| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwight Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Fa Hou can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the turnaround from the left block | 46-39 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Dwight Smith grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Michael Swope tips it in | 46-41 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Donnie Townsend is called for the reach on Jeremy Derosier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donnie Townsend - foul #2 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (C) Michael Swope | |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:29 | Ohio | Nicholas Albro blocks the short jumper by Donnie Townsend | 47-41 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Fa Hou and the foul's on Dwight Smith - foul #3 on Dwight Smith, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Christopher Bouck (SG), Benny Milanowski (C) Arthur Washington, Dwight Smith, Michael White | |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | Ken Knapp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Bouck | 50-44 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | William Rhodes's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Dillon | 50-44 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Dillon - foul #2 on James Dillon, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Yong Chu (SF), Nicholas Albro (PF) James Louie, Jeremy Derosier, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Michael Swope (C) Donnie Townsend, James Dillon | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Filip Osenkowski - foul #3 on Filip Osenkowski, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SF) Filip Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Arthur Washington makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond is called for 10 seconds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (C) William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) Ken Knapp | |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is whistled for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Davis (C) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Christopher Bouck, Benny Milanowski | |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend loses the dribble to Stephen Richmond | 52-45 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Fa Hou banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Richmond | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yong Chu (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Albro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski drills a shot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Yong Chu connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 14:57 | Ohio | Fa Hou is called for the reach on Donnie Townsend - foul #2 on Fa Hou, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), James Louie (SG), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Yong Chu, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), James Dillon (SF), Thomas Velasco (C) Arthur Washington, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael Swope | |
| 14:46 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-47 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | James Dillon pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Ken Knapp drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Velasco | 57-50 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | William Rhodes is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski (SG), Jeremy Derosier (SF) Uang Huang, Stephen Richmond | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Bouck (SF) Michael White | |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco tips it home | 57-52 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Knapp - foul #1 on Ken Knapp, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Eastland (PF) William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 13:24 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:04 | Ohio | James Dillon scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Knapp | 57-55 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | James Louie is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Smith - foul #4 on Dwight Smith, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Albro (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Benny Milanowski (PF), Michael Swope (C) Ken Knapp, Dwight Smith, James Dillon, Thomas Velasco | |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Michael Swope blocks the short jumper by Dennis Davis | 57-55 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Michael Swope pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Benny Milanowski | 57-58 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 57-58 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Derosier | 57-58 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Derosier | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Bouck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Arthur Washington pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Arthur Washington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Filip Osenkowski | 62-60 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Arthur Washington knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-63 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | James Louie is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Louie, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Yong Chu (SG), Stephen Richmond (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) James Louie, Filip Osenkowski, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), James Dillon (SF), Michael White (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Arthur Washington, Christopher Bouck, Donnie Townsend, Benny Milanowski, Michael Swope | |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Knapp | 62-66 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | James Dillon takes the ball from Fa Hou in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | James Dillon hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is hacked by Vyacheslav Majkowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Michael White snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 08:53 | Ohio | James Dillon buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 62-70 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-70 |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Michael White connects on the floater from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | James Dillon steals it from Henry Carpenter | 62-72 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vyacheslav Majkowski | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Richmond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ken Knapp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dillon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | William Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 64-74 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ken Knapp | 64-76 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-76 |
| 06:27 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-76 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | Michael White hits the follow up shot | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by James Dillon - foul #3 on James Dillon, team foul #8 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Filip Osenkowski (SG), Nicholas Albro (PF), Charles Eastland (C) Fa Hou, Yong Chu, William Rhodes, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Benny Milanowski (PF), Michael Swope (C) Ken Knapp, Vyacheslav Majkowski, James Dillon, Michael White, Thomas Velasco | |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Arthur Washington scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Donnie Townsend | 64-80 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-80 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 05:16 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-80 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro snags the defensive board | 64-80 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | James Louie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-80 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Charles Eastland gets the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is alone and drills a floater from the baseline | 66-80 |
| 04:40 | Ohio | Dwight Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Arthur Washington | 66-83 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-83 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the board | 66-83 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dwight Smith | 66-85 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-85 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), Dennis Davis (C) James Louie, Stephen Richmond, Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) Michael Swope | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Arthur Washington steals it from Nicholas Albro | 66-85 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-85 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro pulls down the rebound | 66-85 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dwight Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Benny Milanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Dwight Smith steps in front of the Nicholas Albro pass in the backcourt | 66-85 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dwight Smith | 66-87 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski's pass is intercepted by Arthur Washington | 66-87 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Michael White travels with the ball | 66-87 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Yong Chu (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Filip Osenkowski, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Christopher Bouck (SF), James Dillon (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Arthur Washington, Dwight Smith, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Benny Milanowski | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Dillon - foul #4 on James Dillon, team foul #9 | 66-87 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the 2nd free throw | 67-87 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 67-87 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | William Rhodes drills a turnaround from close range | 69-87 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Henry Carpenter denies the turnaround by Christopher Bouck | 69-87 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 69-87 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | James Dillon swats the layup by Charles Eastland | 69-87 |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the defensive rebound | 69-87 |
| 01:26 | Ohio | Ken Knapp is fouled on the floor by James Louie - foul #2 on James Louie, team foul #5 | 69-87 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SF) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the lay-in | 69-87 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Yong Chu grabs the board | 69-87 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is hacked by Benny Milanowski - foul #1 on Benny Milanowski, team foul #10 | 69-87 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-87 |
| 01:01 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the defensive rebound | 69-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio | William Rhodes takes the ball from Benny Milanowski | 69-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | William Rhodes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-87 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Rhodes - foul #2 on William Rhodes, team foul #6 | 69-87 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-88 |