hits the follow up shot | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Edmund Roark - foul #5 on Edmund Roark, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG) Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ruby - foul #3 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher (SF) Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter clanks a floater in the paint | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Charles Eastland tips it back up and in | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF) Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Daniel Ruby is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Ruby | 69-67 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | James Mattson is hacked by Daniel Ruby in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 00:30 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Charles Eastland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Robert Keene is called for the reach on Kenneth Eicher - foul #3 on Robert Keene, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Robert Keene comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Marc Bybee (SF) Kenneth Bronsky, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Keene - foul #4 on Robert Keene, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 74-67 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Robert Keene grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-67 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 74-67 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Terry Gaines knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Michael Swope (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Marc Bybee | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jesse Smith runs out the clock | 74-70 |