| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charles Rohe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wilfred Riddles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Gregory Holland inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio | Michael Teague shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Holland | 27-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Gregory Holland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the shot in the lane | 29-28 |
| 18:52 | Ohio | Gregory Holland misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Esteban Guerra | 29-28 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 29-30 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | Gregory Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Oliver Hall (SF), Fred Young (PF), Cameron Kelty (C) Gregory Holland, Paul Johnson, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Cameron Kelty is called for the reach on Esteban Guerra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cameron Kelty, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled on the floor by Fred Young - foul #1 on Fred Young, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Knorr (SG) Michael Teague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra, Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Stephen Manns blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Fred Young - foul #2 on Fred Young, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (C) Leland Pettigrew | |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Ohio | Charles Rohe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 17:02 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty is hacked by Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Teague (PG), Gregory Holland (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Charles Rohe, Oliver Hall, Fred Young, Cameron Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 16:27 | Ohio | Matthew Coyne is called for the reach on Gregory Holland - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk | |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles jams it | 31-33 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Knorr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wilfred Riddles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Gregory Holland is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Knorr | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne knocks in the runner from the right block | 34-35 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Michael Teague splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG), Oliver Hall (SF), Fred Young (PF), Cameron Kelty (C) Michael Teague, Gregory Holland, Paul Johnson, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| 14:45 | Ohio | Swietomierz Bachinski steals it from Fred Young | 34-35 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Walter Zilk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Walter Zilk tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Oliver Hall is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Oliver Hall, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Teague (SG) Kevin Knorr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Leland Pettigrew | 34-37 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Anton | 36-37 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lewis Fagundes | 36-40 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Michael Teague knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 39-43 |
| 12:05 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Teague | 41-43 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 11:40 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Anton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Teague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Fred Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Kelty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Michael Teague evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty tips it home | 43-43 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Robert Anton is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (PG), Kevin Knorr (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Robert Anton, Michael Teague, Oliver Hall, Fred Young, Cameron Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Rohe | 46-45 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Knorr - foul #2 on Kevin Knorr, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-45 |
| 09:55 | Ohio | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Charles Rohe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Stephen Manns is called for the reach on Kevin Knorr - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Rohe and he's hacked by Walter Zilk - foul #2 on Walter Zilk, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Walter Zilk | |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Esteban Guerra | 52-49 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Gregory Holland connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Knorr | 55-49 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Paul Johnson steals it from Stephen Manns | 55-49 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | Charles Rohe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG), Michael Teague (SG), Jesse McAtee (C) Charles Rohe, Kevin Knorr, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Walter Zilk (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Esteban Guerra, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Young (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Anton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Teague (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse McAtee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio | Stephen Manns takes the ball from Michael Teague after a doubleteam | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is hacked by Michael Teague in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Teague, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jesse McAtee | 55-49 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Gregory Holland is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Fred Young | 57-49 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Gregory Holland misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:46 | Ohio | Robert Anton snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Gregory Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Jesse McAtee tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Teague | 62-52 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Oliver Hall (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Gregory Holland, Fred Young, Jesse McAtee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk, Pete Armstrong | |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Oliver Hall steps in front of the Stephen Manns pass in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Michael Teague lays it up and in on a great pass from Oliver Hall | 64-52 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Knorr (SG) Michael Teague | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Oliver Hall snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Leland Pettigrew swats the shot by Wilfred Riddles | 64-52 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 64-52 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Anton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Knorr (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hall (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Wilfred Riddles (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles buries a jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Wilfred Riddles - foul #2 on Wilfred Riddles, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (PG), Fred Young (PF), Cameron Kelty (C) Robert Anton, Paul Johnson, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Walter Zilk (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Walter Zilk | |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Rohe - foul #2 on Charles Rohe, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Leland Pettigrew picks off the pass by Cameron Kelty | 67-56 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Charles Rohe takes the ball from Leland Pettigrew | 67-56 |
| 00:59 | Ohio | Charles Rohe hits the finger roll | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty is hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Pete Armstrong blocks the jumper by Oliver Hall | 69-59 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-62 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG), Michael Teague (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Charles Rohe, Kevin Knorr, Oliver Hall, Fred Young, Cameron Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Anton is hacked by Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (SG), Cameron Kelty (C) Michael Teague, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Anton makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Anton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Holland - foul #2 on Gregory Holland, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Teague (SG), Wilfred Riddles (C) Charles Rohe, Cameron Kelty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Robert Anton runs out the clock | 71-64 |