| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sawyer (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Colby Cox double dribbles | 30-26 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Daniel Massey grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 30-26 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Colby Cox is hacked by Wade Belser - foul #3 on Wade Belser, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses long on a jumper from close range | 30-26 |
| 18:07 | Ohio | James Klingler grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Daniel Massey's pass is intercepted by Shawn Parsons | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | William Forster hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Otto Campion - foul #1 on Otto Campion, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Otto Campion snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Wade Belser makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Klingler | 33-26 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is whistled for traveling | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Klingler, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:27 | Ohio | William Forster takes the ball from Glenn Spinks | 33-26 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer is hacked by Shawn Parsons - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SG), James Klingler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Wade Belser, James Sawyer, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ronald Milam (fresh) SG - Robby Euler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Forster - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Ronald Milam | 34-26 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks blows the layup but he's fouled by William Forster - foul #3 on William Forster, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), James Sawyer (SG), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Ronald Milam, Robby Euler, Kenneth Johnson, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Otto Campion misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 35-26 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | James Klingler grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Daniel Massey knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wade Belser | 37-26 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Massey - foul #1 on Daniel Massey, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SF) James Klingler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:04 | Ohio | Otto Campion connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Wade Belser | 39-28 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wade Gilbert | 39-31 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | Wade Belser is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Wade Belser, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) James Sawyer, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Danny Connelly (PF) Colby Cox, Wade Gilbert | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Joseph Heard's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Johnson | 39-31 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Joe Lewis tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Joseph Heard can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Robby Euler grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Wade Belser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-31 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Wade Belser steals the ball from Joseph Heard in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Wade Belser lays it up and in | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robby Euler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Massey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joe Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) C - William Forster (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (PG), James Klingler (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Wade Belser, Robby Euler, Kenneth Johnson, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (PG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, William Forster | |
| 11:02 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is fouled on the floor by Danny Connelly - foul #1 on Danny Connelly, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | Otto Campion banks in the layup on a great pass from James Klingler | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Glenn Spinks blocks the short jumper by Danny Connelly | 43-31 |
| 10:26 | Ohio | James Klingler snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | James Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-31 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Ronald Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks tips it home | 45-31 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Otto Campion - foul #2 on Otto Campion, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), Daniel Massey (C) Ronald Milam, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Danny Connelly | |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Daniel Massey grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 09:23 | Ohio | James Klingler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 45-31 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | James Klingler is called for the reach on William Forster - foul #2 on James Klingler, team foul #6 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF) James Sawyer, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Joe Lewis (SF), Danny Connelly (PF) Colby Cox, Robert Sellers, Wade Gilbert | |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Danny Connelly tips it home | 45-33 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | James Klingler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-33 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG), Glenn Spinks (C) James Klingler, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Robby Euler buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 47-33 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | William Forster knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Joseph Heard | 47-35 |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wade Belser | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robby Euler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Joseph Heard tips it back up and in | 50-37 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Ronald Milam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Wade Belser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson misses the tip | 50-37 |
| 06:45 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Milam | 50-37 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | Wade Belser knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robby Euler | 52-37 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 06:04 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is fouled on the floor by Joe Lewis - foul #1 on Joe Lewis, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (PG), James Klingler (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Wade Belser, Robby Euler, Kenneth Johnson, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (PG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, William Forster | |
| 05:37 | Ohio | James Sawyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Otto Campion gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Otto Campion clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-37 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Colby Cox buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sellers | 55-39 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Wade Gilbert swats the dunk try by Daniel Massey | 55-39 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Otto Campion pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Wade Gilbert steals the ball from Otto Campion | 55-39 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Otto Campion swats the dunk try by Colby Cox | 55-39 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Daniel Massey pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Ronald Milam connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sawyer | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Colby Cox clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Daniel Massey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Otto Campion hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | James Klingler grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 02:23 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 02:22 | Ohio | James Klingler pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 01:54 | Ohio | James Sawyer loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 60-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SG), Anthony Swan (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, James Klingler, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Danny Connelly | |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Robert Sellers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Anthony Swan travels with the ball | 60-42 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Johnson takes the ball from Colby Cox | 60-42 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Anthony Swan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Ronald Milam tips it home | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | William Forster knocks in the runner in the paint | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Wade Gilbert picks off the pass by Kenneth Johnson | 62-44 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 62-44 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Ronald Milam runs out the clock | 62-44 |