| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 36-28 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Mark Doxey snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Lynn Hough lays it up and in and the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Wayne Green loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Cargile | 41-28 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Wayne Green double dribbles | 41-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Cleveland | 43-28 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Allan | 43-30 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Cleveland - foul #2 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) Aaron Cleveland, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 17:03 | Ohio | Mark Doxey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Walker | 46-31 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Wayne Green is whistled for traveling | 46-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 16:20 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Mark Doxey tips it but misses | 46-31 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Doxey - foul #3 on Mark Doxey, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF) Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF) James Allan, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Augustus (fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | James Cargile drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Augustus | 48-32 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Wayne Green | |
| 15:17 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the tip | 48-32 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | John Walker can't tip it in | 48-32 |
| 15:12 | Ohio | John Walker snags the offensive board | 48-32 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-32 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the easy layup | 48-32 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-32 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Mark Doxey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Walker | 50-32 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the shot from the right side | 50-32 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Aaron Cleveland | 50-32 |
| 13:40 | Ohio | Lynn Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF) Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao clanks a floater from the right side | 50-32 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell tips it in | 50-34 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Wayne Green tips it in | 50-36 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | Mark Doxey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Augustus (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | James Cargile pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:28 | Ohio | James Wheeler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Doxey | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Mark Doxey drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Augustus | 56-38 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders double dribbles | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Robert Jury (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Monroe Sanders | |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), John Thomas (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| 09:54 | Ohio | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Larry Pantoja - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Mark Doxey travels with the ball | 56-38 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | James Allan scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-41 |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it home | 58-41 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Walker - foul #3 on John Walker, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) Craig Russ, John Thomas | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Pantoja | 61-43 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-43 |
| 08:02 | Ohio | John Walker grabs the board | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Walker (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Ohio | Lynn Hough clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:08 | Ohio | Lynn Hough clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Mark Doxey gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | James Allan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 06:28 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Walker | 63-43 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| 05:56 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF) James Wheeler, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-43 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't tip it in | 63-43 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 04:59 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Cleveland | 66-43 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Larry Pantoja - foul #3 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #4 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) Aaron Cleveland, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Doucette (SG), Gary Raya (SF), John Thomas (PF), Craig Russ (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the free throw | 66-45 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is whistled for traveling | 66-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 04:35 | Ohio | James Allan steps in front of the Mark Doxey pass in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | John Walker blocks the short jumper by Gary Raya | 66-45 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | James Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Walker (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Doucette (fresh) SF - Gary Raya (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) C - Craig Russ (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Mark Doxey steals the ball from John Thomas | 66-45 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Mark Doxey hits the finger roll | 68-45 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | James Allan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | John Walker is called for the reach on Craig Russ - foul #4 on John Walker, team foul #5 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, John Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG), Robert Jury (PF) David Doucette, Gary Raya | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-45 |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Mark Doxey, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:50 | Kent State | John Thomas hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Allan | 68-47 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 3 from the left wing | 68-47 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | John Hoerner steals it from Craig Russ | 68-47 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | James Cargile hits the follow up shot | 70-47 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on Roger Hillyer - foul #3 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Aaron Cleveland | 70-48 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Lynn Hough scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 72-48 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury blows the dunk but he's fouled by Lynn Hough - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #8 | 72-48 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Mark Doxey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Mark Doxey runs out the clock | 72-50 |