| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carl Lieberman (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - Gavin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wesley Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Gibson inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Richard Jorden hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Opperman | 44-34 |
| 19:27 | Ohio | Wesley Moody can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Omar Peraza grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Peter Gibson's pass is intercepted by Charles Wilson | 44-34 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Robert Prendergast is called for the reach on Carl Lieberman - foul #2 on Robert Prendergast, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Cyr (SG), Edward Murphy (PF), David Kendall (C) Charles Wilson, Phillip Jones, Wesley Moody | |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | Timothy Cyr snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | David Kendall misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Omar Peraza - foul #1 on Omar Peraza, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (SG) Frank Opperman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brett Payne (C) Gavin Scott | |
| 18:17 | Ohio | David Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | David Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Peter Gibson | 44-35 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Richard Jorden hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Brett Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Thiede (PG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Richard Jorden, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Johnson (PG), Phillip Jones (PF) Carl Lieberman, Brett Payne | |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Peter Johnson is called for the reach on Charles Thiede in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wesley Moody (C) David Kendall | |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Felipe Avila is hacked by Wesley Moody - foul #3 on Wesley Moody, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Charles Thiede | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Wilson (SG), Brett Payne (C) Timothy Cyr, Wesley Moody | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Frank Opperman is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Brett Payne banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Murphy | 48-37 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Felipe Avila | 50-37 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Peter Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Edward Murphy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Murphy, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Richard Jorden (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Felipe Avila, Frank Opperman, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG), Joshua Scoggin (SG), Gavin Scott (SF), David Kendall (PF), Wesley Moody (C) Edward Murphy, Charles Wilson, Peter Johnson, Phillip Jones, Brett Payne | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carl Lieberman (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Scoggin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gavin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kendall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Carl Lieberman picks off the pass by Robert Prendergast | 50-37 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Omar Peraza pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Wesley Moody snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Lieberman | 50-39 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Jerry Bray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Robert Prendergast takes the ball from Gavin Scott | 50-39 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Carl Lieberman picks off the pass by Peter Gibson in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | Gavin Scott is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Richard Jorden | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Cyr (PF) David Kendall | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gavin Scott - foul #2 on Gavin Scott, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Slocum (SF) Peter Gibson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Phillip Jones (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Gavin Scott, Wesley Moody | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman hits a floater from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Prendergast | 55-41 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 55-41 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Frank Opperman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Phillip Jones hits a 3 from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Jones - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Harry Cooperstein (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Gregory Slocum, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Johnson (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Gavin Scott (SF), David Kendall (PF), Brett Payne (C) Carl Lieberman, Joshua Scoggin, Timothy Cyr, Phillip Jones, Edward Murphy | |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Omar Peraza makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Brett Payne pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Peter Johnson makes the floater in the lane | 59-46 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Peter Gibson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gavin Scott - foul #3 on Gavin Scott, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Omar Peraza | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wesley Moody (C) Brett Payne | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Gavin Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 2 blk. C - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - Gavin Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Kendall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Wesley Moody is called for the reach on Patrick Pagan - foul #4 on Wesley Moody, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Prendergast (C) Harry Cooperstein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG), Joshua Scoggin (SG), Phillip Jones (PF) Peter Johnson, Charles Wilson, Wesley Moody | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | David Kendall snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Lieberman and the foul's on Patrick Pagan - foul #3 on Patrick Pagan, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Felipe Avila | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edward Murphy (C) David Kendall | |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Carl Lieberman steps in front of the Richard Jorden pass in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman hits the finger roll | 62-54 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Richard Jorden's pass is intercepted by Joshua Scoggin in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Gavin Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Pagan - foul #4 on Patrick Pagan, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF) Richard Jorden, Peter Gibson, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brett Payne (C) Phillip Jones | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Gavin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Gavin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Opperman | 64-55 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Gavin Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Edward Murphy tips it but misses | 64-55 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Brett Payne gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Edward Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gavin Scott | 64-58 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Frank Opperman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF) Frank Opperman, Gregory Slocum, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Johnson (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Timothy Cyr (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), David Kendall (C) Carl Lieberman, Joshua Scoggin, Gavin Scott, Edward Murphy, Brett Payne | |
| 09:33 | Ohio | David Kendall misses the lay-in | 64-58 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Omar Peraza scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jerry Bray | 66-58 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Peter Johnson's pass is intercepted by Felipe Avila | 66-58 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Felipe Avila throws it down | 68-58 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Peter Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Jerry Bray, Peter Gibson, Harry Cooperstein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG), Gavin Scott (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Peter Johnson, Timothy Cyr, David Kendall | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #3 on Phillip Jones, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Felipe Avila | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 08:09 | Ohio | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-58 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Frank Opperman drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Slocum | 72-58 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Edward Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-58 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Frank Opperman pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carl Lieberman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Gavin Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum travels with the ball | 72-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Peter Gibson (SF), Patrick Pagan (PF), Michael Woodward (C) Frank Opperman, Gregory Slocum, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin (SG), Peter Johnson (SF), David Kendall (PF), Wesley Moody (C) Charles Wilson, Gavin Scott, Phillip Jones, Edward Murphy | |
| 07:13 | Ohio | Wesley Moody hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 72-58 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Peter Gibson gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Johnson - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein (C) Michael Woodward | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Cyr (SF) Carl Lieberman | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | David Kendall gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Peter Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Peter Johnson tips it back up and in | 73-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | David Kendall is called for the reach on Richard Jorden - foul #2 on David Kendall, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Patrick Pagan, Harry Cooperstein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG) Peter Johnson | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | David Kendall snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 06:28 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Scoggin and he's hacked by Jerry Bray - foul #4 on Jerry Bray, team foul #5 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Richard Jorden | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edward Murphy (PF) David Kendall | |
| 06:28 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Frank Opperman is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Scoggin - foul #4 on Joshua Scoggin, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Wesley Moody drills a jumper from the left block | 75-65 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Peter Gibson's floater is tipped away by Wesley Moody | 75-65 |
| 05:55 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Edward Murphy buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-68 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Peter Gibson is hacked by Timothy Cyr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Cyr, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (PG) Jerry Bray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Wilson (SG), Gavin Scott (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Brett Payne (C) Joshua Scoggin, Timothy Cyr, Edward Murphy, Wesley Moody | |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Gavin Scott pulls down the rebound | 76-68 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Brett Payne misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 76-68 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Phillip Jones grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Gavin Scott scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 76-70 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses the easy layup | 76-70 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Opperman | 76-70 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Frank Opperman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Brett Payne can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Omar Peraza - foul #2 on Omar Peraza, team foul #6 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Richard Jorden (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Felipe Avila, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Johnson (PG), Joshua Scoggin (SG), David Kendall (PF) Carl Lieberman, Charles Wilson, Phillip Jones | |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Brett Payne misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Brett Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Peter Johnson picks off the pass by Richard Jorden in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Gavin Scott misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Slocum - foul #3 on Gregory Slocum, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edward Murphy (SG), Wesley Moody (C) Joshua Scoggin, Brett Payne | |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Gavin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Gavin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan jams it set up by Jerry Bray | 78-72 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Gavin Scott is whistled for a carry | 78-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin (SG) Gavin Scott | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edward Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Scoggin (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Peter Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Kendall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Moody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Jorden | 80-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:52 | Ohio | David Kendall lays it up and in | 80-74 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG), Timothy Cyr (SF), Brett Payne (C) Joshua Scoggin, Peter Johnson, Wesley Moody | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Peter Gibson blows the layup | 80-74 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Edward Murphy grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Wilson (SG), Wesley Moody (C) David Kendall, Brett Payne | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:15 | Ohio | Wesley Moody misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 80-74 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 80-74 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman is whistled for a carry | 80-74 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Jerry Bray loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Charles Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 80-74 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin (SG), Gavin Scott (SF), Phillip Jones (PF) Charles Wilson, Timothy Cyr, Edward Murphy | |
| 01:37 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Frank Opperman grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Peter Gibson is hacked by Wesley Moody in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wesley Moody, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edward Murphy (C) Wesley Moody | |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:34 | Ohio | Gavin Scott pulls down the rebound | 81-74 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Joshua Scoggin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-74 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Gavin Scott | 81-74 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Peter Gibson steals the ball from Joshua Scoggin | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Carl Lieberman is called for the reach on Jerry Bray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Lieberman, team foul #14 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SG), Harry Cooperstein (PF) Frank Opperman, Omar Peraza | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Peraza (PF) Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Carl Lieberman is called for the reach on Jerry Bray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Lieberman, team foul #15 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Prendergast (C) Omar Peraza | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Phillip Jones lays it in on a great pass from Edward Murphy | 84-76 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Joshua Scoggin is called for the reach on Richard Jorden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Scoggin, team foul #16 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Wilson (SG) Joshua Scoggin | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Edward Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Prendergast - foul #3 on Robert Prendergast, team foul #8 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Patrick Pagan (C) Jerry Bray, Peter Gibson, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Cyr (SF), David Kendall (PF), Brett Payne (C) Carl Lieberman, Gavin Scott, Phillip Jones | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Edward Murphy is called for the reach on Richard Jorden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Murphy, team foul #17 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Peter Gibson (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Lieberman (PG), Gavin Scott (SF), Phillip Jones (PF) Timothy Cyr, David Kendall, Brett Payne | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Phillip Jones | 86-78 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Wilson | 86-81 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Omar Peraza (PF) Peter Gibson, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein is hacked by Charles Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #18 | 86-81 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein misses the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-81 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Phillip Jones snags the offensive board | 87-81 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gibson (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Harry Cooperstein | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Carl Lieberman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-81 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 87-81 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Peter Gibson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #19 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SG), Harry Cooperstein (C) Frank Opperman, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Peter Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Edward Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-81 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the defensive board | 89-81 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-81 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Jerry Bray runs out the clock | 89-81 |