| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins can't tip it in | 44-28 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Sung Tao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Long, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty loses the ball out of bounds | 44-30 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi's pass is intercepted by John Billings | 44-30 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Sung Tao knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 47-30 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Bradley Long knocks in the shot from the right side | 47-32 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini steps in front of the Miroslav Zolty pass | 47-32 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini blows the layup | 47-32 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 47-32 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ardian Zegar | 50-32 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-32 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Sung Tao gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Sung Tao is hacked by Bradley Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Long, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, John Billings, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Bradley Long, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Li Xayasith is called for the reach on Robert Branch - foul #2 on Li Xayasith, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Robert Branch hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Emery Tucker | 52-34 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fresh) SF - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Branch (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:43 | Ohio | John Buchanan clanks a jump hook in the lane | 52-34 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Branch - foul #1 on Robert Branch, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Bradley Long (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) John Buchanan, Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-34 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky tips it but misses | 54-34 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Bradley Long tips it in | 54-36 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Samuel Aikens | 57-36 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | Bradley Long is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Zolty - foul #1 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Samuel Aikens, Keith Tully, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Jonathan Talsky | |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Bradley Long takes the ball from Miroslav Zolty in the backcourt | 57-38 |
| 14:12 | Ohio | Ardian Zegar blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Aldi | 57-38 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 57-38 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini is called for the reach on Sung Tao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar banks in the layup on a great pass from Sung Tao and he's hacked by Matthew Perkins - foul #1 on Matthew Perkins, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wright (C) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Dikembe Aldi, Kenneth Danis | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the free throw | 59-38 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 13:39 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 59-38 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Wright | 59-38 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar slams it home on a great pass from John Billings | 61-38 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini grabs the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Ardian Zegar denies the turnaround by Matthew Perkins | 61-38 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Talsky | 61-38 |
| 12:29 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Perkins | 61-40 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Jonathan Talsky is called for the reach on Sung Tao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Talsky, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, John Billings, Ardian Zegar, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Kenneth Danis (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Bradley Long, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Danis - foul #4 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (C) Kenneth Danis | |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | John Buchanan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-40 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Robert Branch (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 63-40 |
| 11:44 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-40 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Li Xayasith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Robert Branch grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Donald Lang drills a driving attempt near the basket | 63-42 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Branch is called for the reach on Bertram Leech in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Branch, team foul #8 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG) Li Xayasith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Donald Lang, Robert Branch | |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #4 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Eric Wright (C) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Jonathan Miller (SF) John Buchanan, Dikembe Aldi | |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 65-44 |
| 10:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Bradley Long | 65-44 |
| 10:26 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Miroslav Zolty - foul #2 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky (C) Emery Tucker | |
| 10:26 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 10:26 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Bradley Long steals the ball from Shaiming Wang in the backcourt | 65-46 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Bradley Long lays it in | 65-48 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Sung Tao is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 67-48 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF) Sung Tao, Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Robert Branch (PF) Bradley Long, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Dikembe Aldi is called for the reach on John Billings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Buchanan | 68-51 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | John Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Dikembe Alhusseini, Robert Branch | |
| 09:05 | Ohio | John Buchanan is hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Emery Tucker (C) John Buchanan, Dikembe Aldi, Jonathan Talsky | |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Keith Tully - foul #1 on Keith Tully, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG) Li Xayasith | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Sung Tao is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lang - foul #1 on Donald Lang, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 08:25 | Ohio | Bradley Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Donald Lang clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Eric Wright (C) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Bradley Long, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins, Emery Tucker | |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Donald Lang makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Donald Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith Tully | 73-53 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Miroslav Zolty - foul #3 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (SG), Kenneth Danis (C) Donald Lang, Jonathan Talsky | |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Branch (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Danis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits a wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty and he's fouled by Dikembe Aldi - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #11 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG) Sung Tao | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky (C) Robert Branch | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses the free throw | 75-54 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 75-54 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | John Buchanan is called for the reach on Ardian Zegar - foul #2 on John Buchanan, team foul #12 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Keith Tully, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Dikembe Aldi, Jonathan Talsky | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| 06:45 | Ohio | Bradley Long can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #10 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Matthew Perkins (PF) John Buchanan, Kenneth Danis | |
| 06:45 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:45 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:45 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-55 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller is denied on a dunk by Bertram Leech | 76-55 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 76-55 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Lang, team foul #13 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG) Li Xayasith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (PF) Matthew Perkins | |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Robert Branch snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Bradley Long comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-55 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | John Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Emery Tucker | |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Sung Tao steals the ball from Bradley Long | 77-55 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | The short jumper by John Billings is denied by Jonathan Talsky | 77-55 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jonathan Talsky | 77-55 |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 77-55 |
| 05:42 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller tips it but misses | 77-55 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Sung Tao snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Sung Tao is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #4 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #14 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Keith Tully (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF), Eric Wright (C) Samuel Aikens, Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF) Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch | |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 78-57 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Tully | 80-57 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-57 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Keith Tully snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Jonathan Talsky steals the ball from Keith Tully in the backcourt | 80-57 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 80-57 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Keith Tully | 80-57 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Dikembe Alhusseini takes the ball from Sung Tao | 80-57 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi throws it down set up by Dikembe Alhusseini | 80-59 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar travels with the ball | 80-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar | |
| 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 | |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis is denied on a layup by Eric Wright | 80-59 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Lang | 80-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Danis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a turnaround in the paint | 80-59 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Robert Branch tips it in | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is hacked by Kenneth Danis - foul #5 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #15 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF) Kenneth Danis | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | Li Xayasith is called for the reach on John Buchanan - foul #3 on Li Xayasith, team foul #11 | 82-61 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | John Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | John Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 82-62 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Wright | 85-62 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Robert Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 85-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Robert Branch steps in front of the Keith Tully pass | 85-62 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Donald Lang knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Buchanan | 85-65 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Li Xayasith knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Keith Tully | 87-65 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Robert Branch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Buchanan | 87-68 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Miller - foul #1 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #16 | 87-68 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | Emery Tucker snags the defensive board | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | Robert Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Wright | 87-68 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Li Xayasith is hacked by Emery Tucker - foul #1 on Emery Tucker, team foul #17 | 87-68 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller misses the 3 from the left corner | 88-68 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Li Xayasith | 88-68 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens runs out the clock | 88-68 |