| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) SG - William Nelson (fresh) SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) PF - William Sutera (fresh) C - Anthony Tisdale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | William Sutera 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) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Samuel Mee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Joseph Paul loses the dribble to Samuel Mee in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale's pass is intercepted by Charles Lyles | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Arthur Gross double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Arthur Gross scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Paul | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Vincent Otani knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Nelson | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Otani - foul #1 on Vincent Otani, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Charles Lyles blows the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Otani - foul #2 on Vincent Otani, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Vincent Otani | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | William Nelson is fouled on the floor by Charles Lyles - foul #1 on Charles Lyles, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Vernon Ash (SF), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Samuel Mee, William Nelson, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Paredes (C) Joseph Paul | |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Vernon Ash hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Charles Lyles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Robertson | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Reynaldo Lopez | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis buries a jump hook in the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Ash | 9-9 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is hacked by Hedeon Laskoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), William Nelson (SG), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Vernon Ash, Isaac Bodenhamer, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Domingo Colon | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Byrd | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) SG - William Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Sutera (fresh) C - Anthony Tisdale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes | |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Lyles and he's hacked by William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | William Sutera comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Anthony Tisdale takes the ball from Arthur Gross | 9-14 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | William Nelson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Anthony Tisdale is called for the reach on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Anthony Tisdale, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Rotz (SG), Hedeon Laskoski (SF), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) William Nelson, Reynaldo Lopez, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Arthur Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG) Samuel Mee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Paredes (C) Joseph Paul | |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa misses badly on a floater in the paint | 11-14 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Arthur Gross snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses short on a runner from the right block | 11-14 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Duane Paredes tips it in | 11-16 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Duane Paredes gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Paredes | 11-19 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Jeff Rotz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 13-21 |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Jeff Rotz grabs the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa misses badly on a shot from the right side | 13-21 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shane Elliott | 13-21 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Charles Lyles comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 13-21 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Costa (fairly fresh) SG - Jeff Rotz (fairly fresh) SF - Hedeon Laskoski (fairly fresh) PF - Isaac Bodenhamer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Duane Paredes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Hedeon Laskoski - foul #2 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), William Nelson (SG), Vernon Ash (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Gustavo Costa, Jeff Rotz, Hedeon Laskoski, Isaac Bodenhamer, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Domingo Colon (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Duane Paredes | |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Sutera | 13-21 |
| 11:14 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gross - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #2 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale is whistled for a carry | 13-21 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Domingo Colon's floater is tipped away by Vernon Ash | 13-21 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | Vernon Ash pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | William Sutera misses the jump hook in the paint | 13-21 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Domingo Colon snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Samuel Mee steals the ball from Joseph Paul in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Sammy Leach steps in front of the William Sutera pass | 13-21 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Sammy Leach buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Paul | 13-24 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | William Sutera hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rick Byrd - foul #1 on Rick Byrd, team foul #3 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Samuel Mee, Vernon Ash | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Domingo Colon | |
| 09:29 | Ohio | William Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | William Sutera misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Costa - foul #1 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 08:55 | Ohio | Charles Lyles steals it from Gustavo Costa | 14-24 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell drills a fadeaway from the left side | 14-26 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Paul | 14-29 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Josh Klingensmith - foul #1 on Josh Klingensmith, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Jeff Rotz (SG), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Gustavo Costa, William Nelson, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Stephen Cambell, Charles Lyles, Josh Klingensmith, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Jeff Rotz is hacked by Sammy Leach - foul #1 on Sammy Leach, team foul #5 | 14-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jeff Rotz (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaac Bodenhamer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Ehrhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Arthur Gross can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mee - foul #1 on Samuel Mee, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG), Vernon Ash (SF), William Sutera (PF) Jeff Rotz, Reynaldo Lopez, Isaac Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Samuel Mee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale (C) Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Sammy Leach buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Domingo Colon | 17-34 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Samuel Mee makes the 3 from the left corner | 20-34 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Samuel Mee is called for the reach on Arthur Gross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Mee, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Samuel Mee, Vernon Ash | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Joseph Paul (C) Sammy Leach, Domingo Colon | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | William Sutera grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 20-35 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Joseph Paul is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Gross | 20-37 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | William Nelson is hacked by Stephen Cambell - foul #1 on Stephen Cambell, team foul #7 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Arthur Gross, Stephen Cambell, Duane Paredes, Joseph Paul | |
| 04:37 | Ohio | William Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | William Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lonnie Lewis | 22-39 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | William Nelson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Bodenhamer | 24-39 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is fouled in the backcourt by Reynaldo Lopez - foul #1 on Reynaldo Lopez, team foul #10 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Hedeon Laskoski (SG), Vincent Otani (SF) Gustavo Costa, William Nelson, Reynaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (C) Rick Byrd | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Vincent Otani hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Lyles - foul #2 on Charles Lyles, team foul #8 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vernon Ash (PF) Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Christopher Robertson | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hedeon Laskoski (fresh) SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Ash (fresh) C - Isaac Bodenhamer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domingo Colon (fresh) C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:41 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Domingo Colon connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Vincent Otani clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #9 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Rotz (SG), William Sutera (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Vernon Ash, Isaac Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Stephen Cambell (SG), Sammy Leach (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Rick Byrd (C) Lonnie Lewis, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Domingo Colon, Joseph Paul | |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Vincent Otani makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Franklin Ehrhardt | 25-43 |
| 01:34 | Ohio | Arthur Gross is called for the reach on Samuel Mee - foul #2 on Arthur Gross, team foul #10 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Robertson (PF) Stephen Cambell | |
| 01:34 | Ohio | Samuel Mee makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 01:34 | Ohio | Samuel Mee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Duane Paredes pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Gross | 26-45 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | William Sutera comes up short on the runner in the lane | 26-45 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | William Sutera steals the ball from Rick Byrd in the backcourt | 26-45 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson tips it in | 26-47 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | William Sutera hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Duane Paredes - foul #2 on Duane Paredes, team foul #11 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), William Nelson (SG), Vernon Ash (SF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Samuel Mee, Jeff Rotz, Vincent Otani, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Joseph Paul (C) Arthur Gross, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes | |
| 00:27 | Ohio | William Sutera makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Shane Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SF) William Sutera | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-47 |