| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Ardian Zegar is called for the reach on Matthew Perkins - foul #2 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:30 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky's dunk attempt is rejected by Ivan Jakubowski | 33-39 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini steals it from John Billings in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini banks in the layup | 35-39 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 18:44 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-42 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky clanks a shot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Sung Tao is fouled on the floor by Bradley Long - foul #2 on Bradley Long, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Bradley Long, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, John Billings, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-42 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Robert Branch grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Robert Branch steals it from Samuel Aikens in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Donald Lang is fouled on the floor by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| 17:12 | Ohio | Emery Tucker drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Li Xayasith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Lang, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG) Donald Lang | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Li Xayasith can't finish the layup | 37-42 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Bradley Long can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Robert Branch pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Emery Tucker travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) John Buchanan, Robert Branch, Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Sung Tao scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 37-47 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Long | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini picks off the pass by Ardian Zegar | 40-47 |
| 15:23 | Ohio | Bradley Long's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Jakubowski | 40-47 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Sung Tao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Long, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (SG) Bradley Long | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), John Billings (SF) Samuel Aikens, Keith Tully | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | John Billings blows the dunk | 40-47 |
| 15:03 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-47 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 40-50 |
| 13:44 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Bertram Leech buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty and he's hacked by Robert Branch - foul #2 on Robert Branch, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Bradley Long (SG), Kenneth Danis (PF) John Buchanan, Donald Lang, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | Emery Tucker drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Keith Tully - foul #1 on Keith Tully, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, Eric Wright | |
| 13:09 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Bradley Long steals it from Ivan Jakubowski | 42-52 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Ivan Jakubowski steals the ball from Kenneth Danis | 42-52 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens loses the dribble to Dikembe Alhusseini in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Bradley Long throws it down set up by Dikembe Alhusseini | 44-52 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Jonathan Miller, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech | |
| 12:05 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Sung Tao snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Sung Tao comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Talsky - foul #1 on Jonathan Talsky, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Dikembe Alhusseini, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Eric Wright (C) Li Xayasith, Keith Tully, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Bradley Long scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Buchanan | 46-54 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Sung Tao - foul #4 on Bradley Long, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG), Robert Branch (C) Bradley Long, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-54 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ardian Zegar | 46-54 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 46-56 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi loses the dribble to Sung Tao | 46-56 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Sung Tao banks in the layup | 46-58 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Wright | 46-58 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't finish the layup | 46-58 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Emery Tucker (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) John Buchanan, Donald Lang, Matthew Perkins, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), John Billings (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, Shaiming Wang, Ardian Zegar, Eric Wright | |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jonathan Talsky | 46-58 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | Emery Tucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Li Xayasith snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Emery Tucker - foul #2 on Emery Tucker, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (SF) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 3rd free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses the floater from the left side | 46-59 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 46-59 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | John Billings is whistled for a carry | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Jonathan Miller, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Keith Tully (SF) Li Xayasith, John Billings | |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Matthew Perkins is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Matthew Perkins, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF) Dikembe Alhusseini, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky dunks the ball set up by John Buchanan | 48-60 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Talsky (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Keith Tully and the foul's on Donald Lang - foul #4 on Donald Lang, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Bradley Long (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Robert Branch (C) John Buchanan, Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), John Billings (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Samuel Aikens, Ardian Zegar | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Li Xayasith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradley Long, team foul #11 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (SG), Emery Tucker (C) Bradley Long, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Keith Tully, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Bertram Leech blocks the jumper by Dikembe Alhusseini | 48-65 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Eric Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF) Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Shaiming Wang (SF) Li Xayasith, John Billings | |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 48-65 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Sung Tao scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Buchanan - foul #2 on John Buchanan, team foul #12 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi grabs the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Ardian Zegar blocks the short jumper by Matthew Perkins | 48-68 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Sung Tao snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Ardian Zegar is blocked by Kenneth Danis | 48-68 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Eric Wright tips it back up and in | 48-70 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini scores on a jumper from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | John Buchanan steps in front of the Keith Tully pass | 50-70 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | John Buchanan blows the layup | 50-70 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty snags the defensive board | 50-70 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the open dunk | 50-70 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Wright - foul #2 on Eric Wright, team foul #4 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Robert Branch (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, John Buchanan, Matthew Perkins, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar | |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Eric Wright jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Li Xayasith | 51-72 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-72 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 51-72 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens blows the wide open layup | 51-72 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Bertram Leech tips it in | 51-74 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Robert Branch is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Branch, team foul #13 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Kenneth Danis (PF) Jonathan Miller, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-74 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Bertram Leech swats the layup by Robert Branch | 51-74 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the easy open layup | 51-74 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens runs out the clock | 51-74 |