| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Lance Costello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski 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) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Vincent Goad connects on the open floater in the lane set up by John Guillory | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Brent Horne is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Vasily Slominski steals it from David Foster | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | John Guillory misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | John Guillory gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | James Thomas tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Brent Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Cunningham - foul #2 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | Earl Morgan (SF) Ronald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Earl Morgan double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Justin Harris (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Godin, David Foster, James Thomas, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Gerald Avery tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Ohio | Robert Phillips denies the turnaround by Earl Morgan | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Earl Morgan snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Ohio | Ivan White misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Gregory Parish loses the dribble to Robert Phillips | 4-8 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Earl Morgan is fouled on the floor by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), David Foster (SG), James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Ivan White, Earl Morgan, Justin Harris, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| 15:52 | Ohio | Curtis Godin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Gregory Parish (fairly fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Terrance Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:24 | Ohio | David Foster hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Parish | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 14:37 | Ohio | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Brent Horne, Ronnie Porter, Vasily Slominski | |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | Ohio | Earl Morgan snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | David Foster buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Justin Harris (PF) Ivan White, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Gerald Avery, Donald Deal | |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Lance Costello double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Justin Harris, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terrance Smith - foul #1 on Terrance Smith, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | James Thomas can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | James Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Curtis Godin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) David Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Ted Krug | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Vincent Goad connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Guillory | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) SF - Earl Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Porter (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Earl Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Curtis Godin | 13-13 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Gregory Parish picks off the pass by Brent Horne in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | Gregory Parish lays it up and in | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-13 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Gregory Parish makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Godin | 18-13 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Terrance Smith is called for the reach on Ronnie Porter - foul #2 on Terrance Smith, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Foster (SG), Thomas Hamilton (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Lance Costello (C) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Robert Phillips, Ronnie Porter | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Justin Harris gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:45 | Ohio | Justin Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 18-13 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Lance Costello snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Justin Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 20-13 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't finish the layup | 20-13 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Lance Costello gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 20-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Ted Krug | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Reinaldo Gallo | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Donald Deal blows the layup | 20-15 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Ivan White pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) SG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Ohio | Ivan White's pass is intercepted by Vasily Slominski | 20-15 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF) Ivan White, David Foster, Thomas Hamilton, Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Richard Meeker (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Vasily Slominski | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | John Guillory travels with the ball | 20-15 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | James Thomas can't finish the layup | 20-15 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by Gregory Parish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Parish, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) John Guillory | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | James Thomas blows the layup | 20-17 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses short on a floater from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:58 | Ohio | James Thomas throws it down and the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Richard Meeker, Donald Deal | |
| 05:58 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | John Guillory connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Fredrick Palafox | 23-19 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by Gregory Parish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Parish, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG) Gregory Parish | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Vincent Goad comes up short on the floater in the paint | 23-20 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Brent Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Curtis Godin gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Curtis Godin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-20 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Robert Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Foster - foul #1 on David Foster, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Justin Harris (PF) Curtis Godin, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Justin Harris | 26-21 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | Earl Morgan buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Ted Krug's pass is intercepted by Ivan White in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 03:42 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Foster | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Costello (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Ivan White is called for the reach on Ted Krug - foul #1 on Ivan White, team foul #10 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Ivan White, David Foster, Earl Morgan, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Robert Phillips, Vasily Slominski | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Reinaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Gregory Parish - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 02:42 | Ohio | Justin Harris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Justin Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Guillory - foul #1 on John Guillory, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Guillory | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Godin | 35-25 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Vincent Goad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Foster (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, Justin Harris, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Ronnie Porter (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | James Thomas lays it up and in | 37-27 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Foster - foul #2 on David Foster, team foul #12 | 37-27 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | David Foster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Vincent Goad pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is hacked by David Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Foster, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) David Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Gerald Avery (SF) John Guillory, Vincent Goad | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | James Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Gerald Avery gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Gerald Avery can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |