| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Cunningham - foul #3 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF) Ronald Cunningham | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Donald Deal denies the turnaround by James Thomas | 36-32 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton tips it home | 36-34 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Guillory | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Ohio | Earl Morgan is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Brent Horne tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Terrance Smith snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Curtis Godin connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Foster and he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (SG), Gregory Parish (SF) David Foster, Earl Morgan | |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Robert Phillips scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Terrance Smith knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF) Curtis Godin, Justin Harris | |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 40-39 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Earl Morgan scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Earl Morgan is called for the reach on Ted Krug in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Morgan, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG), David Foster (SG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Ivan White, Earl Morgan, Terrance Smith | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | David Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Gregory Parish tips it home | 40-43 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by Justin Harris - foul #2 on Justin Harris, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Earl Morgan (SF) Gregory Parish, James Thomas | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Donald Deal tips it home | 42-43 |
| 15:43 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-43 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Thomas Hamilton steps in front of the Brent Horne pass | 42-43 |
| 15:25 | Ohio | Earl Morgan buries a floater from the right block set up by Curtis Godin | 42-45 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Harris - foul #3 on Justin Harris, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), James Thomas (PF), Lance Costello (C) Curtis Godin, Earl Morgan, Justin Harris, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Ivan White loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF) Ted Krug, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) David Foster | |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Costello | 43-45 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gregory Parish | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Ivan White drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | John Guillory pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Guillory and he's hacked by Ronald Cunningham - foul #4 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), David Foster (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Ivan White, Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | Ohio | The rebound goes to David Foster | 45-47 |
| 12:52 | Ohio | Earl Morgan lays it up and in | 45-49 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski's floater is tipped away by James Thomas | 45-49 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Earl Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Godin | 45-52 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it up and in | 47-52 |
| 11:37 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 11:36 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Avery (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Brent Horne is fouled on the floor by Curtis Godin - foul #2 on Curtis Godin, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Richard Meeker (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Gerald Avery, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) David Foster, James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:49 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 47-52 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Curtis Godin is called for the reach on John Guillory in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Godin, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF) Richard Meeker | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:35 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Terrance Smith gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:24 | Ohio | Terrance Smith buries a 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Godin | 48-55 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Justin Harris swats the short shot by Ronnie Porter | 48-55 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Curtis Godin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Justin Harris comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), Lance Costello (C) Gregory Parish, Terrance Smith | |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Porter | 48-57 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox jams it on a great pass from John Guillory | 50-57 |
| 09:13 | Ohio | Curtis Godin is fouled on the floor by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Richard Meeker (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Ronnie Porter, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SF), James Thomas (PF) Curtis Godin, Earl Morgan, Justin Harris | |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Ivan White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Lance Costello tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to James Thomas | 50-57 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | David Foster buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan White | 50-60 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-60 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Lance Costello denies the turnaround by Richard Meeker | 50-60 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Robert Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Meeker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Ted Krug (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Brent Horne, Richard Meeker, Robert Phillips, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Ivan White, David Foster, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas, Lance Costello | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | John Guillory misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 52-60 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Justin Harris gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-60 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | John Guillory snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Ronald Cunningham steals the ball from Ted Krug in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Justin Harris buries a shot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Vincent Goad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Ronnie Porter (C) Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (PF), Lance Costello (C) Justin Harris, Terrance Smith | |
| 05:33 | Ohio | Earl Morgan blows the layup | 52-62 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Deal | 52-62 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Parish - foul #2 on Gregory Parish, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Foster (SG) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronald Cunningham | 54-65 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Brent Horne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Vincent Goad hits the finger roll | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Vincent Goad is called for the reach on Earl Morgan - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG) Ivan White | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Ohio | A charge is called on James Thomas - foul #3 on James Thomas, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF) Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Thomas Hamilton (SF) David Foster, Earl Morgan, James Thomas | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Guillory | 59-68 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Terrance Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-68 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Brent Horne travels in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF) Gregory Parish, Justin Harris, Terrance Smith | |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Earl Morgan | 59-71 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Porter, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Justin Harris (PF) Curtis Godin, David Foster, James Thomas | |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Gregory Parish misses the lay-in | 59-71 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo loses the dribble to Gregory Parish | 59-71 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Gregory Parish connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan White | 59-73 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Robert Phillips steals the ball from Gregory Parish | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Gerald Avery drills a floater from just outside the lane | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Ivan White runs out the clock | 61-73 |