| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Marlatt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker inbounds the ball | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-44 |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss gets the offensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Washington and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 19:12 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin blows the dunk | 25-44 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | John Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:55 | Kent State | John Lee misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-44 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the tip | 25-44 |
| 18:53 | Oberlin | John Brown grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 18:27 | Oberlin | John Hammond banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Marlatt | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker can't tip it in | 25-46 |
| 18:04 | Oberlin | John Brown gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:45 | Oberlin | John Hammond travels with the ball | 25-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Alberto (PF) Richard Ervin | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Knickerbocker | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:15 | Oberlin | John Hammond misses the dunk but he's hacked by Lonnie Perkins - foul #1 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (PF) Robert Washington, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Housman (C) John Brown | |
| 17:15 | Oberlin | John Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 17:15 | Oberlin | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 17:09 | Oberlin | John Hammond pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 16:49 | Oberlin | George Marlatt hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Henneberg | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-49 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:17 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-49 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 29-49 |
| 15:56 | Oberlin | Robert Housman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Marlatt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Alberto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Housman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Oberlin | Robert Housman can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 29-49 |
| 15:29 | Oberlin | John Hammond misses the tip | 29-49 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Riley | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:16 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 15:14 | Oberlin | John Hammond can't tip it in | 32-49 |
| 15:13 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto tips it back up and in | 32-51 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-51 |
| 15:04 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Robert Housman | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:41 | Oberlin | Scott Hoberg denies the turnaround by John Hammond | 32-51 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Henneberg - foul #3 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Collier (PG), Jason Hazelwood (SG), Edward Angell (SF), Richard Ervin (PF), John Brown (C) Michael Henneberg, George Marlatt, John Hammond, Robert Alberto, Robert Housman | |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:11 | Oberlin | Gary Collier is hacked by Lonnie Perkins - foul #2 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG) Lonnie Perkins | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 13:57 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood is fouled on the floor by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #3 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| 13:41 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood is hacked by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| 13:19 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-51 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Robert Washington is hacked by Gary Collier - foul #2 on Gary Collier, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (SF) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Robert Washington can't connect on a floater near the basket | 33-51 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Robert Washington grabs the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Robert Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | George Marlatt (SG) Jason Hazelwood | |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Robert Washington misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Collier - foul #3 on Gary Collier, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:03 | Oberlin | George Marlatt hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Collier | 35-54 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Scott Hoberg | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Gary Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Marlatt (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Angell (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Ervin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by George Marlatt | 37-56 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | George Marlatt steals it from Scott Hoberg | 37-56 |
| 11:17 | Oberlin | Gary Collier blows the dunk | 37-56 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan Harriss | 37-56 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Robert Washington, John Lee, Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg (PG), John Hammond (SF), Robert Alberto (PF), Robert Housman (C) Gary Collier, Edward Angell, Richard Ervin, John Brown | |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:35 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 39-56 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-56 |
| 10:13 | Oberlin | George Marlatt gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 09:55 | Oberlin | Roy Riley steals it from George Marlatt | 39-56 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 09:30 | Oberlin | Robert Housman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 09:02 | Oberlin | John Hammond drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Marlatt | 39-59 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 08:16 | Oberlin | Robert Housman is whistled for traveling | 42-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Scott Hoberg (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood (SG), Edward Angell (SF), Richard Ervin (PF), John Brown (C) George Marlatt, John Hammond, Robert Alberto, Robert Housman | |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lee | 44-59 |
| 07:30 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-59 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Hazelwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Angell (fresh) PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg is fouled on the floor by Michael Henneberg - foul #4 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Collier (PG) Michael Henneberg | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Collier | 46-61 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Oberlin | George Marlatt (SG), Robert Alberto (PF) Jason Hazelwood, Richard Ervin | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:04 | Oberlin | Gary Collier hits a floater from the left wing set up by Edward Angell | 46-63 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Gary Collier - foul #4 on Gary Collier, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Oberlin | John Hammond (SF), Robert Housman (C) Edward Angell, John Brown | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:51 | Oberlin | Robert Housman pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:31 | Oberlin | Robert Housman drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Collier | 47-65 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Casey Jacobs and the foul's on John Hammond - foul #1 on John Hammond, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Riley (SG) Robert Washington | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg (PG) Gary Collier | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:10 | Oberlin | Scott Hoberg takes the ball from Robert Housman | 50-65 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Robert Alberto denies the turnaround by Casey Jacobs | 50-65 |
| 04:49 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Robert Housman | 50-65 |
| 04:33 | Oberlin | John Hammond drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Henneberg | 50-67 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 03:59 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Roy Riley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Hoberg | 55-67 |
| 03:38 | Oberlin | Oberlin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Nathan Harriss (C) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Richard Ervin (PF), John Brown (C) Robert Alberto, Robert Housman | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | Oberlin | George Marlatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 03:10 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Marlatt (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 02:50 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:26 | Oberlin | John Hammond misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #4 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #5 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Casey Jacobs (C) Robert Washington, John Lee, Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Collier (PG), Jason Hazelwood (SG), Robert Alberto (PF), Robert Housman (C) Michael Henneberg, George Marlatt, Richard Ervin, John Brown | |
| 02:26 | Oberlin | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:26 | Oberlin | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is whistled for a carry | 55-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Edward Angell (SF) John Hammond | |
| 01:45 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Alberto - foul #1 on Robert Alberto, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:24 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:00 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-71 |
| 00:51 | Oberlin | Gary Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Oberlin | Robert Alberto makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Angell | 55-73 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Robert Alberto steals it from Casey Jacobs | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Oberlin | Gary Collier runs out the clock | 55-73 |