| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Buckner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Yocum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum inbounds the ball | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 19:48 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Rippy | 48-43 |
| 19:06 | Ohio | James Riggins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kris Derryberry | 48-46 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mitchell Kendall | 51-46 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | Matt Buckner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | James Radford tips it home | 53-46 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | Victor Persons steals it from Eddie Yocum | 53-46 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Persons | 55-46 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Riggins | 55-48 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (PG), Josh Yetter (SG), Dobry Cipkowski (SF), Robert King (PF), Dave Washington (C) Kris Derryberry, Matt Buckner, Eddie Yocum, James Riggins, Henry Smith | |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Robert King is hacked by Clarence Counts - foul #2 on Clarence Counts, team foul #1 | 55-48 |
| 17:04 | Ohio | Robert King scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Allison | 55-51 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey's pass is intercepted by Dobry Cipkowski in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Josh Yetter | 55-54 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | Paul Wilson is called for the reach on Raymond Allison - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Josh Yetter is called for the reach on Jeremy Lane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Yetter, team foul #1 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot (SF) Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), Matt Buckner (SG), Eddie Yocum (SF) Raymond Allison, Josh Yetter, Dobry Cipkowski | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Spivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Elliot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Buckner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Yocum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert King (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dave Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Spivey | 57-56 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Dave Washington misses badly on a shot in the paint | 57-56 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Micheal Haney and the foul's on Kris Derryberry - foul #1 on Kris Derryberry, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF), James Radford (C) Michael Spivey, Michael Elliot, Micheal Haney, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (SG), Billy Fulbright (PF), Henry Smith (C) Matt Buckner, Robert King, Dave Washington | |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Billy Fulbright grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Raymond Allison gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kris Derryberry | 59-58 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Henry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Raymond Allison drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eddie Yocum and he's fouled by James Radford - foul #1 on James Radford, team foul #3 | 59-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Clarence Counts (C) Jeremy Lane, James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | Josh Yetter (SG), Dobry Cipkowski (SF) Kris Derryberry, Eddie Yocum | |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Mitchell Kendall | 61-61 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Billy Fulbright is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Morris (SG), Michael Elliot (SF) Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG), James Riggins (PF) Raymond Allison, Billy Fulbright | |
| 13:26 | South Carolina State | James Riggins blocks the jumper by Clarence Counts | 61-61 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Rodney Rippy takes the ball from Dobry Cipkowski | 61-61 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina State | James Riggins steals the ball from Rodney Rippy | 61-61 |
| 12:25 | Ohio | Matt Buckner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Josh Yetter - foul #4 on Josh Yetter, team foul #3 | 61-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), James Radford (C) Paul Morris, Michael Elliot, Rodney Rippy, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), Raymond Allison (SG), Eddie Yocum (SF), Billy Fulbright (PF), Dave Washington (C) Josh Yetter, Matt Buckner, Dobry Cipkowski, James Riggins, Henry Smith | |
| 11:56 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Yocum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Fulbright (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dave Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | James Radford pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney makes the turnaround in the lane | 65-61 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Raymond Allison comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Roberto Estrada - foul #3 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG) Mitchell Kendall | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert King (PF) Billy Fulbright | |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada is fouled on the floor by Dave Washington - foul #1 on Dave Washington, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson (C) James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert King - foul #3 on Robert King, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG) Raymond Allison | |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Matt Buckner buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert King | 67-65 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson blows the layup | 67-65 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey (PG), Paul Morris (SG), Rodney Rippy (PF) Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riggins (PF) Dave Washington | |
| 09:49 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina State | Kris Derryberry is called for the reach on Michael Spivey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kris Derryberry, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (SG), Billy Fulbright (PF) Matt Buckner, James Riggins | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina State | Paul Morris is denied on a layup by Robert King | 67-65 |
| 09:35 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Raymond Allison misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot (SF), James Radford (C) Jeremy Lane, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Smith (C) Robert King | |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Raymond Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina State | James Radford gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 67-66 |
| 08:51 | Ohio | Michael Spivey is called for the reach on Eddie Yocum - foul #2 on Michael Spivey, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF) Michael Spivey, Paul Morris, Michael Elliot | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski (SG), James Riggins (PF) Eddie Yocum, Billy Fulbright | |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Raymond Allison lays it up and in on a great pass from Kris Derryberry | 67-68 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall is fouled in the backcourt by Kris Derryberry - foul #3 on Kris Derryberry, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG) Raymond Allison | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-68 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Radford | 69-68 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | James Riggins pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Radford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Buckner (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dobry Cipkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Riggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Henry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Henry Smith scores on a floater from the left block set up by James Riggins | 69-70 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina State | James Radford hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roberto Estrada | 71-70 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Matt Buckner clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Rippy - foul #3 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | Josh Yetter (PG), Raymond Allison (SF), Billy Fulbright (PF), Dave Washington (C) Kris Derryberry, Dobry Cipkowski, James Riggins, Henry Smith | |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Matt Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Matt Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney makes the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Spivey | 73-72 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Billy Fulbright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-72 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Dave Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Jeremy Lane blocks the short jumper by Billy Fulbright | 73-72 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | Dave Washington hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Clarence Counts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Elliot (SF) Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Yocum (SF), Robert King (PF) Matt Buckner, Billy Fulbright | |
| 05:17 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Allison | 73-77 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dave Washington - foul #2 on Dave Washington, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Morris (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF) Jeremy Lane, Michael Spivey, Michael Elliot, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), Billy Fulbright (PF) Josh Yetter, Dave Washington | |
| 04:55 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kris Derryberry and he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #8 | 75-79 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Clarence Counts (C) Paul Morris, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum makes the free throw | 75-80 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Billy Fulbright takes the ball from Roberto Estrada | 75-80 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Josh Yetter (SG), Henry Smith (C) Raymond Allison, Billy Fulbright | |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum snags the defensive board | 75-80 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Counts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josh Yetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Yocum (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-82 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Josh Yetter denies the turnaround by Mitchell Kendall | 75-82 |
| 03:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Josh Yetter | 75-82 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry misses long on a jumper from the right side | 75-82 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons snags the defensive board | 75-82 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mitchell Kendall | 77-82 |
| 02:19 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry loses the ball out of bounds | 77-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Michael Elliot (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), James Radford (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski (PG), Matt Buckner (SG), Raymond Allison (SF), Billy Fulbright (PF), Dave Washington (C) Kris Derryberry, Josh Yetter, Eddie Yocum, Robert King, Henry Smith | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson (SF) Michael Elliot | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Raymond Allison - foul #3 on Raymond Allison, team foul #9 | 79-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Rodney Rippy (PF) Jeremy Lane, Michael Spivey, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), Eddie Yocum (SF), James Riggins (PF), Henry Smith (C) Dobry Cipkowski, Raymond Allison, Billy Fulbright, Dave Washington | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson makes the free throw | 80-82 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-82 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy grabs the board | 80-82 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall is hacked by Eddie Yocum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Yocum, team foul #10 | 80-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Victor Persons (SF) Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 82-82 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | James Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-82 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Matt Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | James Riggins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Riggins, team foul #11 | 82-82 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 84-82 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | James Riggins misses badly on a floater near the basket | 84-82 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum tips it home | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Matt Buckner picks off the pass by James Radford | 84-84 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Matt Buckner misses the halfcourt shot | 84-84 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Buckner (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Yocum (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Riggins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy wins the tip | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Buckner - foul #2 on Matt Buckner, team foul #12 | 84-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (PG), Josh Yetter (SG), Dobry Cipkowski (SF), Dave Washington (C) Kris Derryberry, Matt Buckner, Eddie Yocum, Henry Smith | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Roberto Estrada - foul #4 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #9 | 86-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Billy Fulbright (PF) James Riggins | |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski makes the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-86 |
| 04:28 | Ohio | Dave Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 86-86 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | Billy Fulbright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-86 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | James Radford loses the dribble to Josh Yetter | 86-86 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Raymond Allison banks in the layup on a great pass from Josh Yetter | 86-88 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons buries a 3 from the left wing | 89-88 |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roberto Estrada - foul #5 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #10 | 89-88 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), James Riggins (PF), Robert King (C) Josh Yetter, Billy Fulbright, Dave Washington | |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski misses the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Dobry Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-89 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-89 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG) Dobry Cipkowski | |
| 03:07 | Ohio | James Riggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-89 |
| 03:05 | Ohio | Matt Buckner grabs the offensive board | 89-89 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Robert King is denied on a layup by Micheal Haney | 89-89 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Matt Buckner pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-89 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | James Riggins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Micheal Haney - foul #1 on Micheal Haney, team foul #11 | 89-89 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Yocum (SF) Raymond Allison | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | James Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | James Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 89-91 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-91 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF), James Radford (C) Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson, Micheal Haney, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Josh Yetter (SG), Dobry Cipkowski (SF), Henry Smith (C) Matt Buckner, Eddie Yocum, Robert King | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | James Riggins is called for the reach on Victor Persons - foul #3 on James Riggins, team foul #13 | 89-91 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 2nd free throw | 89-91 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | James Riggins grabs the board | 89-91 |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Victor Persons picks off the pass by Josh Yetter | 89-91 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons is open and buries a shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Lane | 91-91 |
| 01:17 | Ohio | Josh Yetter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-91 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | James Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 91-91 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 91-91 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG), Eddie Yocum (SF) Josh Yetter, Dobry Cipkowski | |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Matt Buckner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 91-91 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | James Radford pulls down the rebound | 91-91 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Radford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Buckner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Yocum (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Riggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mitchell Kendall | 93-91 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Henry Smith buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Yocum and he's hacked by Rodney Rippy - foul #4 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #12 | 93-93 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Henry Smith makes the free throw | 93-94 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina State | Kris Derryberry takes the ball from Jeremy Lane in the backcourt | 93-94 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina 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) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Lane - foul #1 on Jeremy Lane, team foul #13 | 93-94 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Henry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 93-94 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Henry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Eddie Yocum is called for the reach on Victor Persons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Yocum, team foul #14 | 93-95 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 1st free throw | 94-95 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 95-95 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Matt Buckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-95 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-95 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons clanks a halfcourt shot | 95-95 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matt Buckner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Yocum (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Riggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio | James Riggins wins the tip | 95-95 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry is hacked by Mitchell Kendall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Kendall, team foul #14 | 95-95 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (SG), Billy Fulbright (PF) Matt Buckner, James Riggins | |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry misses the 1st free throw | 95-95 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 95-95 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina State | James Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 95-95 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane double dribbles in the backcourt | 95-95 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Josh Yetter (SG) Kris Derryberry | |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Billy Fulbright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-95 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (C) James Radford | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:05 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 95-95 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Raymond Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 95-95 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Josh Yetter | 95-97 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | Raymond Allison steals the ball from Micheal Haney in the backcourt | 95-97 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Jeremy Lane steps in front of the Billy Fulbright pass | 95-97 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane blows the layup | 95-97 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy tips it but misses | 95-97 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Billy Fulbright | 95-97 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Raymond Allison can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mitchell Kendall - foul #2 on Mitchell Kendall, team foul #15 | 95-97 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kris Derryberry (PG), Dobry Cipkowski (SF), Robert King (PF), Dave Washington (C) Josh Yetter, Eddie Yocum, Billy Fulbright, Henry Smith | |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the 1st free throw | 95-98 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Raymond Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 95-99 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Allison - foul #4 on Raymond Allison, team foul #15 | 95-99 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), James Radford (C) Mitchell Kendall, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matt Buckner (SG) Raymond Allison | |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney makes the 1st free throw | 96-99 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 97-99 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Robert King blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Wilson - foul #4 on Paul Wilson, team foul #16 | 97-99 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Morris (SG), Clarence Counts (PF) Jeremy Lane, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 97-99 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 97-100 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 97-100 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Jeremy Lane (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF) Michael Spivey, Paul Morris, Paul Wilson, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Allison (SF), James Riggins (PF), Henry Smith (C) Dobry Cipkowski, Robert King, Dave Washington | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 97-100 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Raymond Allison snags the defensive board | 97-100 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | James Riggins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 97-100 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Rodney Rippy | 97-100 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 99-100 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Henry Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 99-100 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Radford | 99-100 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 99-100 |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Kris Derryberry grabs the board | 99-100 |
| 01:43 | Ohio | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 99-100 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy snags the defensive board | 99-100 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy is open and lays it up and in | 101-100 |
| 01:09 | Ohio | Matt Buckner can't finish the layup | 101-100 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina State | James Radford gets the rebound | 101-100 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane connects on the jumper from the left side | 103-100 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Lane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Rippy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - James Radford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kris Derryberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matt Buckner (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Allison (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Riggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Matt Buckner misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Radford - foul #2 on James Radford, team foul #17 | 103-100 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Yocum (SF) Raymond Allison | |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Matt Buckner misses the 1st free throw | 103-100 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Matt Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 103-101 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kris Derryberry - foul #4 on Kris Derryberry, team foul #16 | 103-101 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 1st free throw | 103-101 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 104-101 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Henry Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 104-101 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum grabs the offensive board | 104-101 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Eddie Yocum misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 104-101 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Rodney Rippy | 104-101 |