| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Randy Brown (fresh) SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) SF - Richard Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson buries a runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Richard Mosher is called for the reach on Michael Geraci in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Mosher, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | William Freeze buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Willy Palen and he's hacked by Gerard Johnson - foul #1 on Gerard Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Richard Mosher snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Randy Brown is fouled on the floor by William Freeze - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Willy Palen is called for the reach on Gerard Johnson - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randy Brown | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses short on a runner from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Richard Mosher loses the dribble to Joshua Myers | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Joshua Myers banks in the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | William Freeze misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Richard Mosher snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses the easy layup | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff tips it home | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | William Freeze misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Brown - foul #1 on Randy Brown, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), Dale Langan (SG), James Riley (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Randy Brown, Ralph Pottorff, Richard Baker, Richard Mosher, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 16:55 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Malcolm Petty steps in front of the Clifton Crowder pass | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | William Freeze's pass is intercepted by Dale Langan in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Dale Langan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 9-5 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ruben Marroquin - foul #1 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (PF) Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Willy Palen (C) William Freeze, Joshua Myers, Malcolm Petty | |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (fresh) SG - Dale Langan (fresh) SF - James Riley (fresh) PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifton Crowder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Ohio | Dale Langan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Aaron Williams's floater is tipped away by Richard Mosher | 9-7 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Palen | 9-7 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Robert Teichmiller is called for the reach on Robert Liddle - foul #1 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Robert Teichmiller, Dale Langan, James Riley, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Robert Liddle, Aaron Williams, Luis Dehaven | |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Dean Miles travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:12 | Ohio | Randy Brown gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the shot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Evan Woodward | 9-7 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Dean Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Brown - foul #2 on Randy Brown, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), Dale Langan (SG), Gerard Johnson (C) Randy Brown, Ralph Pottorff, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Malcolm Petty (C) Dean Miles, Willy Palen | |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Langan - foul #1 on Dale Langan, team foul #7 | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Richard Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Michael Geraci comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Teichmiller - foul #2 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #8 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), James Riley (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF) Robert Teichmiller, Richard Baker, Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Aaron Williams (SF) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward | |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Malcolm Petty picks off the pass by Ralph Pottorff | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | William Freeze is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (PF) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Willy Palen (C) William Freeze, Michael Geraci | |
| 12:05 | Ohio | Richard Mosher can't connect on a runner in the paint | 9-11 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | James Riley tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Willy Palen loses the dribble to Richard Mosher | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Pottorff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifton Crowder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Malcolm Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Willy Palen (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Liddle tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Aaron Williams is called for the reach on Ralph Pottorff - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) James Riley, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Robert Liddle, Dean Miles, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Willy Palen | |
| 10:22 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dale Langan | 13-11 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 13-11 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 10:03 | Ohio | Richard Mosher pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Baker - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #9 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (PF), Harold Frederick (C) Richard Mosher, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Palen (C) Michael Geraci | |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Luis Dehaven is called for the reach on Richard Baker - foul #1 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Killinger (PF) Luis Dehaven | |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Killinger - foul #1 on James Killinger, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Evan Woodward, James Killinger | |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Joshua Myers gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 13-15 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Harold Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 13-15 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Pottorff (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) C - Harold Frederick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ralph Pottorff | 15-18 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Richard Baker is called for the reach on William Freeze in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #10 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Richard Baker, Ruben Marroquin, Harold Frederick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Joshua Myers, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:08 | Ohio | William Freeze takes the ball from James Riley | 15-19 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven is hacked by Ralph Pottorff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Pottorff, team foul #11 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) William Freeze | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | James Riley is whistled for a carry | 15-20 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses long on an open shot from close range | 15-20 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Mosher | 18-20 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Miles and he's hacked by Dale Langan - foul #2 on Dale Langan, team foul #12 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG) Dale Langan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Robert Liddle, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff scores on a floater from the right side | 20-23 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Evan Woodward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 05:20 | Ohio | James Riley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is hacked by Richard Mosher - foul #2 on Richard Mosher, team foul #13 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (SF), Harold Frederick (C) James Riley, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG) Dean Miles | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | William Freeze is called for the reach on Randy Brown - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) William Freeze | |
| 04:43 | Ohio | Randy Brown comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 20-24 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 20-24 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the finger roll set up by Robert Liddle | 23-26 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Randy Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 23-26 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Ruben Marroquin is called for the reach on Aaron Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #14 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Ralph Pottorff, Ruben Marroquin, Clifton Crowder, Harold Frederick | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) Robert Liddle, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Richard Mosher drills a jump hook from the right block | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Joshua Myers travels in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF) Aaron Williams | |
| 03:23 | Ohio | Malcolm Petty swats the short shot by Gerard Johnson | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Randy Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Teichmiller (fresh) SF - Richard Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven jams it | 25-29 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Randy Brown misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Randy Brown grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Randy Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Teichmiller and he's hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Willy Palen (C) Joshua Myers, Luis Dehaven | |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Randy Brown misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Willy Palen gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty is whistled for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (PF) Malcolm Petty | |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 27-29 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Richard Mosher steps in front of the Michael Geraci pass | 27-29 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Dean Miles - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Richard Baker, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Willy Palen | |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Clifton Crowder is called for the reach on Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Clifton Crowder, team foul #15 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerard Johnson (C) Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Michael Geraci | |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 29-30 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Dean Miles grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 29-32 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Randy Brown is called for the reach on Aaron Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Brown, team foul #16 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) Dean Miles | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the 3 from straight away | 29-33 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |