| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 6 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is fouled on the floor by Dale Langan - foul #2 on Dale Langan, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Ruben Marroquin blocks the short jumper by Aaron Williams | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | John Wilson is hacked by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:10 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin banks in the layup set up by John Wilson | 29-28 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Dale Langan is called for the reach on Robert Liddle - foul #3 on Dale Langan, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG) Dale Langan | |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Mark Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), George Corona (PF), Robert Smith (C) John Wilson, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin, Dale Weeks | |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Erick Coker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erick Coker, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), John Little (SF) Erick Coker, Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Mark Barker is hacked by Sam Warf - foul #2 on Sam Warf, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Randy Brown knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Liddle - foul #2 on Robert Liddle, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Randy Brown misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to George Corona | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | John Little buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Robert Smith misses the lay-in | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Frederick | 32-30 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | Randy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) George Scott, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Paulsen (PG), John Wilson (SG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Randy Brown, Mark Barker, Harold Frederick, George Corona, Robert Smith | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Jones and he's hacked by Ronald Paulsen - foul #1 on Ronald Paulsen, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG) Ben Jones, John Little | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:03 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-30 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | John Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Liddle in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG) Ronald Paulsen | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Coker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 15:43 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:24 | Ohio | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Erick Coker - foul #4 on Erick Coker, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (PG), John Little (SG) Robert Liddle, Erick Coker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG) John Wilson | |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Dale Langan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Brown | 35-33 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Paul Parikh comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Randy Brown snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:43 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Dale Weeks tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Little | 37-35 |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | John Little pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Steven Peterson buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ben Jones | 39-35 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | James Riley lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | James Riley steals the ball from Paul Parikh in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | Ohio | Randy Brown banks in the layup set up by James Riley | 39-39 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Paul Parikh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Frank Houston (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Ben Jones, John Little, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), John Wilson (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), George Corona (PF), Robert Smith (C) Dale Langan, Randy Brown, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin, Dale Weeks | |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Liddle, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | George Scott is fouled on the floor by Mark Barker - foul #1 on Mark Barker, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | George Scott grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Houston (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Corona (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Robert Liddle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Houston | 42-42 |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Robert Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | John Wilson takes the ball from George Scott | 42-44 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Frank Houston is called for the reach on George Corona - foul #1 on Frank Houston, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Frank Houston, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Ronald Paulsen (SF), Michael Doane (C) Mark Barker, John Wilson, Harold Frederick, Robert Smith | |
| 10:53 | Ohio | George Corona makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | George Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steven Peterson | 42-45 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | George Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Steven Peterson snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | George Corona gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Randy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), Aaron Williams (SF) Robert Liddle, George Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Ronald Paulsen, George Corona, Michael Doane | |
| 09:35 | Kent State | John Little scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Parikh | 45-45 |
| 09:14 | Ohio | James Riley drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), William Williams (PF) Ben Jones, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Ronald Paulsen (SG) Dale Langan, Randy Brown | |
| 09:14 | Ohio | James Riley misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | William Williams scores on a jump hook from close range | 47-47 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Dale Weeks misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Aaron Williams gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Robert Liddle drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Paul Parikh blocks the short jumper by James Riley | 50-47 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 50-47 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Parikh (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Paulsen (fairly fresh) SF - James Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Aaron Williams travels in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), George Scott (SG), Ben Jones (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, John Little, Aaron Williams, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), John Wilson (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), Robert Smith (C) Mark Barker, Ronald Paulsen, James Riley, Dale Weeks | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Harold Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Corona (PF) Ruben Marroquin | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | George Corona travels with the ball | 50-47 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Sam Warf comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | George Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Steven Peterson misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to George Corona | 50-47 |
| 05:58 | Ohio | Harold Frederick comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 05:57 | Ohio | John Wilson snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Dale Langan drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Harold Frederick and the foul's on Erick Coker - foul #5 on Erick Coker, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, Steven Peterson, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (SG), Ronald Paulsen (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Michael Doane (C) John Wilson, Harold Frederick, George Corona, Robert Smith | |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Dale Langan makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | William Williams drills a turnaround from the left block | 52-50 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | John Little picks off the pass by Michael Doane | 52-50 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | John Little hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Doane | 54-52 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Doane - foul #2 on Michael Doane, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Steven Peterson (PF) George Scott, Aaron Williams, William Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG), James Riley (SF), Harold Frederick (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Dale Langan, Ronald Paulsen, Ruben Marroquin, Michael Doane | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Dale Weeks is called for the reach on Paul Parikh - foul #2 on Dale Weeks, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) John Little | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG), George Corona (PF) Mark Barker, Harold Frederick | |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | Dale Weeks gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Randy Brown buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Riley | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Houston (fresh) PF - Steven Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Randy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Riley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Corona (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Steven Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Steven Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Weeks - foul #3 on Dale Weeks, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Frank Houston, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Dale Weeks snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | John Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | George Corona grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Ruben Marroquin (PF) Randy Brown, George Corona | |
| 02:27 | Ohio | James Riley banks in the layup | 56-56 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | James Riley picks off the pass by William Williams | 56-56 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | James Riley banks in the layup | 56-58 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Robert Liddle connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Williams | 58-58 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dale Weeks | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is hacked by Dale Langan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Langan, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 58-60 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Dale Weeks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-60 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Steven Peterson is hacked by Ruben Marroquin - foul #2 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Steven Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Steven Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Dale Weeks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-62 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Robert Liddle gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Ruben Marroquin swats the short shot by Aaron Williams | 60-62 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Dale Weeks snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio | George Scott is called for the reach on Dale Weeks in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Dale Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Dale Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is hacked by Ruben Marroquin - foul #3 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | James Riley is hacked by George Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Scott, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-66 |