| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Hess (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christian Daughtry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Knaus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio | John Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Knaus | 35-30 |
| 19:12 | Ohio | Ivan White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Ohio | John Fisher gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry lays it up and in set up by Ivan White and he's hacked by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Flynn (C) James Knaus | |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Hans Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Hans Zentz comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christian Daughtry - foul #1 on Christian Daughtry, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (C) Ted Krug, Pedro Cabrera, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SF) Christian Daughtry | |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Wilfredo Reyes is called for the reach on David Ralph - foul #2 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Frye (SG) Hans Zentz | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, John Fisher | |
| 18:00 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 17:58 | Ohio | David Ralph hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Flynn - foul #2 on John Flynn, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Nunes (C) Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:22 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Terry Nunes - foul #2 on Terry Nunes, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) James Frye | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SF) John Flynn | |
| 17:22 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:22 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Charles Becker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Charles Becker can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes lays it in uncontested | 42-36 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | Ted Krug picks off the pass by Paul Cue | 42-36 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Charles Becker lays it in set up by Ted Krug | 44-36 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Wilfredo Reyes, Charles Becker, Luka Abramowski, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF), James Knaus (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Stephen Doyle, Michael Finnerty, Andrew Franklin | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nenad Butkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Hess (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christian Daughtry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Knaus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Christian Daughtry picks off the pass by Pedro Cabrera | 44-36 |
| 15:21 | Ohio | Hans Zentz is called for the reach on Christopher Hess - foul #3 on Hans Zentz, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Christopher Hess clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Ivan White steals it from Pedro Cabrera | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | Ivan White lays it in | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Christopher Hess steps in front of the Pedro Cabrera pass in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 14:27 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Knaus | 44-41 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Christian Daughtry picks off the pass by Nenad Butkowski in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Ohio | John Fisher misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Hans Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Ivan White steals it from Pedro Cabrera | 44-41 |
| 13:40 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the dunk attempt | 44-41 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Christopher Hess tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan White | 44-41 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Christian Daughtry, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Nenad Butkowski, Hans Zentz, Pedro Cabrera, Donald Deal, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), John Flynn (PF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, James Knaus | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Michael Finnerty is called for the reach on Wilfredo Reyes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Finnerty, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Ted Krug | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Paul Cue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Paul Cue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Cue, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Charles Becker's pass is intercepted by David Ralph | 46-41 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | David Ralph snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luka Abramowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Nunes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Ralph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Finnerty (fresh) PF - John Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Franklin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio | John Flynn's floater is tipped away by Luka Abramowski | 46-41 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Terry Nunes grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Ted Krug is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SF), John Fisher (PF) John Flynn, Andrew Franklin | |
| 11:19 | Ohio | David Ralph hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Luka Abramowski - foul #1 on Luka Abramowski, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Frye (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), David Benson (PF) Wilfredo Reyes, Luka Abramowski, Terry Nunes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), James Knaus (C) Paul Cue, Michael Finnerty | |
| 11:19 | Ohio | David Ralph makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | David Ralph makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | James Knaus blocks the short jumper by Pedro Cabrera | 46-43 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Cabrera | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | John Fisher denies the turnaround by Ted Krug | 46-43 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | John Fisher grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:32 | Ohio | John Fisher blows the dunk | 46-43 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Ted Krug snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Ivan White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan White, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, David Benson, Charles Becker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Andrew Franklin (C) David Ralph, James Knaus | |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera's pass is intercepted by Ivan White | 46-43 |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Ivan White hits the finger roll | 46-45 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | James Frye misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Franklin - foul #1 on Andrew Franklin, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (PG), Hans Zentz (SG) Nenad Butkowski, Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Flynn (PF), Michael Finnerty (C) Ivan White, Stephen Doyle, John Fisher, Andrew Franklin | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Hans Zentz drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Christopher Hess comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | John Flynn snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:55 | Ohio | Paul Cue is fouled on the floor by Hans Zentz - foul #4 on Hans Zentz, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), Charles Becker (SF), Luka Abramowski (C) Hans Zentz, James Frye, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty lays it in set up by Paul Cue and he's fouled by Nenad Butkowski - foul #2 on Nenad Butkowski, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SG), John Fisher (PF) Christopher Hess, John Flynn | |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski can't connect on a floater near the basket | 49-48 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | David Ralph lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Cue | 51-50 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Charles Becker hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Nenad Butkowski | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nenad Butkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Luka Abramowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ralph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christian Daughtry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Finnerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | John Fisher hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Cue | 53-52 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 53-52 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:58 | Ohio | John Fisher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | John Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Fisher | 53-55 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Charles Becker's layup is rejected by John Fisher | 53-55 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Nenad Butkowski, Wilfredo Reyes, Donald Deal, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), Stephen Doyle (SF), John Flynn (PF), James Knaus (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Michael Finnerty | |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Charles Becker misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Ivan White connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Flynn | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Ivan White knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Flynn | 57-60 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | John Flynn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | John Flynn misses the tip | 57-60 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Ted Krug grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Knaus | 57-60 |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Robert Phillips picks off the pass by Stephen Doyle | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Becker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Doyle (fairly fresh) PF - John Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Knaus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Ivan White is called for the reach on Pedro Cabrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan White, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nenad Butkowski (PG), James Frye (SG), Donald Deal (PF), Luka Abramowski (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Stephen Doyle, John Flynn, James Knaus | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | John Fisher can't connect on a floater from the left block | 59-60 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | John Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Deal | 59-60 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Luka Abramowski grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (SG) Nenad Butkowski, Pedro Cabrera | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), Michael Finnerty (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Andrew Franklin | |
| 02:37 | Kent State | James Frye makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ted Krug | 61-60 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | Ivan White is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SG), Robert Phillips (C) James Frye, Luka Abramowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Robert Phillips is called for a backcourt violation | 61-60 |
| 01:57 | Ohio | John Fisher comes up short on the floater in the paint | 61-60 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Daughtry | 61-60 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | John Fisher misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Robert Phillips buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wilfredo Reyes | 63-62 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Ted Krug takes the ball from Ivan White in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | John Fisher buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Hess | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Hans Zentz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-64 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry is hacked by Wilfredo Reyes - foul #3 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Knaus (C) Michael Finnerty | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Ted Krug comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Hess - foul #2 on Christopher Hess, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | The short jumper by John Fisher is denied by Donald Deal | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |